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Full time7 February 1981
Ireland
13–19
France
Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland · Five Nations 1981Head-to-head

France won by 6 points.

Scoring

  1. –PIreland penalty · Ollie Campbell3–0
  2. –PIreland penalty · Ollie Campbell6–0
  3. –PIreland penalty · Ollie Campbell9–0
  4. –TIreland try · Hugo MacNeill13–0
  5. –PFrance penalty · Serge Gabernet13–3
  6. –PFrance penalty · Guy Laporte13–6
  7. –PFrance penalty · Guy Laporte13–9
  8. –TFrance try · Laurent Pardo13–13
  9. –DFrance drop goal · Guy Laporte13–16
  10. –DFrance drop goal · Guy Laporte13–19

Line-ups

Ireland

  1. 1Phil OrrProp
  2. 2Patrick WhelanHooker
  3. 3Michael FitzpatrickProp
  4. 4Brendan FoleySecond row
  5. 5Moss KeaneSecond row
  6. 6John O'DriscollFlanker
  7. 7Fergus SlatteryFlanker
  8. 8Willie DugganNumber 8
  9. 9John RobbieScrum-half
  10. 10Ollie CampbellFly-half
  11. 11Freddie McLennanWing
  12. 12Paul McNaughtonCentre
  13. 13David IrwinCentre
  14. 14Frank QuinnWing
  15. 15Hugo MacNeillFull-back
  16. 16Ginger McLoughlinBench
  17. 17John CantrellBench
  18. 18Michael GibsonBench
  19. 19Robbie McGrathBench
  20. 20Tony WardBench
  21. 21Terry KennedyBench

France

  1. 1Pierre DospitalProp
  2. 2Philippe DintransHooker
  3. 3Robert PaparembordeProp
  4. 4Daniel RevallierSecond row
  5. 5Jean-Francois ImbernonSecond row
  6. 6Jean-Luc JoinelFlanker
  7. 7Jean-Pierre RivesFlanker
  8. 8Manuel CarpentierNumber 8
  9. 9Pierre BerbizierScrum-half
  10. 10Guy LaporteFly-half
  11. 11Laurent PardoWing
  12. 12Patrick MesnyCentre
  13. 13Roland BertranneCentre
  14. 14Alain CaussadeWing
  15. 15Serge GabernetFull-back
  16. 16Dominique SagarzazuBench
  17. 17Jean-Paul WolfBench
  18. 18Pierre LacansBench
  19. 19Yves LaffargeBench

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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.