TheBreakdown
Full time16 March 1985
Wales
9–21
Ireland
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff, Wales · Five Nations 1985Head-to-head

Ireland won by 12 points.

Scoring

  1. –CWales conversion · Mark Wyatt2–0
  2. –TWales try · Phil Lewis6–0
  3. –DWales drop goal · Gareth Davies9–0
  4. –CIreland conversion · Michael Kiernan9–2
  5. –CIreland conversion · Michael Kiernan9–4
  6. –PIreland penalty · Michael Kiernan9–7
  7. –PIreland penalty · Michael Kiernan9–10
  8. –PIreland penalty · Michael Kiernan9–13
  9. –TIreland try · Trevor Ringland9–17
  10. –TIreland try · Keith Crossan9–21

Line-ups

Wales

  1. 1Jeff WhitefootProp
  2. 2Billy JamesHooker
  3. 3Ian EidmanProp
  4. 4John PerkinsSecond row
  5. 5Bob NorsterSecond row
  6. 6Martyn MorrisFlanker
  7. 7David PickeringFlanker
  8. 8Dick MoriartyNumber 8
  9. 9Terry HolmesScrum-half
  10. 10Gareth DaviesFly-half
  11. 11Phil LewisWing
  12. 12Mark RingCentre
  13. 13Rob AckermanCentre
  14. 14Mark TitleyWing
  15. 15Mark WyattFull-back
  16. 16Howell DaviesBench
  17. 17Bleddyn BowenBench
  18. 18Dai BishopBench
  19. 19Ian StephensBench
  20. 20M RichardsBench
  21. 21Gareth RobertsBench

Ireland

  1. 1Phil OrrProp
  2. 2Ciaran FitzgeraldHooker
  3. 3Jim McCoyProp
  4. 4Donal LenihanSecond row
  5. 5Willie AndersonSecond row
  6. 6Phil MatthewsFlanker
  7. 7Nigel CarrFlanker
  8. 8Brian SpillaneNumber 8
  9. 9Michael BradleyScrum-half
  10. 10Paul DeanFly-half
  11. 11Keith CrossanWing
  12. 12Michael KiernanCentre
  13. 13Brendan MullinCentre
  14. 14Trevor RinglandWing
  15. 15Hugo MacNeillFull-back
  16. 16Michael FitzpatrickBench
  17. 17Harry HarbisonBench
  18. 18Bran McCallBench
  19. 19Rab BradyBench
  20. 20Ralph KeyesBench
  21. 21Philip RaineyBench

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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.