TheBreakdown
Full time1 January 1948
France
6–13
Ireland
Stade Colombes, Paris, France · Five Nations 1948Head-to-head

Ireland won by 7 points.

Scoring

  1. –TFrance try · Guy Basquet3–0
  2. –TFrance try · Robert Soro6–0
  3. –CIreland conversion · Karl Mullen6–2
  4. –CIreland conversion · Karl Mullen6–4
  5. –TIreland try · Paddy Reid6–7
  6. –TIreland try · Bernard Mullan6–10
  7. –TIreland try · Jim McCarthy6–13

Line-ups

France

  1. 1Lucien CaronProp
  2. 2Lucien MartinHooker
  3. 3Euqene BuzyProp
  4. 4Robert SoroSecond row
  5. 5Alban MogaSecond row
  6. 6Jean PratFlanker
  7. 7Jean Matheu-CambasFlanker
  8. 8Guy BasquetNumber 8
  9. 9Gerard DufauScrum-half
  10. 10Andre AlvarezFly-half
  11. 11Pierre JeanjeanWing
  12. 12Michel SorondoCentre
  13. 13Maurice TerreauCentre
  14. 14Michel PomathiosWing
  15. 15Lucien RouffiaFull-back

Ireland

  1. 1Albert McConnellProp
  2. 2Karl MullenHooker
  3. 3Jim CorcoranProp
  4. 4Ernie KeefeSecond row
  5. 5Colm CallanSecond row
  6. 6Jim McCarthyFlanker
  7. 7Bill McKayFlanker
  8. 8Bob AgarNumber 8
  9. 9Ernie StrathdeeScrum-half
  10. 10Jack KyleFly-half
  11. 11Bernard MullanWing
  12. 12Paddy ReidCentre
  13. 13Des McKeeCentre
  14. 14Bartholomew O'HanlonWing
  15. 15Dudley HigginsFull-back

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Context

All-time, France 62–37 Ireland, 7 drawn in 106 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

France going in
Ireland going in

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.