Match Statistics 1981 (7 February)
Ireland
13
France
19
Ireland
France
TRIES: MacNeill (1)
PENS: Campbell (3)
TRIES: Pardo (1)
PENS: Laporte (2) Gabernet (1)
DROPS: Laporte (2)
| P | PA | Orr |
| H | PC | Whelan |
| P | MP | Fitzpatrick |
| L | MI | Keane |
| L | BO | Foley |
| F | JB | O'Driscoll |
| F | JF | Slattery |
| N8 | WP | Duggan |
| SH | JC | Robbie |
| FH | SO | Campbell |
| W | AC | McLennan |
| C | DG | Irwin |
| C | PP | McNaughton |
| W | FP | Quinn |
| FB | HP | MacNeill |
| P | R | Paparemborde |
| H | P | Dintrans |
| P | P | Dospital |
| L | D | Revailler |
| L | JF | Imbernon |
| F | JP | Rives |
| F | JL | Joinel |
| N8 | M | Carpentier |
| SH | P | Berbizier |
| FH | G | Laporte |
| W | L | Pardo |
| C | P | Mesny |
| C | R | Bertranne |
| W | A | Caussade |
| FB | S | Gabernet |
| (R) | Y | Lafarge |