TheBreakdown
Full time3 February 1979
Wales
24–21
Ireland
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff, Wales · Five Nations 1979Head-to-head

Wales won by 3 points.

Scoring

  1. –CWales conversion · Steve Fenwick2–0
  2. –CWales conversion · Steve Fenwick4–0
  3. –PWales penalty · Steve Fenwick7–0
  4. –PWales penalty · Steve Fenwick10–0
  5. –PWales penalty · Steve Fenwick13–0
  6. –PWales penalty · Steve Fenwick16–0
  7. –TWales try · Allan Martin20–0
  8. –TWales try · Paul Ringer24–0
  9. –CIreland conversion · Tony Ward24–2
  10. –CIreland conversion · Tony Ward24–4
  11. –PIreland penalty · Tony Ward24–7
  12. –PIreland penalty · Tony Ward24–10
  13. –PIreland penalty · Tony Ward24–13
  14. –TIreland try · Freddie McLennan24–17
  15. –TIreland try · Colin Patterson24–21

Line-ups

Wales

  1. 1Charlie FaulknerProp
  2. 2Bobby WindsorHooker
  3. 3Graham PriceProp
  4. 4Allan MartinSecond row
  5. 5Geoff WheelSecond row
  6. 6Paul RingerFlanker
  7. 7Jeff SquireFlanker
  8. 8Derek QuinnellNumber 8
  9. 9Terry HolmesScrum-half
  10. 10Gareth DaviesFly-half
  11. 11JJ WilliamsWing
  12. 12Steve FenwickCentre
  13. 13Ray GravellCentre
  14. 14Elgan ReesWing
  15. 15JPR WilliamsFull-back
  16. 16Clive GriffithsBench
  17. 17David RichardsBench
  18. 18Brynmor WilliamsBench
  19. 19Alan PhillipsBench
  20. 20John RichardsonBench
  21. 21Stuart LaneBench

Ireland

  1. 1Phil OrrProp
  2. 2Patrick WhelanHooker
  3. 3Ginger McLoughlinProp
  4. 4Moss KeaneSecond row
  5. 5Harry SteeleSecond row
  6. 6Colm TuckerFlanker
  7. 7Fergus SlatteryFlanker
  8. 8Michael GibsonNumber 8
  9. 9Colin PattersonScrum-half
  10. 10Tony WardFly-half
  11. 11Freddie McLennanWing
  12. 12Paul McNaughtonCentre
  13. 13Alistair McKibbinCentre
  14. 14Terry KennedyWing
  15. 15Richard SpringFull-back
  16. 16Ned ByrneBench
  17. 17Ciaran FitzgeraldBench
  18. 18Willie DugganBench
  19. 19John MoloneyBench
  20. 20AD GoodrichBench
  21. 21Ron ElliottBench

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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.