Ireland and Wales have played each other at rugby union since 1882. A total of 135 matches have been played, with Wales winning 70 matches, Ireland winning 58 matches and seven matches drawn.[1] [2] The two sides have met three times at the Rugby World Cup, with Wales winning two and Ireland winning one of those encounters.[3] Wales won 13–6 in their pool encounter at the inaugural World Cup in 1987.[3] Ireland eliminated Wales at the pool stage during the 1995 World Cup, with a 24–23 victory in 1995.[3] In their third World Cup matchup, Wales beat Ireland 22–10 in the quarterfinals of the 2011 World Cup.[3] In the Six Nations Championship the two sides have faced each other 24 times.[4]
Details | Played | Won by Ireland | Won by Wales | Drawn | Ireland points | Wales points | |
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In Ireland | 67 | 34 | 28 | 5 | 896 | 691 | |
In Wales | 63 | 22 | 39 | 2 | 676 | 874 | |
Neutral venue | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 69 | 81 | |
Overall | 135 | 58 | 70 | 7 | 1,641 | 1,646 |
Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was or last set.
Record | Ireland | Wales | |
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Longest winning streak | 5 (13 October 2001 – 19 March 2005) | 5 (15 March 1975 – 15 March 1980) | |
Largest points for | |||
Home | 54 (3 February 2002) | 32 (19 March 2005) | |
Away | 36 (13 October 2001) | 34 (21 February 1976) | |
Largest winning margin | |||
Home | 44 (3 February 2002) | 29 (9 March 1907) | |
Away | 30 (13 October 2001) | 25 (21 February 1976) |
Up to date as of 24 February 2024
Total attendance* | |||
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3,040,510 | |||
Average attendance* | |||
45,381 | |||
Highest attendance | |||
81,314 Ireland 27–12 Wales 13 March 2010 | |||
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No. | Date | Venue | Score | Winner | Competition | Attendance | ||
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1 | 28 January 1882 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 0–2G | 1881–82 Home Nations International | [5] | |||
2 | 12 April 1884 | National Stadium, Cardiff | 1G–0 | 1884 Home Nations Championship | 5,000 | [6] | ||
3 | 12 March 1887 | Birkenhead Park, Birkenhead (England) | 0–1G | 1887 Home Nations Championship | 5,000 | [7] | ||
4 | 3 March 1888 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 2G–0 | 1888 Home Nations Championship | 4,000 | [8] | ||
5 | 2 March 1889 | St Helens, Swansea | 0–0G (2T) | 1889 Home Nations Championship | 4,000 | [9] | ||
6 | 1 March 1890 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 3–3 | draw | 1890 Home Nations Championship | 7,000 | [10] | |
7 | 7 March 1891 | Stradey Park, Llanelli | 6–4 | 10,000 | [11] | |||
8 | 5 March 1892 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 9–0 | 1892 Home Nations Championship | 5,000 | [12] | ||
9 | 11 March 1893 | Stradey Park, Llanelli | 2–0 | 1893 Home Nations Championship | 20,000 | [13] | ||
10 | 10 March 1894 | Ulster Cricket Ground, Belfast | 3–0 | 1894 Home Nations Championship | 5,000 | [14] | ||
11 | 16 March 1895 | National Stadium, Cardiff | 5–3 | 1895 Home Nations Championship | [15] | |||
12 | 17 March 1896 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 8–4 | 1896 Home Nations Championship | [16] | |||
13 | 19 March 1898 | Thomond Park, Limerick | 3–11 | 1898 Home Nations Championship | 10–15,000 | [17] [18] | ||
14 | 18 March 1899 | National Stadium, Cardiff | 0–3 | 1899 Home Nations Championship | 40,000 | [19] | ||
15 | 17 March 1900 | Balmoral Showgrounds, Balmoral | 0–3 | 1900 Home Nations Championship | [20] | |||
16 | 16 March 1901 | St Helen's, Swansea | 10–9 | 1901 Home Nations Championship | [21] | |||
17 | 6 March 1902 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 0–15 | 1902 Home Nations Championship | 12,000 | [22] | ||
18 | 14 March 1903 | National Stadium, Cardiff | 18–0 | 1903 Home Nations Championship | [23] | |||
19 | 12 March 1904 | Balmoral Showgrounds, Balmoral | 14–12 | 1904 Home Nations Championship | [24] | |||
20 | 11 March 1905 | St Helen's, Swansea | 10–3 | 1905 Home Nations Championship | [25] | |||
21 | 10 March 1906 | Balmoral Showgrounds, Balmoral | 11–6 | 1906 Home Nations Championship | [26] | |||
