Teams

Wales	Ireland
Tries Edwards, Shanklin	Tries Gibson
Cons Bennett	Cons McGann
Pens Bennett 2	Pens McGann 2
Team 15 FB JPR Williams 14 W Gerald Davies 13 C Roy Bergiers 12 C Arthur Lewis (c) 11 W Jim Shanklin 10 FH Phil Bennett 9 SH Gareth Edwards 1 P Glyn Shaw 2 H Jeff Young 3 P Phil Llewellyn 4 L Delme Thomas 5 L Mike Roberts 6 F Dai Morris 7 F John Taylor 8 N8 Mervyn Davies     Replacements 16 Keith Hughes 17 Ian Lewis 18 Clive Shell 20 Bobby Windsor 21 Hefin Jenkins	Team 15 FB Anthony Ensor 14 W Tom Grace 13 C Dick Milliken 12 C Mike Gibson 11 W Arthur McMaster 10 FH Barry McGann 9 SH John Moloney 1 P Ray McLoughlin 2 H Ken Kennedy 3 P Sean Lynch 4 L Willie-John McBride (c) 5 L Kevin Mays 6 F Stewart McKinney 7 F Fergus Slattery 8 N8 Terry Moore     Replacements 16 Roger Clegg 17 Pa Whelan 18 Harold Steele 19 Donal Canniffe 20 Michael Quinn 21 Seamus Dennison

Notes

Result Wales won by a margin of 4 points

Five Nations points Wales 2, Ireland 0

Ground name National Stadium, Cardiff

Referee TFE Grierson (Scotland)

Wales Test debuts PD Llewellyn

Ireland Test debuts AH Ensor

Points scoring rules try 4, conversion 2, penalty goal 3, drop goal 3, goal from a mark 3