Australia tour - Lansdowne Road, 18 January 1958
Ireland (3) 9 - 6 (3) Australia (FT)

Notes

 
Result Ireland won by a margin of 3 points
 
Ground name Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance 33000
 
Referee WJ Evans (Wales)
 
Ireland Test debuts AR Dawson, JA Donaldson, D Hewitt, WA Mulcahy, NAA Murphy, JB Stevenson
Australia Test debuts none
 
Points scoring rules try 3, conversion 2, penalty goal 3, drop goal 3, goal from a mark 3

Other scores

Five Nations
England 3 - 3 Wales Twickenham