22 | 9 March 1907 | National Stadium, Cardiff | 29–0 | 1907 Home Nations Championship | [27] | |||
23 | 14 March 1908 | Balmoral Showgrounds, Balmoral | 5–11 | 1908 Home Nations Championship | 15,000 | [28] | ||
24 | 13 March 1909 | St Helen's, Swansea | 18–5 | 1909 Home Nations Championship | 25,000 | [29] | ||
25 | 12 March 1910 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 3–19 | 1910 Five Nations Championship | [30] | |||
26 | 11 March 1911 | National Stadium, Cardiff | 16–0 | 1911 Five Nations Championship | [31] | |||
27 | 9 March 1912 | Balmoral Showgrounds, Balmoral | 12–5 | 1912 Five Nations Championship | [32] | |||
28 | 8 March 1913 | St Helen's, Swansea | 16–13 | 1913 Five Nations Championship | [33] | |||
29 | 14 March 1914 | Balmoral Showgrounds, Balmoral | 3–11 | 1914 Five Nations Championship | [34] | |||
30 | 13 March 1920 | National Stadium, Cardiff | 28–4 | 1920 Five Nations Championship | 35,000 | [35] | ||
31 | 12 March 1921 | Balmoral Showgrounds, Balmoral | 0–6 | 1921 Five Nations Championship | [36] | |||
32 | 11 March 1922 | St Helen's, Swansea | 11–5 | 1922 Five Nations Championship | 40,000 | [37] | ||
33 | 10 March 1923 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 5–4 | 1923 Five Nations Championship | [38] | |||
34 | 8 March 1924 | National Stadium, Cardiff | 10–13 | 1924 Five Nations Championship | 35,000 | [39] | ||
35 | 14 March 1925 | Ravenhill, Belfast | 19–3 | 1925 Five Nations Championship | [40] | |||
36 | 13 March 1926 | St Helen's, Swansea | 11–8 | 1926 Five Nations Championship | [41] | |||
37 | 12 March 1927 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 19–9 | 1927 Five Nations Championship | [42] | |||
38 | 10 March 1928 | National Stadium, Cardiff | 10–13 | 1928 Five Nations Championship | 42,000 | [43] | ||
39 | 9 March 1929 | Ravenhill, Belfast | 5–5 | draw | 1929 Five Nations Championship | [44] | ||
40 | 8 March 1930 | St Helen's, Swansea | 12–7 | 1930 Five Nations Championship | 50,000 | [45] | ||
41 | 14 March 1931 | Ravenhill, Belfast | 3–15 | 1931 Five Nations Championship | 30,000 | [46] | ||
42 | 12 March 1932 | National Stadium, Cardiff | 10–12 | 1932 Home Nations Championship | [47] | |||
43 | 11 March 1933 | Ravenhill, Belfast | 10–5 | 1933 Home Nations Championship | [48] | |||
44 | 10 March 1934 | St Helen's, Swansea | 13–0 | 1934 Home Nations Championship | [49] | |||
45 | 9 March 1935 | Ravenhill, Belfast | 9–3 | 1935 Home Nations Championship | 35,000 | [50] | ||
46 | 14 March 1936 | National Stadium, Cardiff | 3–0 | 1936 Home Nations Championship | 70,000 | [51] | ||
47 | 3 April 1937 | Ravenhill, Belfast | 5–3 | 1937 Home Nations Championship | 20,000 | [52] | ||
48 | 12 March 1938 | St Helen's, Swansea | 11–5 | 1938 Home Nations Championship | 40,000 | [53] | ||
49 | 11 March 1939 | Ravenhill, Belfast | 0–7 | 1939 Home Nations Championship | [54] | |||
50 | 29 March 1947 | St Helen's, Swansea | 6–0 | 1947 Five Nations Championship | 36,000 | [55] | ||
51 | 13 March 1948 | Ravenhill, Belfast | 6–3 | 1948 Five Nations Championship | 32,000 | [56] | ||
52 | 12 March 1949 | St Helen's, Swansea | 0–5 | 1949 Five Nations Championship | 40,000 | [57] | ||
53 | 11 March 1950 | Ravenhill, Belfast | 3–6 | 1950 Five Nations Championship | [58] | |||
54 | 10 March 1951 | National Stadium, Cardiff | 3–3 | draw | 1951 Five Nations Championship | [59] | ||
55 | 8 March 1952 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 3–14 | 1952 Five Nations Championship | 42,000 | [60] | ||
56 | 14 March 1953 | St Helen's, Swansea | 5–3 | 1953 Five Nations Championship | 50,000 | [61] | ||
57 | 13 March 1954 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 9–12 | 1954 Five Nations Championship | 45,000 | [62] | ||
58 | 12 March 1955 | National Stadium, Cardiff | 21–3 | 1955 Five Nations Championship | [63] | |||
59 | 10 March 1956 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 11–3 | 1956 Five Nations Championship | 50,573 | [64] | ||
60 | 9 March 1957 | National Stadium, Cardiff | 6–5 | 1957 Five Nations Championship | [65] | |||
61 | 15 March 1958 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 6–9 | 1958 Five Nations Championship | [66] | |||
