Five Nations - Colombes, 1 January 1948
France (0) 6 - 13 (10) Ireland (FT)

Notes

 
Result Ireland won by a margin of 7 points
Five Nations points Ireland 2, France 0
 
Ground name Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes, Paris
Attendance 25000
 
Referee TN Pearce (England)
 
France Test debuts G Dufau, P Jeanjean, L Martin, M Pomathios
Ireland Test debuts JS McCarthy
 
Points scoring rules try 3, conversion 2, penalty goal 3, drop goal 4, goal from a mark 3