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Men's Rugby World Cup 1995 · ABSA Stadium, Durban · 10 June 1995Head-to-head
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France won by 24 points.Half-time 12–12 · Tries 2–0

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8085
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Tacklesmademissed
FRA2710
IRE6820
Kicks at goalconv.pensdrops
FRA1/28/80
IRE0/04/40
← Ireland attack · France attack →Hover a try for detail · dots = tackles made · dashed = penalty goal · orange = missed · squares = rucks · triangles = line breaks and defenders beaten · rings = turnovers · bars at the foot = zone counts · thin lines = kicks from hand = attacking entries and ball won per band
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  • Zone counts are not in the feed for this match.
  • Tackle positions are not in the feed for this match.
  • Kick positions are not in the feed for this match.
  • Ruck, line break, turnover, lineout and kick-from-hand positions are not in the feed for this match.
  • Tries with a dashed ring have no recorded position, so they sit in the in-goal at the end that side attacked.
Tries and goal kicks as a table
MinTeamWhatScore
80′FranceTry, Philippe Saint-Andre, converted29–12
85′FranceTry, Emile Ntamack36–12
Sample dataTerritory shares are estimated, and tries without a recorded position are placed in the in-goal. Other positions are as logged by the match feed and approximate.

Score progression

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80′Philippe Saint-Andre85′Emile Ntamack
FRA

Team stats

IRE
100%Possession0%
80Carries38
458Metres gained120
10Clean breaks0
20Defenders beaten10
108Passes58
12Offloads7
27Tackles made68
10Tackles missed20
41/50Rucks won13/19
12/17Lineouts won7/16
13/13Scrums won12/13
16/16Mauls won6/7
12Penalties conceded9
35Kicks from hand36
Goal kicking
FRA conversions 1/2, penalties 8/8 · IRE conversions 0/0, penalties 4/4. Pale segment = set piece lost.

Match statistics and event positions come from World Rugby’s public match feed, which is unofficial and not licensed for reuse; TheBreakdown reduces them to the figures shown. This feed has team statistics but no positions for this match.

Line-ups

France

  1. 1Louis ArmaryProp
  2. 2Jean-Michel GonzalesHooker
  3. 3Christian CalifanoProp
  4. 4Olivier MerleSecond row
  5. 5Olivier RoumatSecond row
  6. 6Abdelatif BenazziFlanker
  7. 7Laurent CabannesFlanker
  8. 8Marc CecillonNumber 8
  9. 9Aubin HueberScrum-half
  10. 10Christophe DeylaudFly-half
  11. 11Philippe Saint-AndreWing
  12. 12Thierry LacroixCentre
  13. 13Philippe SellaCentre
  14. 14Emile NtamackWing
  15. 15Jean-Luc SadournyFull-back
  16. 16Franck MesnelBench
  17. 17Yann DelaigueBench
  18. 18Fabien GalthiéBench
  19. 19Albert CigagnaBench
  20. 20Philippe GallartBench
  21. 21Laurent BenezechBench

Ireland

  1. 1Nick PopplewellProp
  2. 2Terry KingstonHooker
  3. 3Gary HalpinProp
  4. 4Gabriel FulcherSecond row
  5. 5Neil FrancisSecond row
  6. 6David CorkeryFlanker
  7. 7Denis McBrideFlanker
  8. 8Paddy JohnsNumber 8
  9. 9Niall HoganScrum-half
  10. 10Eric ElwoodFly-half
  11. 11Simon GeogheganWing
  12. 12Jonathan BellCentre
  13. 13Brendan MullinCentre
  14. 14Darragh O'MahonyWing
  15. 15Conor O'SheaFull-back
  16. 16Michael BradleyBench
  17. 17Phil DanaherBench
  18. 18Paul BurkeBench
  19. 19Eddie HalveyBench
  20. 20Paul WallaceBench
  21. 21Shane ByrneBench

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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.