TheBreakdown
Full time5 March 1988
Ireland
9–12
Wales
Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland · Five Nations 1988Head-to-head

Wales won by 3 points.

Scoring

  1. –CIreland conversion · Michael Kiernan2–0
  2. –PIreland penalty · Michael Kiernan5–0
  3. –TIreland try · Terry Kingston9–0
  4. –CWales conversion · Paul Thorburn9–2
  5. –PWales penalty · Paul Thorburn9–5
  6. –TWales try · Paul Moriarty9–9
  7. –DWales drop goal · Jonathan Davies9–12

Line-ups

Ireland

  1. 1Tom ClancyProp
  2. 2Terry KingstonHooker
  3. 3Des FitzgeraldProp
  4. 4Donal LenihanSecond row
  5. 5Willie AndersonSecond row
  6. 6Phil MatthewsFlanker
  7. 7Denis McBrideFlanker
  8. 8Michael GibsonNumber 8
  9. 9Michael BradleyScrum-half
  10. 10Paul DeanFly-half
  11. 11Keith CrossanWing
  12. 12Michael KiernanCentre
  13. 13Brendan MullinCentre
  14. 14Trevor RinglandWing
  15. 15Phil DanaherFull-back
  16. 16Jim McCoyBench
  17. 17John McDonaldBench
  18. 18Don WhittleBench
  19. 19Fergus AherneBench
  20. 20Ralph KeyesBench
  21. 21Hugo MacNeillBench

Wales

  1. 1Anthony BuchananProp
  2. 2Ian WatkinsHooker
  3. 3Dai YoungProp
  4. 4Phil MaySecond row
  5. 5Bob NorsterSecond row
  6. 6Rowland PhillipsFlanker
  7. 7Richie CollinsFlanker
  8. 8Paul MoriartyNumber 8
  9. 9Robert JonesScrum-half
  10. 10Jonathan DaviesFly-half
  11. 11Adrian HadleyWing
  12. 12Bleddyn BowenCentre
  13. 13Mark RingCentre
  14. 14Ieuan EvansWing
  15. 15Paul ThorburnFull-back
  16. 16Glen WebbeBench
  17. 17Mike HallBench
  18. 18Jonathan GriffithsBench
  19. 19Jeremy PughBench
  20. 20Kevin PhillipsBench
  21. 21Mark JonesBench

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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.