TheBreakdown
Full time19 October 1985
Ireland
16–15
Fiji
Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland · Tour 1985Head-to-head

Ireland won by 1 point.

Scoring

  1. –PIreland penalty · Michael Kiernan3–0
  2. –PIreland penalty · Michael Kiernan6–0
  3. –PIreland penalty · Michael Kiernan9–0
  4. –PIreland penalty · Michael Kiernan12–0
  5. –TIreland try · Michael Bradley16–0
  6. –CFiji conversion · Jimi Damu16–2
  7. –CFiji conversion · Jimi Damu16–4
  8. –PFiji penalty · Jimi Damu16–7
  9. –TFiji try · Sanivalati Laulau16–11
  10. –TFiji try · Serupepeli Tuvula16–15

Line-ups

Ireland

  1. 1Phil OrrProp
  2. 2Ciaran FitzgeraldHooker
  3. 3Jim McCoyProp
  4. 4Donal LenihanSecond row
  5. 5Willie AndersonSecond row
  6. 6Phil MatthewsFlanker
  7. 7William SextonFlanker
  8. 8Brian SpillaneNumber 8
  9. 9Michael BradleyScrum-half
  10. 10Paul DeanFly-half
  11. 11Keith CrossanWing
  12. 12John HewittCentre
  13. 13Brendan MullinCentre
  14. 14Michael KiernanWing
  15. 15Hugo MacNeillFull-back
  16. 16Anthony KennedyBench
  17. 17Harry HarbisonBench
  18. 18Bran McCallBench
  19. 19Rab BradyBench
  20. 20Ralph KeyesBench
  21. 21Philip RaineyBench

Fiji

  1. 1Sairusi NaitukuProp
  2. 2Epeli RakaiHooker
  3. 3Rusiate NamoroProp
  4. 4Koli RakoroiSecond row
  5. 5Peter HughesSecond row
  6. 6Iokimi FinauFlanker
  7. 7Peceli GaleFlanker
  8. 8Esala TeleniNumber 8
  9. 9Paula NawaluScrum-half
  10. 10Acura NiuqilaFly-half
  11. 11Serupepeli TuvulaWing
  12. 12Tomasi CamaCentre
  13. 13Sanivalati LaulauCentre
  14. 14Jimi DamuWing
  15. 15Epeli TuruvaFull-back
  16. 16Belasio VukiwaiBench
  17. 17Peni VolavolaBench
  18. 18Ifereimi TawakeBench
  19. 19Dusilele BolaBench
  20. 20Peni RauluniBench
  21. 21Jone KubuBench

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Context

All-time, Ireland 8–0 Fiji in 8 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

Ireland going in
Fiji 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.