History of rugby union matches between Ireland and Wales

Ireland and Wales have played each other at rugby union since 1882. A total of 117 matches have been played, with Wales winning 64 matches, Ireland winning 47 matches and six matches drawn.[1]

Overall summary

Details Played Won by Ireland Won by Wales Drawn Ireland points Wales points
In Ireland 57 27 26 4 651 559
In Wales 55 18 35 2 507 713
Neutral venue 5 2 3 0 69 81
Overall 117 47 64 6 1227 1353

Results

Date Venue Home Team Away Team Score Competition Winner
8 October 2011 Regional Stadium  Wales  Ireland 22 – 10 2011 Rugby World Cup  Wales
12 March 2011 Millennium Stadium  Wales  Ireland 19 – 13 2011 Six Nations  Wales
13 March 2010 Croke Park  Ireland  Wales 27 – 12 2010 Six Nations  Ireland
21 March 2009 Millennium Stadium  Wales  Ireland 15 – 17 2009 Six Nations  Ireland
8 March 2008 Croke Park  Ireland  Wales 12 – 16 2008 Six Nations  Wales
4 February 2007 Millennium Stadium  Wales  Ireland 9 – 19 2007 Six Nations  Ireland
26 February 2006 Lansdowne Road  Ireland  Wales 31 – 5 2006 Six Nations  Ireland
19 March 2005 Millennium Stadium  Wales  Ireland 32 – 20 2005 Six Nations  Wales
22 February 2004 Lansdowne Road  Ireland  Wales 36 – 15 2004 Six Nations  Ireland
16 August 2003 Lansdowne Road  Ireland  Wales 35 – 12 2003 Rugby World Cup preparatory game  Ireland
22 March 2003 Millennium Stadium  Wales  Ireland 24 – 25 2003 Six Nations  Ireland
3 February 2002 Lansdowne Road  Ireland  Wales 54 – 10 2002 Six Nations  Ireland
13 October 29 2001 Millennium Stadium  Wales  Ireland 6 – 35 2001 Six Nations  Ireland
1 April 2000 Lansdowne Road  Ireland  Wales 19 – 23 2000 Six Nations  Wales
20 February 1999 Wembley Stadium  Wales  Ireland 23 – 29 1999 Five Nations Championship  Ireland
21 March 1998 Lansdowne Road  Ireland  Wales 21 – 30 1998 Five Nations Championship  Wales
1 February 1997 National Stadium  Wales  Ireland 25 – 26 1997 Five Nations Championship  Ireland
2 March 1996 Lansdowne Road  Ireland  Wales 30 – 17 1996 Five Nations Championship  Ireland
4 June 1995 Ellis Park  Ireland  Wales 24 – 23 1995 Rugby World Cup  Ireland
18 March 1995 National Stadium  Wales  Ireland 12 – 16 1995 Five Nations Championship  Ireland
5 February 1994 Lansdowne Road  Ireland  Wales 15 – 17 1994 Five Nations Championship  Wales
6 March 1993 National Stadium  Wales  Ireland 14 – 19 1993 Five Nations Championship  Ireland
18 January 1992 Lansdowne Road  Ireland  Wales 15 – 16 1992 Five Nations Championship  Wales
16 February 1991 National Stadium  Wales  Ireland 21 – 21 1991 Five Nations Championship draw
24 March 1990 Lansdowne Road  Ireland  Wales 14 – 8 1990 Five Nations Championship  Ireland
4 February 1989 National Stadium  Wales  Ireland 13 – 19 1989 Five Nations Championship  Ireland
5 March 1988 Lansdowne Road  Ireland  Wales 9 – 12 1988 Five Nations Championship  Wales
25 May 1987 Athletic Park  Ireland  Wales 6 – 13 1987 Rugby World Cup  Wales
4 April 1987 National Stadium  Wales  Ireland 11 – 15 1987 Five Nations Championship  Ireland
15 February 1986 Lansdowne Road  Ireland  Wales 12 – 19 1986 Five Nations Championship  Wales
16 March 1985 National Stadium  Wales  Ireland 9 – 21 1985 Five Nations Championship  Ireland
4 February 1984 Lansdowne Road  Ireland  Wales 9 – 18 1984 Five Nations Championship  Wales
5 March 1983 National Stadium  Wales  Ireland 23 – 9 1983 Five Nations Championship  Wales
23 January 1982 Lansdowne Road  Ireland  Wales 20 – 12 1982 Five Nations Championship  Ireland
21 February 1981 National Stadium  Wales  Ireland 9 – 8 1981 Five Nations Championship  Wales
15 March 1980 Lansdowne Road  Ireland  Wales 21 – 7 1980 Five Nations Championship  Ireland
