Men's Rugby World Cup 1995 · Ellis Park, Johannesburg · 4 June 1995Head-to-head
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Ireland won by 1 point.Half-time 14–6 · Tries 3–2
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Tacklesmademissed
IRE5121
WAL258
Kicks at goalconv.pensdrops
IRE3/31/10
WAL2/22/21
← Wales attack · Ireland attack →Hover a try for detail · dots = tackles made · dashed = penalty goal · orange = missed · squares = rucks · triangles = line breaks and defenders beaten · rings = turnovers · bars at the foot = zone counts · thin lines = kicks from hand = attacking entries and ball won per band
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- Tries with a dashed ring have no recorded position, so they sit in the in-goal at the end that side attacked.
Tries and goal kicks as a table
| Min | Team | What | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7′ | Ireland | Try, Nick Popplewell, converted | 5–0 |
| 15′ | Ireland | Try, Denis McBride, converted | 12–0 |
| 71′ | Ireland | Try, Eddie Halvey, converted | 19–9 |
| 74′ | Wales | Try, Jonathan Humphreys, converted | 21–14 |
| 86′ | Wales | Try, Hemi Taylor, converted | 24–21 |
Sample dataTerritory shares are estimated, and tries without a recorded position are placed in the in-goal. Other positions are as logged by the match feed and approximate.
Score progression
Drag to replay the match on the pitchSwipe the chart sideways for the full match.7′Nick Popplewell15′Denis McBride71′Eddie Halvey74′Jonathan Humphreys86′Hemi Taylor
IRE
Team stats
WAL60%Possession40%
40Carries57
180Metres gained257
1Clean breaks11
8Defenders beaten21
39Passes87
0Offloads8
51Tackles made25
21Tackles missed8
19/23Rucks won27/30
16/22Lineouts won18/22
10/10Scrums won11/11
12/13Mauls won9/9
7Penalties conceded8
61Kicks from hand45
Goal kicking
IRE conversions 3/3, penalties 1/1 · WAL conversions 2/2, penalties 2/2. Pale segment = set piece lost.
IRE conversions 3/3, penalties 1/1 · WAL conversions 2/2, penalties 2/2. Pale segment = set piece lost.
Match statistics and event positions come from World Rugby’s public match feed, which is unofficial and not licensed for reuse; TheBreakdown reduces them to the figures shown. This feed has team statistics but no positions for this match.
Line-ups
Ireland
- 1Nick PopplewellProp
- 2Terry KingstonHooker
- 3Gary HalpinProp
- 4Gabriel FulcherSecond row
- 5Neil FrancisSecond row
- 6David CorkeryFlanker
- 7Denis McBrideFlanker
- 8Paddy JohnsNumber 8
- 9Niall HoganScrum-half
- 10Eric ElwoodFly-half
- 11Simon GeogheganWing
- 12Jonathan BellCentre
- 13Brendan MullinCentre
- 14Richard WallaceWing
- 15Conor O'SheaFull-back
- 16Eddie HalveyBench
- 17Phil DanaherBench
- 18Paul BurkeBench
- 19Michael BradleyBench
- 20Paul WallaceBench
- 21Shane ByrneBench
Wales
- 1Mike GriffithsProp
- 2Jonathan HumphreysHooker
- 3John DaviesProp
- 4Derwyn JonesSecond row
- 5Gareth LlewellynSecond row
- 6Stuart DaviesFlanker
- 7Hemi TaylorFlanker
- 8Emyr LewisNumber 8
- 9Robert JonesScrum-half
- 10Adrian DaviesFly-half
- 11Gareth ThomasWing
- 12Neil JenkinsCentre
- 13Mike HallCentre
- 14Ieuan EvansWing
- 15Tony ClementFull-back
- 16Ricky EvansBench
- 17Wayne ProctorBench
- 18David EvansBench
- 19Andy MooreBench
- 20Stuart RoyBench
- 21Garin JenkinsBench
Match officials
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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
- Previous meeting: 18 March 1995, Ireland 16–12 Wales
- Next meeting on record: 2 March 1996
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.