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Full time21 January 1989
Ireland
21–26
France
Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland · Five Nations 1989Head-to-head

France won by 5 points.

Scoring

  1. –CIreland conversion · Michael Kiernan2–0
  2. –PIreland penalty · Michael Kiernan5–0
  3. –PIreland penalty · Michael Kiernan8–0
  4. –PIreland penalty · Michael Kiernan11–0
  5. –PIreland penalty · Michael Kiernan14–0
  6. –PIreland penalty · Michael Kiernan17–0
  7. –TIreland try · Brendan Mullin21–0
  8. –CFrance conversion · Jean-Baptiste Lafond21–2
  9. –CFrance conversion · Jean-Baptiste Lafond21–4
  10. –PFrance penalty · Jean-Baptiste Lafond21–7
  11. –PFrance penalty · Jean-Baptiste Lafond21–10
  12. –TFrance try · Serge Blanco21–14
  13. –TFrance try · Jean-Baptiste Lafond21–18
  14. –TFrance try · Patrice Lagisquet21–22
  15. –TFrance try · Patrice Lagisquet21–26

Line-ups

Ireland

  1. 1Tom ClancyProp
  2. 2Steve SmithHooker
  3. 3Jim McCoyProp
  4. 4Donal LenihanSecond row
  5. 5Willie AndersonSecond row
  6. 6Phil MatthewsFlanker
  7. 7Patrick O'HaraFlanker
  8. 8Noel MannionNumber 8
  9. 9Fergus AherneScrum-half
  10. 10Paul DeanFly-half
  11. 11Michael KiernanWing
  12. 12David IrwinCentre
  13. 13Brendan MullinCentre
  14. 14John SextonWing
  15. 15Phil DanaherFull-back
  16. 16Fergus DunleaBench
  17. 17Vince CunninghamBench
  18. 18Rab BradyBench
  19. 19Brian SpillaneBench
  20. 20Des FitzgeraldBench
  21. 21John McDonaldBench

France

  1. 1Pascal OndartsProp
  2. 2Philippe MaroccoHooker
  3. 3Claude PortolanProp
  4. 4Gilles BourguignonSecond row
  5. 5Jean CondomSecond row
  6. 6Marc CecillonFlanker
  7. 7Alain CarminatiFlanker
  8. 8Laurent RodriguezNumber 8
  9. 9Pierre BerbizierScrum-half
  10. 10Franck MesnelFly-half
  11. 11Patrice LagisquetWing
  12. 12Marc AndrieuCentre
  13. 13Philippe SellaCentre
  14. 14Jean-Baptiste LafondWing
  15. 15Serge BlancoFull-back
  16. 16Marc Dal MasoBench
  17. 17Louis ArmaryBench
  18. 18Dominique ErbaniBench
  19. 19Henri SanzBench
  20. 20Denis CharvetBench
  21. 21Didier CamberaberoBench

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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.