Match Statistics 1979 (3 February)
Wales
24
Ireland
21
Ireland
Wales
TRIES: Patterson (1) McLennan (1)
CONS: Ward (2)
PENS: Ward (3)
TRIES: Martin (1) Ringer (1)
CONS: Fenwick (2)
PENS: Fenwick (4)
| P | G | Price |
| H | RW | Windsor |
| P | AG | Faulkner |
| L | AJ | Martin |
| L | GA | Wheel |
| F | P | Ringer |
| F | J | Squire |
| N8 | DL | Quinnell |
| SH | TD | Holmes |
| FH | WG | Davies |
| W | HE | Rees |
| C | RWR | Gravell |
| C | SP | Fenwick |
| W | JJ | Williams |
| FB | JPR | Williams |
| (R) | SM | Lane |
| P | GAJ | McLoughlin |
| H | PC | Whelan |
| P | PA | Orr |
| L | MI | Keane |
| L | HW | Steele |
| F | JF | Slattery |
| F | CC | Tucker |
| N8 | ME | Gibson |
| SH | CS | Patterson |
| FH | AJP | Ward |
| W | TJ | Kennedy |
| C | AR | McKibbin |
| C | PP | McNaughton |
| W | AC | McLennan |
| FB | RM | Spring |