TheBreakdown
Full time15 April 1961
Ireland
3–15
France
Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland · Five Nations 1961Head-to-head

France won by 12 points.

Scoring

  1. –PIreland penalty · Tom Kiernan3–0
  2. –PFrance penalty · Michel Vannier3–3
  3. –PFrance penalty · Pierre Albaladejo3–6
  4. –TFrance try · Jean Gachassin3–9
  5. –DFrance drop goal · Jacques Bouquet3–12
  6. –DFrance drop goal · Pierre Albaladejo3–15

Line-ups

Ireland

  1. 1Gordon WoodProp
  2. 2Ronnie DawsonHooker
  3. 3Syd MillarProp
  4. 4Thomas NesdaleSecond row
  5. 5Michael CullitonSecond row
  6. 6Charlie DickFlanker
  7. 7Dennis ScottFlanker
  8. 8James KavanaghNumber 8
  9. 9Andy MulliganScrum-half
  10. 10Mick EnglishFly-half
  11. 11Tony O'ReillyWing
  12. 12Jerry WalshCentre
  13. 13Dave HewittCentre
  14. 14Ronald McCartenWing
  15. 15Tom KiernanFull-back

France

  1. 1Alfred RoquesProp
  2. 2Jean de GregorioHooker
  3. 3Amedee DomenechProp
  4. 4Gerard BouguyonSecond row
  5. 5Jean-Pierre SauxSecond row
  6. 6Francois MonclaFlanker
  7. 7Michel CrausteFlanker
  8. 8Michel CelayaNumber 8
  9. 9Pierre LacroixScrum-half
  10. 10Pierre AlbaladejoFly-half
  11. 11Jean GachassinWing
  12. 12Jacques BouquetCentre
  13. 13Guy BonifaceCentre
  14. 14Serge MericqWing
  15. 15Michel VannierFull-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

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.