Full time25 January 1947
Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland · Five Nations 1947Head-to-head
France won by 4 points.
Scoring
- –CIreland conversion · Karl Mullen2–0
- –PIreland penalty · Karl Mullen5–0
- –TIreland try · Bill McKay8–0
- –TFrance try · Michel Sorondo8–3
- –TFrance try · Jean Lassegue8–6
- –TFrance try · Jean Lassegue8–9
- –TFrance try · Jean Prat8–12
Line-ups
Ireland
- 1John DalyProp
- 2Karl MullenHooker
- 3Matthew NeelyProp
- 4Ernie KeefeSecond row
- 5Colm CallanSecond row
- 6Bill McKayFlanker
- 7Daniel HingertyFlanker
- 8Bob AgarNumber 8
- 9Raymond CarrollScrum-half
- 10Jack KyleFly-half
- 11Bernard MullanWing
- 12John HarperCentre
- 13Kevin QuinnCentre
- 14Brendan QuinnWing
- 15Cornelius MurphyFull-back
France
- 1Euqene BuzyProp
- 2Marcel JolHooker
- 3Jean Prin ClaryProp
- 4Robert SoroSecond row
- 5Alban MogaSecond row
- 6Jean PratFlanker
- 7Jean Matheu-CambasFlanker
- 8Guy BasquetNumber 8
- 9Yves BergougnanScrum-half
- 10Maurice TerreauFly-half
- 11Jean LassegueWing
- 12Michel SorondoCentre
- 13Louis JunqasCentre
- 14Elie PebeyreWing
- 15Andre AlvarezFull-back
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Context
All-time, Ireland 37–62 France, 7 drawn in 106 scored Tests. Full head-to-head
Ireland going in
France going in
- Previous meeting: 26 January 1946, Ireland 3–4 France
- Next meeting on record: 1 January 1948
Also on this day
Results to 27 September 2026. Scoring and line-ups come from World Rugby match summaries where available; older Tests may have neither.