Teams

Ireland	Wales
Tries none	Tries Ring
Pens Kiernan 2	Pens Thorburn
Drops none	Drops Davies 2
Team 15 FB Hugo MacNeill 14 W Trevor Ringland 13 C Brendan Mullin 12 C Michael Kiernan 11 W Keith Crossan 10 FH Paul Dean 9 SH Michael Bradley 1 P Philip Orr 2 H Terry Kingston 3 P Des Fitzgerald 4 L Donal Lenihan (c) 5 L Willie Anderson 6 F Philip Matthews 7 F Derek McGrath 8 N8 Brian Spillane     Replacements 16 Job Langbroek 18 L Jim Glennon 19 Tony Doyle 20 Tony Ward 21 David Irwin	Team 15 FB Paul Thorburn 14 W Ieuan Evans 13 C John Devereux 12 C Mark Ring 11 W Adrian Hadley 10 FH Jonathan Davies 9 SH Robert Jones 1 P Jeff Whitefoot 2 H Kevin Phillips 3 P Stuart Evans 4 L Dick Moriarty (c) 5 L Bob Norster 6 F Gareth Roberts 7 F Richie Collins 8 N8 Paul Moriarty     Replacements 16 Glen Webbe 17 Malcolm Dacey 18 Ray Giles 20 Anthony Buchanan 21 Huw Richards

Notes

Result Wales won by a margin of 7 points

Rugby World Cup points Wales 3, Ireland 1

Ground name Athletic Park, Wellington (neutral venue)

Attendance 17500

Referee K Fitzgerald (Australia)

Ireland Test debuts TJ Kingston

Wales Test debuts none

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