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Full time16 February 1991
Wales
21–21
Ireland
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff, Wales · Five Nations 1991Head-to-head

A draw.

Scoring

  1. –CWales conversion · Paul Thorburn2–0
  2. –CWales conversion · Paul Thorburn4–0
  3. –PWales penalty · Paul Thorburn7–0
  4. –PWales penalty · Paul Thorburn10–0
  5. –TWales try · Neil Jenkins14–0
  6. –TWales try · Paul Arnold18–0
  7. –DWales drop goal · Neil Jenkins21–0
  8. –CIreland conversion · Brian Smith21–2
  9. –TIreland try · Jim Staples21–6
  10. –TIreland try · Simon Geoghegan21–10
  11. –TIreland try · Brendan Mullin21–14
  12. –TIreland try · Jack Clarke21–18
  13. –DIreland drop goal · Brian Smith21–21

Line-ups

Wales

  1. 1Mike GriffithsProp
  2. 2Kevin PhillipsHooker
  3. 3John DaviesProp
  4. 4Glyn LlewellynSecond row
  5. 5Paul ArnoldSecond row
  6. 6Emyr LewisFlanker
  7. 7Martyn MorrisFlanker
  8. 8Phil DaviesNumber 8
  9. 9Chris BridgesScrum-half
  10. 10Neil JenkinsFly-half
  11. 11Steve FordWing
  12. 12Scott GibbsCentre
  13. 13Mark RingCentre
  14. 14Ieuan EvansWing
  15. 15Paul ThorburnFull-back
  16. 16Robert JonesBench
  17. 17David EvansBench
  18. 18Tony ClementBench
  19. 19Ken WatersBench
  20. 20Brian WilliamsBench
  21. 21Alun CarterBench

Ireland

  1. 1John FitzgeraldProp
  2. 2Steve SmithHooker
  3. 3Des FitzgeraldProp
  4. 4Mick GalweySecond row
  5. 5Brian RigneySecond row
  6. 6Phil MatthewsFlanker
  7. 7Gordon HamiltonFlanker
  8. 8Brian RobinsonNumber 8
  9. 9Rob SaundersScrum-half
  10. 10Brian SmithFly-half
  11. 11Jack ClarkeWing
  12. 12David CurtisCentre
  13. 13Brendan MullinCentre
  14. 14Simon GeogheganWing
  15. 15Jim StaplesFull-back
  16. 16Kenny MurphyBench
  17. 17Vince CunninghamBench
  18. 18Alain RollandBench
  19. 19Noel MannionBench
  20. 20Gary HalpinBench
  21. 21Terry KingstonBench

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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.