TheBreakdown
Full time20 March 1909
Ireland
19–8
France
Lansdowne Road, Dublin, IrelandHead-to-head

Ireland won by 11 points.

Scoring

  1. –CIreland conversion · Jim Parke2–0
  2. –CIreland conversion · Fred Gardiner4–0
  3. –PIreland penalty · Jim Parke7–0
  4. –TIreland try · Charles Thompson10–0
  5. –TIreland try · Charles Thompson13–0
  6. –TIreland try · Joseph O'Connor16–0
  7. –TIreland try · Fred Gardiner19–0
  8. –CFrance conversion · Paul Mauriat19–2
  9. –TFrance try · Gaston Lane19–5
  10. –TFrance try · Augustin Hourdebaigt19–8

Line-ups

Ireland

  1. 1Fred GardinerProp
  2. 2Bethal SolomonsHooker
  3. 3Charles AdamsProp
  4. 4Oliver PiperSecond row
  5. 5George HamletSecond row
  6. 6Michael GarryFlanker
  7. 7Thomas HalpinFlanker
  8. 8JC BlackhamNumber 8
  9. 9Godrey PinionScrum-half
  10. 10Joseph O'ConnorFly-half
  11. 11Charles ThompsonWing
  12. 12Thomas GreevesCentre
  13. 13Jim ParkeCentre
  14. 14Harry ThriftWing
  15. 15Geoffrey HenebreyFull-back

France

  1. 1Jacques GommesProp
  2. 2Marcel CommuneauHooker
  3. 3Pierre GuilleminProp
  4. 4Marcel LegrainSecond row
  5. 5Augustin HourdebaigtSecond row
  6. 6Paul MauriatFlanker
  7. 7Rene De MalmannFlanker
  8. 8Georges BorchardNumber 8
  9. 9Albert HubertScrum-half
  10. 10Claude MartinFly-half
  11. 11Francis MouronvalWing
  12. 12Marcel BurgunCentre
  13. 13Emile LesieurCentre
  14. 14Gaston LaneWing
  15. 15Etienne De JouvencelFull-back

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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.