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Played12 March 1887
Wales
v
Ireland
Birkenhead Park, Birkenhead, England · Home Nations 1887Head-to-head

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

Scoring

  1. –TWales try · D Morgan
  2. –DWales drop goal · Arthur Gould
  3. –TIreland try · Robert Montgomery
  4. –TIreland try · Robert Montgomery
  5. –TIreland try · Robert Montgomery

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

Line-ups

Wales

  1. Evan RobertsForward
  2. William WilliamsForward
  3. Samuel ClarkBack
  4. D MorganForward
  5. William TowersForward
  6. Tom LockwoodForward
  7. Buller StaddenFly-half
  8. George BowenThree-quarter
  9. William BowenForward
  10. Alec BlandForward
  11. Arthur GouldThree-quarter
  12. EP AlexanderForward
  13. Tom ClappForward
  14. Charles TaylorThree-quarter
  15. Johnny LewisFly-half

Ireland

  1. Robert WarrenFly-half
  2. Victor le FanuForward
  3. John DickForward
  4. Robert MontgomeryThree-quarter
  5. Joseph ChambersForward
  6. Jack JohnstonForward
  7. Maxwell CarpendaleThree-quarter
  8. Daniel RambautThree-quarter
  9. W DavisonForward
  10. PJ O'ConnorFly-half
  11. Robert StevensonForward
  12. Dolway WalkingtonBack
  13. Harry NeillForward
  14. Edward WalshForward
  15. Thomas TaggartForward

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Context

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

Wales going inno earlier scored Tests
Ireland 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.