Five Nations - Lansdowne Road, 20 January 1979
Ireland (6) 9 - 9 (3) France (FT)

Notes

 
Result Match drawn
Five Nations points Ireland 1, France 1
 
Ground name Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance 51000
 
Referee RC Quittenton (England)
 
Ireland Test debuts ME Gibson, GAJ McLoughlin, RM Spring, CC Tucker
France Test debuts none
 
Points scoring rules try 4, conversion 2, penalty goal 3, drop goal 3

Other scores

Five Nations
Scotland 13 - 19 Wales Murrayfield