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Full time16 March 1895
Wales
5–3
Ireland
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff, Wales · Home Nations 1895Head-to-head

Wales won by 2 points.

Scoring

  1. –CWales conversion · Billy Bancroft2–0
  2. –TWales try · Tom Pearson5–0
  3. –TIreland try · Tommy Crean5–3

Line-ups

Wales

  1. 1Arthur BoucherProp
  2. 2Wallace WattsHooker
  3. 3Jim HannanProp
  4. 4Harry PackerSecond row
  5. 5Frank MillsSecond row
  6. 6Boomer NichollFlanker
  7. 7Albert JenkinFlanker
  8. 8Ernie GeorgeNumber 8
  9. 9Ralph EscottScrum-half
  10. 10Dai MorganFly-half
  11. 11William ThomasWing
  12. 12Arthur GouldCentre
  13. 13Owen BadgerCentre
  14. 14Tom PearsonWing
  15. 15Billy BancroftFull-back

Ireland

  1. 1Charles RookeProp
  2. 2Tommy CreanHooker
  3. 3Andrew ClinchProp
  4. 4HC McCoullSecond row
  5. 5Edmund ForrestSecond row
  6. 6Alfred BrunkerFlanker
  7. 7EH McIlwaineFlanker
  8. 8Jim LytleNumber 8
  9. 9Louis MageeScrum-half
  10. 10Michael DelaneyFly-half
  11. 11Arthur GwynnWing
  12. 12TH StevensonCentre
  13. 13Sammy LeeCentre
  14. 14William GardinerWing
  15. 15John FultonFull-back

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Context

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

Wales 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.