Full time14 March 1896
Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland · Home Nations 1896Head-to-head
Ireland won by 4 points.
Scoring
- –CIreland conversion · Larry Bulger2–0
- –TIreland try · Tommy Crean5–0
- –TIreland try · Jim Lytle8–0
- –DWales drop goal · Arthur Gould8–4
Line-ups
Ireland
- 1Charles RookeProp
- 2Tommy CreanHooker
- 3Andrew ClinchProp
- 4James SealySecond row
- 5Harry LindsaySecond row
- 6William ByronFlanker
- 7John O'ConorFlanker
- 8Jim LytleNumber 8
- 9Gerald AllenScrum-half
- 10Louis MageeFly-half
- 11Larry BulgerWing
- 12Sammy LeeCentre
- 13William GardinerCentre
- 14TH StevensonWing
- 15George McAllanFull-back
Wales
- 1Harry PackerProp
- 2Arthur BoucherHooker
- 3Jack EvansProp
- 4Bill MorrisSecond row
- 5Boomer NichollSecond row
- 6David EvansFlanker
- 7Fred MillarFlanker
- 8Fred HutchinsonNumber 8
- 9Fred ParfittScrum-half
- 10Llewellyn LloydFly-half
- 11Berr DaunceyWing
- 12Arthur GouldCentre
- 13Gwyn NichollsCentre
- 14Cliff BowenWing
- 15Billy BancroftFull-back
Match officials
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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
- Previous meeting: 16 March 1895, Ireland 3–5 Wales
- Next meeting on record: 19 March 1898
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.