3 February 1979 National Stadium  Wales  Ireland 24 – 21 1979 Five Nations Championship  Wales
4 March 1978 Lansdowne Road  Ireland  Wales 16 – 20 1978 Five Nations Championship  Wales
15 January 1977 National Stadium  Wales  Ireland 25 – 9 1977 Five Nations Championship  Wales
21 February 1976 Lansdowne Road  Ireland  Wales 9 – 34 1976 Five Nations Championship  Wales
15 March 1975 National Stadium  Wales  Ireland 32 – 4 1975 Five Nations Championship  Wales
2 February 1974 Lansdowne Road  Ireland  Wales 9 – 9 1974 Five Nations Championship draw
10 March 1973 National Stadium  Wales  Ireland 16 – 12 1973 Five Nations Championship  Wales
13 March 1971 National Stadium  Wales  Ireland 23 – 9 1971 Five Nations Championship  Wales
14 March 1970 Lansdowne Road  Ireland  Wales 14 – 0 1970 Five Nations Championship  Ireland
8 March 1969 National Stadium  Wales  Ireland 24 – 11 1969 Five Nations Championship  Wales
9 March 1968 Lansdowne Road  Ireland  Wales 9 – 6 1968 Five Nations Championship  Ireland
11 March 1967 National Stadium  Wales  Ireland 0 – 3 1967 Five Nations Championship  Ireland
12 March 1966 Lansdowne Road  Ireland  Wales 9 – 6 1966 Five Nations Championship  Ireland
13 March 1965 National Stadium  Wales  Ireland 4 – 8 1965 Five Nations Championship  Wales
7 March 1964 Lansdowne Road  Ireland  Wales 6 – 15 1964 Five Nations Championship  Wales
9 March 1963 National Stadium  Wales  Ireland 6 – 14 1963 Five Nations Championship  Ireland
17 November 1962 Lansdowne Road  Ireland  Wales 3 – 3 1962 Five Nations Championship draw
11 March 1961 National Stadium  Wales  Ireland 9 – 0 1961 Five Nations Championship  Wales
12 March 1960 Lansdowne Road  Ireland  Wales 9 – 10 1960 Five Nations Championship  Wales
14 March 1959 National Stadium  Wales  Ireland 8 – 6 1959 Five Nations Championship  Wales
15 March 1958 Lansdowne Road  Ireland  Wales 6 – 9 1958 Five Nations Championship  Wales
9 March 1957 National Stadium  Wales  Ireland 6 – 5 1957 Five Nations Championship  Wales
10 March 1956 Lansdowne Road  Ireland  Wales 11 – 3 1956 Five Nations Championship  Ireland
12 March 1955 National Stadium  Wales  Ireland 21 – 3 1955 Five Nations Championship  Wales
13 March 1954 Lansdowne Road  Ireland  Wales 9 – 12 1954 Five Nations Championship  Wales
14 March 1953 St Helen’s  Wales  Ireland 5 – 3 1953 Five Nations Championship  Wales
8 March 1952 Lansdowne Road  Ireland  Wales 3 – 14 1952 Five Nations Championship  Wales
10 March 1951 National Stadium  Wales  Ireland 3 – 3 1951 Five Nations Championship draw
11 March 1950 Ravenhill Stadium  Ireland  Wales 3 – 6 1950 Five Nations Championship  Wales
12 March 1949 St Helen’s  Wales  Ireland 0 – 5 1949 Five Nations Championship  Ireland
13 March 1948 Ravenhill  Ireland  Wales 6 – 3 1948 Five Nations Championship  Ireland
29 March 1947 St Helen’s  Wales  Ireland 6 – 0 1947 Five Nations Championship  Wales
11 March 1939 Ravenhill  Ireland  Wales 0 – 7 1939 Home Nations Championship  Wales
12 March 1938 St Helen’s  Wales  Ireland 11 – 5 1938 Home Nations Championship  Wales
3 April 1937 Ravenhill  Ireland  Wales 5 – 3 1937 Home Nations Championship  Ireland
14 March 1936 National Stadium  Wales  Ireland 3 – 0 1936 Home Nations Championship  Wales
9 March 1935 Ravenhill  Ireland  Wales 9 – 3 1935 Home Nations Championship  Ireland
10 March 1934 St Helen’s  Wales  Ireland 13 – 0 1934 Home Nations Championship  Wales
11 March 1933 Ravenhill  Ireland  Wales 10 – 5 1933 Home Nations Championship  Ireland
12 March 1932 National Stadium  Wales  Ireland 10 – 12 1932 Home Nations Championship  Ireland
14 March 1931 Ravenhill  Ireland  Wales 3 – 15 1931 Five Nations Championship  Wales
