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Full time4 February 1989
Wales
13–19
Ireland
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff, Wales · Five Nations 1989Head-to-head

Ireland won by 6 points.

Scoring

  1. –PWales penalty · Paul Thorburn3–0
  2. –PWales penalty · Paul Thorburn6–0
  3. –PWales penalty · Paul Thorburn9–0
  4. –TWales try · Mark Jones13–0
  5. –CIreland conversion · Michael Kiernan13–2
  6. –PIreland penalty · Michael Kiernan13–5
  7. –PIreland penalty · Michael Kiernan13–8
  8. –PIreland penalty · Michael Kiernan13–11
  9. –TIreland try · Paul Dean13–15
  10. –TIreland try · Noel Mannion13–19

Line-ups

Wales

  1. 1Mike GriffithsProp
  2. 2Ian WatkinsHooker
  3. 3Laurence DelaneyProp
  4. 4Phil DaviesSecond row
  5. 5Kevin MoseleySecond row
  6. 6Rowland PhillipsFlanker
  7. 7David BryantFlanker
  8. 8Mark JonesNumber 8
  9. 9Robert JonesScrum-half
  10. 10Bleddyn BowenFly-half
  11. 11Mike HallWing
  12. 12Nigel DaviesCentre
  13. 13John DevereuxCentre
  14. 14Ieuan EvansWing
  15. 15Paul ThorburnFull-back
  16. 16Paul TurnerBench
  17. 17Carwyn DaviesBench
  18. 18Jonathan GriffithsBench
  19. 19Huw Williams-JonesBench
  20. 20Wayne HallBench
  21. 21John WakefordBench

Ireland

  1. 1Tom ClancyProp
  2. 2Steve SmithHooker
  3. 3Jim McCoyProp
  4. 4Donal LenihanSecond row
  5. 5Willie AndersonSecond row
  6. 6Phil MatthewsFlanker
  7. 7Patrick O'HaraFlanker
  8. 8Noel MannionNumber 8
  9. 9Fergus AherneScrum-half
  10. 10Paul DeanFly-half
  11. 11Keith CrossanWing
  12. 12David IrwinCentre
  13. 13Brendan MullinCentre
  14. 14Michael KiernanWing
  15. 15Fergus DunleaFull-back
  16. 16Phil DanaherBench
  17. 17Vince CunninghamBench
  18. 18Rab BradyBench
  19. 19Brian SpillaneBench
  20. 20Des FitzgeraldBench
  21. 21John McDonaldBench

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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.