TheBreakdown
Full time11 March 1939
Ireland
0–7
Wales
Ravenhill, Belfast, Northern Ireland · Home Nations 1939Head-to-head

Wales won by 7 points.

Scoring

  1. –TWales try · Willie Davies0–3
  2. –DWales drop goal · Willie Davies0–7

Line-ups

Ireland

  1. 1Thomas HeadonProp
  2. 2Charles TeehanHooker
  3. 3James RyanProp
  4. 4Robert MayneSecond row
  5. 5David O'LoughlinSecond row
  6. 6Robert AlexanderFlanker
  7. 7Herbert SayersFlanker
  8. 8John IrwinNumber 8
  9. 9George MorganScrum-half
  10. 10George CromeyFly-half
  11. 11Vesey BoyleWing
  12. 12Desmond TorrensCentre
  13. 13Henry McKibbinCentre
  14. 14Frederick MoranWing
  15. 15Cornelius MurphyFull-back

Wales

  1. 1Wendy DavisProp
  2. 2Bunner TraversHooker
  3. 3Viv LawProp
  4. 4Leslie DaviesSecond row
  5. 5Ron PriceSecond row
  6. 6Emrys EvansFlanker
  7. 7Edgar LongFlanker
  8. 8Les ManfieldNumber 8
  9. 9Haydn TannerScrum-half
  10. 10Willie DaviesFly-half
  11. 11Syd WilliamsWing
  12. 12Wilf WoollerCentre
  13. 13Mickey DaviesCentre
  14. 14Chris MatthewsWing
  15. 15Howard DaviesFull-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.