History of rugby union matches between France and Ireland

Since 1909, France and Ireland have played each other in a total of 101 test matches, with France winning 59 times, Ireland winning 35 times and seven matches drawn.^[1]

Apart from fixtures played in the Five Nations / Six Nations Championship competitions, four games have been played at the Rugby World Cup in 1995, 2003, 2007 and 2015, in which France were victorious in the first three and Ireland in the last one in 2015. The sides have also met on four other occasions outside the Five Nations / Six Nations Championship: in 1909 (the first match between the two teams), a one-off match in 1972 and two Rugby World Cup warm-up matches in 2011.

Summary[]

Note: Summary below reflects test results by both teams.

Overview[]

Records[]

Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was or last set.

Results[]

No.	Date	Venue	Score	Winner	Competition	Match report
1	20 March 1909	Lansdowne Road, Dublin	19–8	Ireland	Test Match
2	28 March 1910	Parc des Princes, Paris	3–8	Ireland	1910 Five Nations Championship
3	25 March 1911	Mardyke, Cork	25–5	Ireland	1911 Five Nations Championship
4	1 January 1912	Parc des Princes, Paris	6–11	Ireland	1912 Five Nations Championship
5	24 March 1913	Mardyke, Cork	24–0	Ireland	1913 Five Nations Championship
6	1 January 1914	Parc des Princes, Paris	6–8	Ireland	1914 Five Nations Championship
7	3 April 1920	Lansdowne Road, Dublin	7–15	France	1920 Five Nations Championship
8	9 April 1921	Colombes, Paris	20–10	France	1921 Five Nations Championship
9	8 April 1922	Lansdowne Road, Dublin	8–3	Ireland	1922 Five Nations Championship
10	14 April 1923	Colombes, Paris	14–8	France	1923 Five Nations Championship
11	26 January 1924	Lansdowne Road, Dublin	6–0	Ireland	1924 Five Nations Championship
12	1 January 1925	Colombes, Paris	3–9	Ireland	1925 Five Nations Championship
13	1 January 1926	Ravenhill, Northern Ireland	11–0	Ireland	1926 Five Nations Championship
14	1 January 1927	Colombes, Paris	3–8	Ireland	1927 Five Nations Championship
15	28 January 1928	Ravenhill, Northern Ireland	12–8	Ireland	1928 Five Nations Championship
16	31 December 1928	Colombes, Paris	0–6	Ireland	1929 Five Nations Championship
17	25 January 1930	Ravenhill, Northern Ireland	0–5	France	1930 Five Nations Championship
18	1 January 1931	Colombes, Paris	3–0	France	1931 Five Nations Championship
19	25 January 1947	Lansdowne Road, Dublin	8–12	France	1947 Five Nations Championship
20	1 January 1948	Colombes, Paris	6–13	Ireland	1948 Five Nations Championship
21	29 January 1949	Lansdowne Road, Dublin	9–16	France	1949 Five Nations Championship
22	28 January 1950	Colombes, Paris	3–3	Draw	1950 Five Nations Championship
23	27 January 1951	Lansdowne Road, Dublin	9–8	Ireland	1951 Five Nations Championship
24	26 January 1952	Colombes, Paris	8–11	Ireland	1952 Five Nations Championship
25	24 January 1953	Ravenhill, Northern Ireland	16–3	Ireland	1953 Five Nations Championship
26	23 January 1954	Colombes, Paris	8–0	France	1954 Five Nations Championship
27	22 January 1955	Lansdowne Road, Dublin	3–5	France	1955 Five Nations Championship
28	28 January 1956	Colombes, Paris	14–8	France	1956 Five Nations Championship
29	26 January 1957	Lansdowne Road, Dublin	11–6	Ireland	1957 Five Nations Championship
30	19 April 1958	Colombes, Paris	11–6	France	1958 Five Nations Championship
31	18 April 1959	Lansdowne Road, Dublin	9–5	Ireland	1959 Five Nations Championship
32	9 April 1960	Colombes, Paris	23–6	France	1960 Five Nations Championship
33	15 April 1961	Lansdowne Road, Dublin	3–15	France	1961 Five Nations Championship
34	14 April 1962	Colombes, Paris	11–0	France	1962 Five Nations Championship
