Five Nations - Belfast, 24 January 1953
Ireland (5) 16 - 3 (0) France (FT)

Notes

 
Result Ireland won by a margin of 13 points
Five Nations points Ireland 2, France 0
 
Ground name Ravenhill, Belfast
Attendance 38000
 
Referee TE Priest (England)
 
Ireland Test debuts FE Anderson, WE Bell, RJ Gregg, JR Kavanagh, MP Mortell
France Test debuts none
 
Points scoring rules try 3, conversion 2, penalty goal 3, drop goal 3, goal from a mark 3