Full time19 March 1898
Venue not recorded · Home Nations 1898Head-to-head
Wales won by 8 points.
Scoring
- –PIreland penalty · Larry Bulger3–0
- –CWales conversion · Billy Bancroft3–2
- –PWales penalty · Billy Bancroft3–5
- –TWales try · Viv Huzzey3–8
- –TWales try · Tom Dobson3–11
Line-ups
Ireland
- 1William ByronProp
- 2John McIlwaineHooker
- 3James FranksProp
- 4Mike RyanSecond row
- 5Jack RyanSecond row
- 6Tommy LittleFlanker
- 7T McCarthyFlanker
- 8Harry LindsayNumber 8
- 9Ainsworth BarrScrum-half
- 10Louis MageeFly-half
- 11Larry BulgerWing
- 12William GardinerCentre
- 13Frederick SmithwickCentre
- 14Francis PurserWing
- 15John FultonFull-back
Wales
- 1Dick HellingsProp
- 2Billy AlexanderHooker
- 3Dai Sam DanielProp
- 4Hopkin DaviesSecond row
- 5George BootsSecond row
- 6Tom DobsonFlanker
- 7Joe BoothFlanker
- 8Fred CornishNumber 8
- 9Selwyn BiggsScrum-half
- 10Jack ElliotFly-half
- 11Viv HuzzeyWing
- 12Pussy JonesCentre
- 13Gwyn NichollsCentre
- 14Tom PearsonWing
- 15Billy BancroftFull-back
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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: 14 March 1896, Ireland 8–4 Wales
- Next meeting on record: 18 March 1899
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.