Five Nations - Lansdowne Road, 29 January 1949
Ireland (6) 9 - 16 (8) France (FT)

Notes

 
Result France won by a margin of 7 points
Five Nations points France 2, Ireland 0
 
Ground name Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance 35000
 
Referee TN Pearce (England)
 
Ireland Test debuts JT Clifford, TJ Cullen, TJ Gavin, GW Norton
France Test debuts none
 
Points scoring rules try 3, conversion 2, penalty goal 3, drop goal 3, goal from a mark 3