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Played28 January 1882
Ireland
v
Wales
Lansdowne Road, Dublin, IrelandHead-to-head

No final score is recorded: Tests before 1892 were scored in goals and tries.

Scoring

  1. –CWales conversion · CP Lewis
  2. –CWales conversion · CP Lewis
  3. –TWales try · Bill Evans
  4. –TWales try · James Bridie
  5. –TWales try · Tom Jones
  6. –TWales try · Tom Clapp

The scoring record for this Test does not add up to the final score, so running scores are hidden.

Line-ups

Ireland

  1. William WallisForward
  2. WW FletcherThree-quarter
  3. Thomas McCarthyThree-quarter
  4. Gerard BentFly-half
  5. Arthur DowningForward
  6. Joseph AtkinsonThree-quarter
  7. Arthur ForrestForward
  8. Edward McCarthyForward
  9. Ernest GreeneFly-half
  10. Robert McLeanBack
  11. Frederick HeustonForward
  12. Henry MorellForward
  13. F KennedyForward
  14. John KennedyForward
  15. Robert ThompsonForward

Wales

  1. Samuel ClarkBack
  2. Tom JonesForward
  3. Hugh VincentForward
  4. George HardingThree-quarter
  5. James BridieFly-half
  6. George MorrisForward
  7. Tom WilliamsForward
  8. Frank PurdonForward
  9. William PhilipsForward
  10. CP LewisBack
  11. William NortonThree-quarter
  12. Tom ClappForward
  13. Bob GouldForward
  14. Charlie NewmanFly-half
  15. Bill EvansThree-quarter

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Context

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

Ireland going inno earlier scored Tests
Wales going inno earlier scored Tests

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.