Teams

Ireland	France
Tries MacNeill	Tries Pardo
Pens Campbell 3	Pens Gabernet, Laporte 2
Drops none	Drops Laporte 2
Team 15 FB Hugo MacNeill 14 W Francis Quinn 13 C David Irwin 12 C Paul McNaughton 11 W Freddie McLennan 10 FH Ollie Campbell 9 SH John Robbie 1 P Philip Orr 2 H Pa Whelan 3 P Mick Fitzpatrick 4 L Moss Keane 5 L Brendan Foley 6 F John O'Driscoll 7 F Fergus Slattery (c) 8 N8 Willie Duggan     Replacements 16 Terry Kennedy 17 Tony Ward 18 Robbie McGrath 19 John Cantrell 20 Ginger McLoughlin 21 Michael Gibson	Team 15 FB Serge Gabernet 14 W Alain Caussade 13 C Roland Bertranne 12 C Patrick Mesny 11 W Laurent Pardo 10 FH Guy Laporte 9 SH Pierre Berbizier 1 P Pierre Dospital 2 H Philippe Dintrans 3 P Robert Paparemborde 4 L Daniel Revailler 5 L Jean-Francois Imbernon 6 F Jean-Pierre Rives (c) 7 F Jean-Luc Joinel 8 N8 Manuel Carpentier     Replacements 16 C Yves Lafarge 19 Dominique Sagarzazu 20 Jean-Paul Wolf 21 Pierre Lacans

Notes

Result France won by a margin of 6 points

Five Nations points France 2, Ireland 0

Ground name Lansdowne Road, Dublin

Attendance 51000

Referee C Norling (Wales)

Ireland Test debuts HP MacNeill, FP Quinn

France Test debuts G Laporte

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

Other scores

Five Nations
Scotland	15 - 6	Wales	Murrayfield