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Full time18 February 1978
France
10–9
Ireland
Parc des Princes, Paris, France · Five Nations 1978Head-to-head

France won by 1 point.

Scoring

  1. –PFrance penalty · Jean-Michel Aguirre3–0
  2. –PFrance penalty · Jean-Michel Aguirre6–0
  3. –TFrance try · Jerome Gallion10–0
  4. –PIreland penalty · Tony Ward10–3
  5. –PIreland penalty · Tony Ward10–6
  6. –PIreland penalty · Tony Ward10–9

Line-ups

France

  1. 1Gerard CholleyProp
  2. 2Alain PacoHooker
  3. 3Robert PaparembordeProp
  4. 4Francis HagetSecond row
  5. 5Michel PalmiéSecond row
  6. 6Jean-Pierre RivesFlanker
  7. 7Jean Claude SkrelaFlanker
  8. 8Jean-Pierre BastiatNumber 8
  9. 9Jerome GallionScrum-half
  10. 10Bernard ViviesFly-half
  11. 11Jean-Luc AverousWing
  12. 12Christian BelascainCentre
  13. 13Roland BertranneCentre
  14. 14Louis BilbaoWing
  15. 15Jean-Michel AguirreFull-back

Ireland

  1. 1Phil OrrProp
  2. 2Patrick WhelanHooker
  3. 3Ned ByrneProp
  4. 4Moss KeaneSecond row
  5. 5Harry SteeleSecond row
  6. 6Stewart McKinneyFlanker
  7. 7Fergus SlatteryFlanker
  8. 8Willie DugganNumber 8
  9. 9John MoloneyScrum-half
  10. 10Tony WardFly-half
  11. 11Freddie McLennanWing
  12. 12Paul McNaughtonCentre
  13. 13Alistair McKibbinCentre
  14. 14Mike GibsonWing
  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.