Full time28 January 1950
Stade Colombes, Paris, France · Five Nations 1950Head-to-head
A draw.
Scoring
- –DFrance drop goal · Pierre Lauga3–0
- –PIreland penalty · John Burges3–3
Line-ups
France
- 1Rene BienesProp
- 2Pierre PascalinHooker
- 3Roger FerrienProp
- 4Pierre AristouySecond row
- 5Firmin BonnusSecond row
- 6Jean PratFlanker
- 7Daniel HericeFlanker
- 8Guy BasquetNumber 8
- 9Paul LasaosaScrum-half
- 10Pierre LaugaFly-half
- 11Michel PomathiosWing
- 12Pierre DizaboCentre
- 13Jacques MerqueyCentre
- 14Maurice SimanWing
- 15Roger ArcalisFull-back
Ireland
- 1Desmond McKibbinProp
- 2Karl MullenHooker
- 3Tommy CliffordProp
- 4Bob AgarSecond row
- 5Jimmy NelsonSecond row
- 6Bill McKayFlanker
- 7Arthur CurtisFlanker
- 8Des O'BrienNumber 8
- 9John BurgesScrum-half
- 10Jack KyleFly-half
- 11Bartholomew O'HanlonWing
- 12Des McKeeCentre
- 13Noel HendersonCentre
- 14Mick LaneWing
- 15George NortonFull-back
Match officials
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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
- Previous meeting: 29 January 1949, France 16–9 Ireland
- Next meeting on record: 27 January 1951
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.