35	26 January 1963	Lansdowne Road, Dublin	5–24	France	1963 Five Nations Championship
36	11 April 1964	Colombes, Paris	27–6	France	1964 Five Nations Championship
37	23 January 1965	Lansdowne Road, Dublin	3–3	Draw	1965 Five Nations Championship
38	29 January 1966	Colombes, Paris	11–6	France	1966 Five Nations Championship
39	15 April 1967	Lansdowne Road, Dublin	6–11	France	1967 Five Nations Championship
40	27 January 1968	Colombes, Paris	16–6	France	1968 Five Nations Championship
41	25 January 1969	Lansdowne Road, Dublin	17–9	Ireland	1969 Five Nations Championship
42	24 January 1970	Colombes, Paris	8–0	France	1970 Five Nations Championship
43	30 January 1971	Lansdowne Road, Dublin	9–9	Draw	1971 Five Nations Championship
44	29 January 1972	Colombes, Paris	9–14	Ireland	1972 Five Nations Championship
45	29 April 1972	Lansdowne Road, Dublin	24–14	Ireland	Test Match
46	14 April 1973	Lansdowne Road, Dublin	6–4	Ireland	1973 Five Nations Championship
47	19 January 1974	Parc des Princes, Paris	9–6	France	1974 Five Nations Championship
48	1 March 1975	Lansdowne Road, Dublin	25–6	Ireland	1975 Five Nations Championship
49	7 February 1976	Parc des Princes, Paris	26–3	France	1976 Five Nations Championship
50	19 March 1977	Lansdowne Road, Dublin	6–15	France	1977 Five Nations Championship
51	18 February 1978	Parc des Princes, Paris	10–9	France	1978 Five Nations Championship
52	20 January 1979	Lansdowne Road, Dublin	9–9	Draw	1979 Five Nations Championship
53	1 March 1980	Parc des Princes, Paris	19–18	France	1980 Five Nations Championship
54	7 February 1981	Lansdowne Road, Dublin	13–19	France	1981 Five Nations Championship
55	20 March 1982	Parc des Princes, Paris	22–9	France	1982 Five Nations Championship
56	19 February 1983	Lansdowne Road, Dublin	22–16	Ireland	1983 Five Nations Championship
57	21 January 1984	Parc des Princes, Paris	25–12	France	1984 Five Nations Championship
58	2 March 1985	Lansdowne Road, Dublin	15–15	Draw	1985 Five Nations Championship
59	1 February 1986	Parc des Princes, Paris	29–9	France	1986 Five Nations Championship
60	21 March 1987	Lansdowne Road, Dublin	13–19	France	1987 Five Nations Championship
61	20 February 1988	Parc des Princes, Paris	25–6	France	1988 Five Nations Championship
62	21 January 1989	Lansdowne Road, Dublin	21–26	France	1989 Five Nations Championship
63	3 March 1990	Parc des Princes, Paris	31–12	France	1990 Five Nations Championship
64	2 February 1991	Lansdowne Road, Dublin	13–21	France	1991 Five Nations Championship
65	21 March 1992	Parc des Princes, Paris	44–12	France	1992 Five Nations Championship
66	20 February 1993	Lansdowne Road, Dublin	6–21	France	1993 Five Nations Championship
67	15 January 1994	Parc des Princes, Paris	35–15	France	1994 Five Nations Championship
68	4 March 1995	Lansdowne Road, Dublin	7–25	France	1995 Five Nations Championship
69	10 June 1995	Kings Park Stadium, Durban, South Africa	36–12	France	1995 Rugby World Cup
70	17 February 1996	Parc des Princes, Paris	45–10	France	1996 Five Nations Championship
71	18 January 1997	Lansdowne Road, Dublin	15–32	France	1997 Five Nations Championship
72	7 March 1998	Stade de France, Saint Denis	18–16	France	1998 Five Nations Championship	BBC
73	6 February 1999	Lansdowne Road, Dublin	9–10	France	1999 Five Nations Championship	BBC
74	19 March 2000	Stade de France, Saint Denis	25–27	Ireland	2000 Six Nations Championship	BBC, TG
75	17 February 2001	Lansdowne Road, Dublin	22–15	Ireland	2001 Six Nations Championship	BBC, TG
76	6 April 2002	Stade de France, Saint Denis	44–5	France	2002 Six Nations Championship	BBC
77	8 March 2003	Lansdowne Road, Dublin	15–12	Ireland	2003 Six Nations Championship	BBC, TG
