TheBreakdown
Full time7 February 1976
France
26–3
Ireland
Parc des Princes, Paris, France · Five Nations 1976Head-to-head

France won by 23 points.

Scoring

  1. –CFrance conversion · Jean-Pierre Romeu2–0
  2. –CFrance conversion · Jean-Pierre Bastiat4–0
  3. –PFrance penalty · Jean-Pierre Romeu7–0
  4. –PFrance penalty · Jean-Pierre Bastiat10–0
  5. –TFrance try · Joel Pécune14–0
  6. –TFrance try · Jacques Fouroux18–0
  7. –TFrance try · Jean-Pierre Rives22–0
  8. –TFrance try · Gerard Cholley26–0
  9. –PIreland penalty · John Robbie26–3

Line-ups

France

  1. 1Gerard CholleyProp
  2. 2Alain PacoHooker
  3. 3Robert PaparembordeProp
  4. 4Michel PalmiéSecond row
  5. 5Jean-Francois ImbernonSecond row
  6. 6Jean Claude SkrelaFlanker
  7. 7Jean-Pierre RivesFlanker
  8. 8Jean-Pierre BastiatNumber 8
  9. 9Jacques FourouxScrum-half
  10. 10Jean-Pierre RomeuFly-half
  11. 11Jean-Luc AverousWing
  12. 12Joel PécuneCentre
  13. 13Roland BertranneCentre
  14. 14Jean-Francois GourdonWing
  15. 15Michel DroitecourtFull-back

Ireland

  1. 1Phil OrrProp
  2. 2John CantrellHooker
  3. 3Philip O'CallaghanProp
  4. 4Moss KeaneSecond row
  5. 5Brendan FoleySecond row
  6. 6Stewart McKinneyFlanker
  7. 7Seamus DeeringFlanker
  8. 8Willie DugganNumber 8
  9. 9John RobbieScrum-half
  10. 10Barry McGannFly-half
  11. 11Wallace McMasterWing
  12. 12Mike GibsonCentre
  13. 13Ian McIlrathCentre
  14. 14Tom GraceWing
  15. 15Tony EnsorFull-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

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.