Full time27 January 1951
Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland · Five Nations 1951Head-to-head
Ireland won by 1 point.
Scoring
- –PIreland penalty · Noel Henderson3–0
- –TIreland try · Jimmy Nelson6–0
- –TIreland try · Tommy Clifford9–0
- –CFrance conversion · Pierre Bertrand9–2
- –TFrance try · Dacien Olive9–5
- –TFrance try · Jean Matheu-Cambas9–8
Line-ups
Ireland
- 1Tommy CliffordProp
- 2Karl MullenHooker
- 3John SmithProp
- 4Jimmy NelsonSecond row
- 5Desmond McKibbinSecond row
- 6Bill McKayFlanker
- 7Jim McCarthyFlanker
- 8Des O'BrienNumber 8
- 9John O'MearaScrum-half
- 10Jack KyleFly-half
- 11Mick LaneWing
- 12Richard ChambersCentre
- 13Noel HendersonCentre
- 14Cornelius GriffinWing
- 15George NortonFull-back
France
- 1Pierre BertrandProp
- 2Pierre PascalinHooker
- 3Rene BernardProp
- 4Henri FouresSecond row
- 5Lucien MiasSecond row
- 6Rene BienesFlanker
- 7Jean Matheu-CambasFlanker
- 8Guy BasquetNumber 8
- 9Gerard DufauScrum-half
- 10Georges CarabignacFly-half
- 11Dacien OliveWing
- 12Guy BelletanteCentre
- 13Maurice PratCentre
- 14Michel PomathiosWing
- 15Roger ArcalisFull-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: 28 January 1950, Ireland 3–3 France
- Next meeting on record: 26 January 1952
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.