TheBreakdown
Full time4 April 1987
Wales
11–15
Ireland
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff, Wales · Five Nations 1987Head-to-head

Ireland won by 4 points.

Scoring

  1. –PWales penalty · Mark Wyatt3–0
  2. –TWales try · Ieuan Evans7–0
  3. –TWales try · Bob Norster11–0
  4. –CIreland conversion · Michael Kiernan11–2
  5. –CIreland conversion · Michael Kiernan11–4
  6. –PIreland penalty · Michael Kiernan11–7
  7. –TIreland try · Brendan Mullin11–11
  8. –TIreland try · Paul Dean11–15

Line-ups

Wales

  1. 1Jeff WhitefootProp
  2. 2Billy JamesHooker
  3. 3Steve BlackmoreProp
  4. 4Steve SuttonSecond row
  5. 5Bob NorsterSecond row
  6. 6Paul MoriartyFlanker
  7. 7Richie CollinsFlanker
  8. 8Phil DaviesNumber 8
  9. 9Robert JonesScrum-half
  10. 10Jonathan DaviesFly-half
  11. 11Adrian HadleyWing
  12. 12Mark RingCentre
  13. 13John DevereuxCentre
  14. 14Ieuan EvansWing
  15. 15Mark WyattFull-back
  16. 16Glen WebbeBench
  17. 17Malcolm DaceyBench
  18. 18Ray GilesBench
  19. 19Anthony BuchananBench
  20. 20Stuart DaviesBench
  21. 21Gareth RobertsBench

Ireland

  1. 1Phil OrrProp
  2. 2Harry HarbisonHooker
  3. 3Des FitzgeraldProp
  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. 16Jim McCoyBench
  17. 17Ciaran FitzgeraldBench
  18. 18Jim GlennonBench
  19. 19Tony DoyleBench
  20. 20Tony WardBench
  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.