Full time24 January 1953
Ravenhill, Belfast, Northern Ireland · Five Nations 1953Head-to-head
Ireland won by 13 points.
Scoring
- –CIreland conversion · Robin Gregg2–0
- –CIreland conversion · Robin Gregg4–0
- –TIreland try · Maurice Mortell7–0
- –TIreland try · Jack Kyle10–0
- –TIreland try · Jim McCarthy13–0
- –TIreland try · Patrick Lawler16–0
- –DFrance drop goal · Georges Carabignac16–3
Line-ups
Ireland
- 1William O'NeillProp
- 2Robin RoeHooker
- 3Frederick AndersonProp
- 4James BradySecond row
- 5Patrick LawlerSecond row
- 6Jim McCarthyFlanker
- 7William BellFlanker
- 8James KavanaghNumber 8
- 9John O'MearaScrum-half
- 10Jack KyleFly-half
- 11Maurice MortellWing
- 12Kevin QuinnCentre
- 13Noel HendersonCentre
- 14Mick LaneWing
- 15Robin GreggFull-back
France
- 1Rene BienesProp
- 2Paul LabadieHooker
- 3Pierre BertrandProp
- 4Andre SanacSecond row
- 5Lucien MiasSecond row
- 6Jean BourdeuFlanker
- 7Jean PratFlanker
- 8Paul TignolNumber 8
- 9Gerard DufauScrum-half
- 10Georges CarabignacFly-half
- 11Michel PomathiosWing
- 12Jacques MauranCentre
- 13Maurice PratCentre
- 14Alain PorthaultWing
- 15Jean RouanFull-back
Match officials
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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 1952, Ireland 11–8 France
- Next meeting on record: 23 January 1954
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.