Five Nations - Lansdowne Road, 18 April 1959
Ireland (6) 9 - 5 (0) France (FT)

Notes

 
Result Ireland won by a margin of 4 points
Five Nations points Ireland 2, France 0
 
Ground name Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance 40000
 
Referee DG Walters (Wales)
 
Ireland Test debuts MK Flynn
France Test debuts L Casaux, C Mantoulan, S Mericq
 
Points scoring rules try 3, conversion 2, penalty goal 3, drop goal 3, goal from a mark 3