78	9 November 2003	Telstra Dome, Melbourne, Australia	43–21	France	2003 Rugby World Cup	BBC
79	14 February 2004	Stade de France, Saint Denis	35–17	France	2004 Six Nations Championship	BBC
80	12 March 2005	Lansdowne Road, Dublin	19–26	France	2005 Six Nations Championship	BBC
81	11 February 2006	Stade de France, Saint Denis	43–31	France	2006 Six Nations Championship	BBC
82	11 February 2007	Croke Park, Dublin	17–20	France	2007 Six Nations Championship	BBC
83	21 September 2007	Stade de France, Saint Denis	25–3	France	2007 Rugby World Cup	BBC
84	9 February 2008	Stade de France, Saint Denis	26–21	France	2008 Six Nations Championship	BBC
85	7 February 2009	Croke Park, Dublin	30–21	Ireland	2009 Six Nations Championship	BBC, TG
86	13 February 2010	Stade de France, Saint Denis	33–10	France	2010 Six Nations Championship	BBC
87	13 February 2011	Aviva Stadium, Dublin	22–25	France	2011 Six Nations Championship	BBC
88	13 August 2011	Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux	19–12	France	2011 Rugby World Cup warm up	BBC
89	20 August 2011	Aviva Stadium, Dublin	22–26	France		BBC
90	4 March 2012	Stade de France, Saint Denis	17–17	Draw	2012 Six Nations Championship	BBC
91	9 March 2013	Aviva Stadium, Dublin	13–13	Draw	2013 Six Nations Championship	BBC
92	15 March 2014	Stade de France, Saint Denis	20–22	Ireland	2014 Six Nations Championship	BBC, TG
93	14 February 2015	Aviva Stadium, Dublin	18–11	Ireland	2015 Six Nations Championship	BBC, TG
94	11 October 2015	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales	9–24	Ireland	2015 Rugby World Cup Pool D	BBC, TG
95	13 February 2016	Stade de France, Saint Denis	10–9	France	2016 Six Nations Championship	BBC, TG
96	25 February 2017	Aviva Stadium, Dublin	19–9	Ireland	2017 Six Nations Championship	BBC, TG
97	3 February 2018	Stade de France, Saint Denis	13–15	Ireland	2018 Six Nations Championship	BBC, TG
98	10 March 2019	Aviva Stadium, Dublin	26–14	Ireland	2019 Six Nations Championship	BBC, TG
99	31 October 2020	Stade de France, Saint Denis	35–27	France	2020 Six Nations Championship	BBC, TG
100	14 February 2021	Aviva Stadium, Dublin	13–15	France	2021 Six Nations Championship	BBC, TG
101	12 February 2022	Stade de France, Saint Denis	30–24	France	2022 Six Nations Championship	BBC, TG

XV Results[]

Below is a list of matches that France has awarded matches test match status by virtue of awarding caps, but Ireland did not award caps.

Date	Venue	Score	Winner	Competition	Comments
26 January 1946	Lansdowne Road, Dublin	3–4	France	Victory International	Not classed as a full international by Ireland, but France classed it as a Test match
14 May 1988	Auch	18–19	Ireland	Friendly	Neither team awarded international appearances
18 May 1988	Lorient	12–7	France	Friendly	Neither team awarded international appearances

Breakdown[]

In the World Cup, the teams have played each other on four occasions, 1995, 2003, 2007 and 2015, with France winning on 3 occasions and Ireland winning once; there have been no draws. In these games, France have scored 113 points, and Ireland 60.

In the Five Nations (1910-1931 and 1947-1999), Ireland played France on 70 occasions, Ireland winning 23, France 42 and five matches have been drawn.

In the Six Nations (2000-present), Ireland have played France on 20 occasions, Ireland winning 9, France 9 and two matches have been drawn. In these games, Ireland have scored 359 points, and France 439.

In other test matches, Ireland have played France on four other occasions, in 1909, 1972 and twice in 2011, with two wins apiece.

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