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Full time26 January 1963
Ireland
5–24
France
Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland · Five Nations 1963Head-to-head

France won by 19 points.

Scoring

  1. –CIreland conversion · Tom Kiernan2–0
  2. –TIreland try · Tony O'Reilly5–0
  3. –CFrance conversion · Pierre Albaladejo5–2
  4. –CFrance conversion · Pierre Albaladejo5–4
  5. –CFrance conversion · Pierre Albaladejo5–6
  6. –TFrance try · Guy Boniface5–9
  7. –TFrance try · Christian Darrouy5–12
  8. –TFrance try · Christian Darrouy5–15
  9. –TFrance try · Christian Darrouy5–18
  10. –DFrance drop goal · Andre Boniface5–21
  11. –DFrance drop goal · Pierre Albaladejo5–24

Line-ups

Ireland

  1. 1Patrick DwyerProp
  2. 2Ronnie DawsonHooker
  3. 3Syd MillarProp
  4. 4Willie John McBrideSecond row
  5. 5Bill MulcahySecond row
  6. 6Patrick O'SullivanFlanker
  7. 7Matthew KielyFlanker
  8. 8Charlie DickNumber 8
  9. 9Jimmy KellyScrum-half
  10. 10Pat CaseyFly-half
  11. 11Tony O'ReillyWing
  12. 12Alex PedlowCentre
  13. 13John MurrayCentre
  14. 14William HunterWing
  15. 15Tom KiernanFull-back

France

  1. 1Fernand ZagoProp
  2. 2Jacques RolletHooker
  3. 3Francis MasProp
  4. 4Jean-Pierre SauxSecond row
  5. 5Bernard MommejatSecond row
  6. 6Maurice LiraFlanker
  7. 7Michel CrausteFlanker
  8. 8Jean FabreNumber 8
  9. 9Pierre LacroixScrum-half
  10. 10Pierre AlbaladejoFly-half
  11. 11Christian DarrouyWing
  12. 12Andre BonifaceCentre
  13. 13Guy BonifaceCentre
  14. 14Pierre BessonWing
  15. 15Jean RazatFull-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.