Full time10 March 1956
Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland · Five Nations 1956Head-to-head
Ireland won by 8 points.
Scoring
- –CIreland conversion · Alex Pedlow2–0
- –PIreland penalty · Alex Pedlow5–0
- –TIreland try · Martin Cunningham8–0
- –DIreland drop goal · Jack Kyle11–0
- –PWales penalty · Garfield Owen11–3
Line-ups
Ireland
- 1Patrick O'DonoghueProp
- 2Robin RoeHooker
- 3Gordon WoodProp
- 4Robin ThompsonSecond row
- 5James BradySecond row
- 6Martin CunninghamFlanker
- 7James KavanaghFlanker
- 8Timothy McGrathNumber 8
- 9John O'MearaScrum-half
- 10Jack KyleFly-half
- 11Alex PedlowWing
- 12Tony O'ReillyCentre
- 13Noel HendersonCentre
- 14Sean QuinlanWing
- 15Patrick BerkeryFull-back
Wales
- 1Billy WilliamsProp
- 2Bryn MeredithHooker
- 3Courtenay MeredithProp
- 4Rees StephensSecond row
- 5Rhys WilliamsSecond row
- 6Brian SparksFlanker
- 7Clem ThomasFlanker
- 8Leighton JenkinsNumber 8
- 9Onllwyn BraceScrum-half
- 10Cliff MorganFly-half
- 11Cowboy DaviesWing
- 12Malcolm ThomasCentre
- 13Harry MorganCentre
- 14Ken JonesWing
- 15Garfield OwenFull-back
Match officials
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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
- Previous meeting: 12 March 1955, Ireland 3–21 Wales
- Next meeting on record: 9 March 1957
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.