Full time26 January 1946
Lansdowne Road, Dublin, IrelandHead-to-head
France won by 1 point.
Scoring
- –PIreland penalty · Thorpe3–0
- –DFrance drop goal · Yves Bergougnan3–4
Line-ups
Ireland
- 1J BeltonProp
- 2Karl MullenHooker
- 3Matthew NeelyProp
- 4Colm CallanSecond row
- 5Ernie KeefeSecond row
- 6J QuinleyFlanker
- 7Des McCourtFlanker
- 8David O'LoughlinNumber 8
- 9ThorpeScrum-half
- 10Jack KyleFly-half
- 11Kevin O'FlanaganWing
- 12Kevin QuinnCentre
- 13H GreerCentre
- 14Brendan QuinnWing
- 15G MurphyFull-back
France
- 1Jean MassareProp
- 2Marcel VolotHooker
- 3Jean Prin ClaryProp
- 4Alban MogaSecond row
- 5Robert SoroSecond row
- 6Jean PratFlanker
- 7Jean Matheu-CambasFlanker
- 8Guy BasquetNumber 8
- 9Yves BergougnanScrum-half
- 10Maurice TerreauFly-half
- 11Elie PebeyreWing
- 12Georges BaladieCentre
- 13Louis JunqasCentre
- 14Henri DutrainWing
- 15Andre AlvarezFull-back
Match officials
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Context
All-time, Ireland 37–62 France, 7 drawn in 106 scored Tests. Full head-to-head
Ireland going in
France going in
- Previous meeting: 1 January 1931, Ireland 0–3 France
- Next meeting on record: 25 January 1947
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.