Five Nations - Lansdowne Road, 27 January 1951
Ireland (3) 9 - 8 (3) France (FT)

Notes

 
Result Ireland won by a margin of 1 point
Five Nations points Ireland 2, France 0
 
Ground name Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance 45000
 
Referee TN Pearce (England)
 
Ireland Test debuts RR Chambers, CS Griffin, JA O'Meara, JH Smith
France Test debuts G Belletante, P Bertrand, D Olive, M Prat
 
Points scoring rules try 3, conversion 2, penalty goal 3, drop goal 3, goal from a mark 3