Teams

Ireland	England
Tries Gibson, McCombe	Tries Stevens
Cons McCombe 2	Cons Old
Drops none	Drops Old
Team 15 FB Anthony Ensor 14 W Tom Grace 13 C Dick Milliken 12 C Mike Gibson 11 W Seamus Dennison 10 FH Billy McCombe 9 SH John Moloney 1 P Ray McLoughlin 2 H Pa Whelan 3 P Roger Clegg 4 L Willie-John McBride (c) 5 L Moss Keane 6 F Stewart McKinney 7 F Fergus Slattery 8 N8 Willie Duggan     Replacements 16 Paddy Agnew 17 Harold Steele 18 Michael Quinn 19 W.T. Postlethwaite 20 Ken Kennedy 21 Christopher McKibbin	Team 15 FB Peter Rossborough 14 W Peter Squires 13 C Peter Warfield 12 C Peter Preece 11 W David Duckham 10 FH Alan Old 9 SH Jan Webster 1 P Stack Stevens 2 H John Pullin 3 P Fran Cotton (c) 4 L Bill Beaumont 5 L Chris Ralston 6 F Peter Dixon 7 F Tony Neary 8 N8 Andy Ripley     Replacements 16 Tony Jorden 17 Martin Cooper 18 Steve Smith 19 Robin Cowling 20 Peter Wheeler 21 John Watkins

Notes

Result Ireland won by a margin of 3 points

Five Nations points Ireland 2, England 0

Ground name Lansdowne Road, Dublin

Referee F Palmade (France)

Ireland Test debuts WP Duggan, PC Whelan

England Test debuts WB Beaumont

Points scoring rules try 4, conversion 2, penalty goal 3, drop goal 3, goal from a mark 3

Other scores

Five Nations
France	10 - 25	Wales	Parc des Princes