TheBreakdown
Full time13 March 1926
Wales
11–8
Ireland
St Helen's, Swansea, Wales · Five Nations 1926Head-to-head

Wales won by 3 points.

Scoring

  1. –CWales conversion · Tommy Rees2–0
  2. –TWales try · Rowe Harding5–0
  3. –TWales try · Ron Herrera8–0
  4. –TWales try · Tom Hopkins11–0
  5. –CIreland conversion · George Stephenson11–2
  6. –PIreland penalty · George Stephenson11–5
  7. –TIreland try · Charlie Hanrahan11–8

Line-ups

Wales

  1. 1Dai JonesProp
  2. 2Howell JohnHooker
  3. 3Steve LawrenceProp
  4. 4Syd HinamSecond row
  5. 5Ron HerreraSecond row
  6. 6Tom HopkinsFlanker
  7. 7Emlyn WatkinsFlanker
  8. 8David JenkinsNumber 8
  9. 9Wick PowellScrum-half
  10. 10Windsor LewisFly-half
  11. 11Rowe HardingWing
  12. 12Bobby DelahayCentre
  13. 13Arthur CornishCentre
  14. 14Charles RowlandsWing
  15. 15Tommy ReesFull-back

Ireland

  1. 1Michael BradleyProp
  2. 2Allan BuchananHooker
  3. 3Horsey BrowneProp
  4. 4Stephen CagneySecond row
  5. 5Jim McVickerSecond row
  6. 6Jimmy FarrellFlanker
  7. 7Charlie HanrahanFlanker
  8. 8Jammie ClinchNumber 8
  9. 9Mark SugdenScrum-half
  10. 10Eugene DavyFly-half
  11. 11John GageWing
  12. 12Thomas HewittCentre
  13. 13George StephensonCentre
  14. 14Dennis CussenWing
  15. 15William CrawfordFull-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.