Full time29 January 1966
Stade Colombes, Paris, France · Five Nations 1966Head-to-head
France won by 5 points.
Scoring
- –CFrance conversion · Claude Lacaze2–0
- –PFrance penalty · Claude Lacaze5–0
- –TFrance try · Christian Darrouy8–0
- –TFrance try · Christian Darrouy11–0
- –PIreland penalty · Mike Gibson11–3
- –DIreland drop goal · Tom Kiernan11–6
Line-ups
France
- 1Jean-Claude BerejnoiProp
- 2Jean-Michel CabanierHooker
- 3Arnaldo GruarinProp
- 4Walter SpangheroSecond row
- 5Elie CesterSecond row
- 6Jean-Joseph RupertFlanker
- 7Michel CrausteFlanker
- 8Benoit DaugaNumber 8
- 9Marcel PugetScrum-half
- 10Jean RoquesFly-half
- 11Christian DarrouyWing
- 12Andre BonifaceCentre
- 13Guy BonifaceCentre
- 14Jean GachassinWing
- 15Claude LacazeFull-back
Ireland
- 1Sean MacHaleProp
- 2Ken KennedyHooker
- 3Ray McLoughlinProp
- 4Willie John McBrideSecond row
- 5Mick MolloySecond row
- 6Mick DoyleFlanker
- 7Noel MurphyFlanker
- 8Roger LamontNumber 8
- 9Roger YoungScrum-half
- 10Mike GibsonFly-half
- 11Paddy McGrathWing
- 12Michael FlynnCentre
- 13Jerry WalshCentre
- 14William HunterWing
- 15Tom KiernanFull-back
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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: 23 January 1965, France 3–3 Ireland
- Next meeting on record: 15 April 1967
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.