Teams

Ireland	Wales
Tries none	Tries Dawes, D Watkins, SJ Watkins
Cons none	Cons Bradshaw 3
Pens Keogh 2	Pens none
Team 15 FB Fergus Keogh 14 W Patrick Casey 13 C Kevin Flynn 12 C Jerry Walsh 11 W Kenneth Houston 10 FH Mike Gibson 9 SH James Kelly 1 P Patrick Dwyer 2 H Paddy Lane 3 P Al Moroney 4 L Mick Leahy 5 L Bill Mulcahy (c) 6 F Eamonn McGuire 7 F Noel Murphy 8 N8 Gerry Culliton	Team 15 FB Grahame Hodgson 14 W Stuart Watkins 13 C John Dawes 12 C Keith Bradshaw 11 W Peter Rees 10 FH David Watkins 9 SH Clive Rowlands (c) 1 P Len Cunningham 2 H Norman Gale 3 P Denzel Williams 4 L Brian Price 5 L Brian Thomas 6 F Gareth Prothero 7 F David Hayward 8 N8 Alun Pask

Notes

Result Wales won by a margin of 9 points

Five Nations points Wales 2, Ireland 0

Ground name Lansdowne Road, Dublin

Referee AC Luff (England)

Ireland Test debuts FS Keogh, P Lane, MW Leahy, TA Moroney

Wales Test debuts SJ Dawes

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