Teams

Ireland	Australia
Tries Duggan, Gibson	Tries Boyce
Cons none	Cons Lenehan
Pens Kiernan	Pens none
Drops Gibson 2	Drops Hawthorne
Team 15 FB Tom Kiernan 14 W Alan Duggan 13 C Barry Bresnihan 12 C Harry Rea 11 W Paddy McGrath 10 FH Mike Gibson 9 SH Brendan Sherry 1 P Philo O'Callaghan 2 H Ken Kennedy 3 P Al Moroney 4 L Willie-John McBride 5 L Mick Molloy 6 F Mick Doyle 7 F Noel Murphy (c) 8 N8 Ken Goodall	Team 15 FB Jim Lenehan 14 W Stewart Boyce 13 C Dick Marks 12 C John Brass 11 W Alan Cardy 10 FH Phil Hawthorne 9 SH Ken Catchpole (c) 1 P Tony Miller 2 H Peter Johnson 3 P Roy Prosser 4 L Ross Teitzel 5 L Peter Crittle 6 F Jules Guerassimoff 7 F Greg Davis 8 N8 John O'Gorman

Notes

Result Ireland won by a margin of 7 points

Ground name Lansdowne Road, Dublin

Attendance 54000

Referee M Joseph (Wales)

Ireland Test debuts KG Goodall, P O'Callaghan, HH Rea, BF Sherry

Australia Test debuts none

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