Teams

Ireland	France
Tries McKay	Tries Lassegue 2, Prat, Sorondo
Cons Mullan	Cons none
Pens Mullan	Pens none
Team FB Con Murphy (c) W Brendan Quinn C Kevin Quinn C John Harper W Barney Mullan FH Jackie Kyle SH Ray Carroll P Matthew Neely H Karl Mullen P John Daly L Colm Callan L Ernie Keeffe F Bill McKay F Donal Hingerty N8 Robert Agar	Team FB Andre Alvarez W Elie Pebeyre C Louis Junquas (c) C Michel Sorondo W Jean Lassegue FH Maurice Terreau SH Yves Bergougnan P Jean Prin-Clary H Marcel Jol P Eugene Buzy L Alban Moga L Robert Soro F Jean Prat F Jean Matheu-Cambas N8 Guy Basquet

Notes

Result France won by a margin of 4 points

Five Nations points France 2, Ireland 0

Ground name Lansdowne Road, Dublin

Referee JBG Whittaker (England)

Ireland Test debuts RD Agar, CP Callan, R Carroll, JC Daly, J Harper, DJ Hingerty, EP Keeffe, JW Kyle, JW McKay, B Mullan, KD Mullen, MR Neely, BT Quinn, KJ Quinn

France Test debuts none

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