TheBreakdown
Full time3 February 2002
Ireland
54–10
Wales
Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland · Six Nations 2002Head-to-head

Ireland won by 44 points.

Scoring

  1. 6’TIreland try · Geordan Murphy5–0
  2. 7’CIreland conversion · David Humphreys7–0
  3. 14’PIreland penalty · David Humphreys10–0
  4. 21’PIreland penalty · David Humphreys13–0
  5. 26’TIreland try · Paul O'Connell18–0
  6. 36’PIreland penalty · David Humphreys21–0
  7. 41’PIreland penalty · David Humphreys24–0
  8. 48’TIreland try · Geordan Murphy29–0
  9. 49’CIreland conversion · David Humphreys31–0
  10. 53’PIreland penalty · David Humphreys34–0
  11. 59’PIreland penalty · David Humphreys37–0
  12. 64’TWales try · Stephen Jones37–5
  13. 65’CWales conversion · Stephen Jones37–7
  14. 75’TIreland try · Denis Hickie42–7
  15. 76’TIreland try · Keith Gleeson47–7
  16. 77’CIreland conversion · Ronan O'Gara49–7
  17. 80’TIreland try · Ronan O'Gara54–7
  18. 85’PWales penalty · Stephen Jones54–10

Line-ups

Ireland

  1. 1Peter ClohessyProp
  2. 2Frankie SheahanHooker
  3. 3John HayesProp
  4. 4Mick GalweySecond row
  5. 5Paul O'ConnellSecond row
  6. 6Simon EasterbyFlanker
  7. 7David WallaceFlanker
  8. 8Anthony FoleyNumber 8
  9. 9Peter StringerScrum-half
  10. 10David HumphreysFly-half
  11. 11Denis HickieWing
  12. 12Brian O'DriscollCentre
  13. 13Kevin MaggsCentre
  14. 14Geordan MurphyWing
  15. 15Girvan DempseyFull-back
  16. 16Paul WallaceBench
  17. 17Shane ByrneBench
  18. 18Gary LongwellBench
  19. 19Keith GleesonBench
  20. 20Guy EasterbyBench
  21. 21Rob HendersonBench
  22. 21Ronan O'GaraBench

Wales

  1. 1Spencer JohnProp
  2. 2Robin McBrydeHooker
  3. 3Chris AnthonyProp
  4. 4Craig QuinnellSecond row
  5. 5Chris WyattSecond row
  6. 6Nathan BudgettFlanker
  7. 7Martyn WilliamsFlanker
  8. 8Scott QuinnellNumber 8
  9. 9Rob HowleyScrum-half
  10. 10Stephen JonesFly-half
  11. 11Craig MorganWing
  12. 12Iestyn HarrisCentre
  13. 13Jamie RobinsonCentre
  14. 14Dafydd JamesWing
  15. 15Kevin MorganFull-back
  16. 16Barry WilliamsBench
  17. 17Duncan JonesBench
  18. 18Ian GoughBench
  19. 19Brett SinkinsonBench
  20. 20Dwayne PeelBench
  21. 21Andy MarinosBench
  22. 22Rhys WilliamsBench

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Context

All-time, Ireland 58–67 Wales, 6 drawn in 131 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

Ireland going in
Wales 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.