8 March 1930 St Helen’s  Wales  Ireland 12 – 7 1930 Five Nations Championship  Wales
9 March 1929 Ravenhill  Ireland  Wales 5 – 5 1929 Five Nations Championship draw
10 March 1928 National Stadium  Wales  Ireland 10 – 13 1928 Five Nations Championship  Ireland
12 March 1927 Lansdowne Road  Ireland  Wales 19 – 9 1927 Five Nations Championship  Ireland
13 March 1926 St Helen’s  Wales  Ireland 11 – 8 1926 Five Nations Championship  Wales
14 March 1925 Ravenhill  Ireland  Wales 19 – 3 1925 Five Nations Championship  Ireland
8 March 1924 National Stadium  Wales  Ireland 10 – 13 1924 Five Nations Championship  Ireland
10 March 1923 Lansdowne Road  Ireland  Wales 5 – 4 1923 Five Nations Championship  Ireland
11 March 1922 St Helen’s  Wales  Ireland 11 – 5 1922 Five Nations Championship  Wales
12 March 1921 Balmoral Showgrounds  Ireland  Wales 0 – 6 1921 Five Nations Championship  Wales
13 March 1920 National Stadium  Wales  Ireland 28 – 4 1920 Five Nations Championship  Wales
14 March 1914 Balmoral Showgrounds  Ireland  Wales 3 – 11 1914 Five Nations Championship  Wales
8 March 1913 St Helen’s  Wales  Ireland 16 – 13 1913 Five Nations Championship  Wales
9 March 1912 Balmoral Showgrounds  Ireland  Wales 12 – 5 1912 Five Nations Championship  Ireland
11 March 1911 National Stadium  Wales  Ireland 16 – 0 1911 Five Nations Championship  Wales
12 March 1910 Lansdowne Road  Ireland  Wales 3 – 19 1910 Five Nations Championship  Wales
13 March 1909 St Helen’s  Wales  Ireland 18 – 5 1909 Home Nations Championship  Wales
14 March 1908 Balmoral Showgrounds  Ireland  Wales 5 – 11 1908 Home Nations Championship  Wales
9 March 1907 National Stadium  Wales  Ireland 29 – 0 1907 Home Nations Championship  Wales
10 March 1906 Balmoral Showgrounds  Ireland  Wales 11 – 6 1906 Home Nations Championship  Ireland
11 March 1905 St Helen’s  Wales  Ireland 10 – 3 1905 Home Nations Championship  Wales
12 March 1904 Balmoral Showgrounds  Ireland  Wales 14 – 12 1904 Home Nations Championship  Ireland
14 March 1903 National Stadium  Wales  Ireland 18 – 0 1903 Home Nations Championship  Wales
6 March 1902 Lansdowne Road  Ireland  Wales 0 – 15 1902 Home Nations Championship  Wales
16 March 1901 St Helen’s  Wales  Ireland 10 – 9 1901 Home Nations Championship  Wales
17 March 1900 Balmoral Showgrounds  Ireland  Wales 0 – 3 1900 Home Nations Championship  Ireland
18 March 1899 National Stadium  Wales  Ireland 0 – 3 1899 Home Nations Championship  Ireland
19 March 1898 Thomond Park  Ireland  Wales 3 – 11 1898 Home Nations Championship  Wales
17 March 1896 Lansdowne Road  Ireland  Wales 8 – 4 1896 Home Nations Championship  Ireland
16 March 1895 National Stadium  Wales  Ireland 5 – 3 1895 Home Nations Championship  Wales
10 March 1894 Ballynafeigh  Ireland  Wales 3 – 0 1894 Home Nations Championship  Ireland
11 March 1893 Stradey Park  Wales  Ireland 2 – 0 1893 Home Nations Championship  Wales
5 March 1892 Lansdowne Road  Ireland  Wales 9 – 0 1892 Home Nations Championship  Ireland
7 March 1891 Stradey Park  Wales  Ireland 6 – 4 1891 Home Nations Championship  Wales
1 March 1890 Lansdowne Road  Ireland  Wales 3 – 3 1890 Home Nations Championship draw
2 March 1889 Stradey Park  Wales  Ireland 0 – 2T 1889 Home Nations Championship  Ireland
3 March 1888 Lansdowne Road  Ireland  Wales 1 G 1T 1D – 0 1888 Home Nations Championship  Ireland
12 March 1887 Upper Park  Ireland  Wales 3T – 1T 1D 1887 Home Nations Championship  Wales
12 April 1884 National Stadium  Wales  Ireland 2T 1D – 0 1884 Home Nations Championship  Wales
28 January 1882 Lansdowne Road  Ireland  Wales 0 – 2G 2T 1882 Home Nations Championship  Wales

References

  1. ^ WRU Results Archive
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