TheBreakdown
Full time14 March 1908
Ireland
5–11
Wales
Balmoral Showgrounds, Belfast, Northern Ireland · Home Nations 1908Head-to-head

Wales won by 6 points.

Scoring

  1. –CIreland conversion · Jim Parke2–0
  2. –TIreland try · Herbert Aston5–0
  3. –CWales conversion · Bert Winfield5–2
  4. –TWales try · Reggie Gibbs5–5
  5. –TWales try · Johnnie Williams5–8
  6. –TWales try · Johnnie Williams5–11

Line-ups

Ireland

  1. 1Bethal SolomonsProp
  2. 2Thomas HarpurHooker
  3. 3Tommy SmythProp
  4. 4Alf TedfordSecond row
  5. 5Hugh WilsonSecond row
  6. 6George HamletFlanker
  7. 7Jack CoffeyFlanker
  8. 8Fred GardinerNumber 8
  9. 9Ernie CaddellScrum-half
  10. 10Herbert AstonFly-half
  11. 11Harry ThriftWing
  12. 12Gerald BeckettCentre
  13. 13Jim ParkeCentre
  14. 14Charles ThompsonWing
  15. 15William HintonFull-back

Wales

  1. 1Billy O'NeilProp
  2. 2Twyber TraversHooker
  3. 3William DowellProp
  4. 4James WattsSecond row
  5. 5Tom EvansSecond row
  6. 6Jim WebbFlanker
  7. 7Dick ThomasFlanker
  8. 8George HaywardNumber 8
  9. 9Dicky OwenScrum-half
  10. 10Dick JonesFly-half
  11. 11Johnnie WilliamsWing
  12. 12Rhys GabeCentre
  13. 13Billy TrewCentre
  14. 14Reggie GibbsWing
  15. 15Bert WinfieldFull-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

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.