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Full time21 March 1987
Ireland
13–19
France
Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland · Five Nations 1987Head-to-head

France won by 6 points.

Scoring

  1. –CIreland conversion · Michael Kiernan2–0
  2. –PIreland penalty · Michael Kiernan5–0
  3. –TIreland try · Trevor Ringland9–0
  4. –TIreland try · Michael Bradley13–0
  5. –CFrance conversion · Philippe Berot13–2
  6. –PFrance penalty · Philippe Berot13–5
  7. –PFrance penalty · Philippe Berot13–8
  8. –PFrance penalty · Philippe Berot13–11
  9. –TFrance try · Eric Champ13–15
  10. –TFrance try · Eric Champ13–19

Line-ups

Ireland

  1. 1Phil OrrProp
  2. 2Harry HarbisonHooker
  3. 3Des FitzgeraldProp
  4. 4Jim GlennonSecond row
  5. 5Donal LenihanSecond row
  6. 6Brian SpillaneFlanker
  7. 7Phil MatthewsFlanker
  8. 8Willie AndersonNumber 8
  9. 9Michael BradleyScrum-half
  10. 10Paul DeanFly-half
  11. 11Keith CrossanWing
  12. 12Michael KiernanCentre
  13. 13Brendan MullinCentre
  14. 14Trevor RinglandWing
  15. 15Hugo MacNeillFull-back
  16. 16Jim McCoyBench
  17. 17Ciaran FitzgeraldBench
  18. 18Nigel CarrBench
  19. 19Tony DoyleBench
  20. 20Ralph KeyesBench
  21. 21Philip RaineyBench

France

  1. 1Pascal OndartsProp
  2. 2Daniel DubrocaHooker
  3. 3Jean-Pierre GaruetProp
  4. 4Francis HagetSecond row
  5. 5Jean CondomSecond row
  6. 6Eric ChampFlanker
  7. 7Dominique ErbaniFlanker
  8. 8Laurent RodriguezNumber 8
  9. 9Pierre BerbizierScrum-half
  10. 10Franck MesnelFly-half
  11. 11Eric BonnevalWing
  12. 12Denis CharvetCentre
  13. 13Philippe SellaCentre
  14. 14Philippe BerotWing
  15. 15Serge BlancoFull-back
  16. 16Philippe DintransBench
  17. 17Louis ArmaryBench
  18. 18Alain CarminatiBench
  19. 19Jerome GallionBench
  20. 20Jean-Baptiste LafondBench
  21. 21Guy LaporteBench

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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.