62 | 14 March 1959 | National Stadium, Cardiff | 8–6 | 1959 Five Nations Championship | [67] | |||
63 | 12 March 1960 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 9–10 | 1960 Five Nations Championship | [68] | |||
64 | 11 March 1961 | National Stadium, Cardiff | 9–0 | 1961 Five Nations Championship | [69] | |||
65 | 17 November 1962 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 3–3 | draw | 1962 Five Nations Championship | [70] | ||
66 | 9 March 1963 | National Stadium, Cardiff | 6–14 | 1963 Five Nations Championship | [71] | |||
67 | 7 March 1964 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 6–15 | 1964 Five Nations Championship | [72] | |||
68 | 13 March 1965 | National Stadium, Cardiff | 14–8 | 1965 Five Nations Championship | 58,500 | [73] | ||
69 | 12 March 1966 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 9–6 | 1966 Five Nations Championship | [74] | |||
70 | 11 March 1967 | National Stadium, Cardiff | 0–3 | 1967 Five Nations Championship | [75] | |||
71 | 9 March 1968 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 9–6 | 1968 Five Nations Championship | [76] | |||
72 | 8 March 1969 | National Stadium, Cardiff | 24–11 | 1969 Five Nations Championship | 29,000 | [77] | ||
73 | 14 March 1970 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 14–0 | 1970 Five Nations Championship | [78] | |||
74 | 13 March 1971 | National Stadium, Cardiff | 23–9 | 1971 Five Nations Championship | [79] | |||
75 | 10 March 1973 | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | 16–12 | 1973 Five Nations Championship | [80] | |||
76 | 2 February 1974 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 9–9 | draw | 1974 Five Nations Championship | [81] | ||
77 | 15 March 1975 | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | 32–4 | 1975 Five Nations Championship | [82] | |||
78 | 21 February 1976 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 9–34 | 1976 Five Nations Championship | [83] | |||
79 | 15 January 1977 | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | 25–9 | 1977 Five Nations Championship | [84] | |||
80 | 4 March 1978 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 16–20 | 1978 Five Nations Championship | [85] | |||
81 | 3 February 1979 | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | 24–21 | 1979 Five Nations Championship | [86] | |||
82 | 15 March 1980 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 21–7 | 1980 Five Nations Championship | [87] | |||
83 | 21 February 1981 | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | 9–8 | 1981 Five Nations Championship | [88] | |||
84 | 23 January 1982 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 20–12 | 1982 Five Nations Championship | [89] | |||
85 | 5 March 1983 | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | 23–9 | 1983 Five Nations Championship | [90] | |||
86 | 4 February 1984 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 9–18 | 1984 Five Nations Championship | [91] | |||
87 | 16 March 1985 | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | 9–21 | 1985 Five Nations Championship | [92] | |||
88 | 15 February 1986 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 12–19 | 1986 Five Nations Championship | [93] | |||
89 | 4 April 1987 | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | 11–15 | 1987 Five Nations Championship | [94] | |||
90 | 25 May 1987 | Athletic Park, Wellington (New Zealand) | 6–13 | 1987 Rugby World Cup | 17,500 | [95] | ||
91 | 5 March 1988 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 9–12 | 1988 Five Nations Championship | [96] | |||
92 | 4 February 1989 | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | 13–19 | 1989 Five Nations Championship | [97] | |||
93 | 24 March 1990 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 14–8 | 1990 Five Nations Championship | [98] | |||
94 | 16 February 1991 | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | 21–21 | draw | 1991 Five Nations Championship | [99] | ||
95 | 18 January 1992 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 15–16 | 1992 Five Nations Championship | [100] | |||
96 | 6 March 1993 | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | 14–19 | 1993 Five Nations Championship | [101] | |||
97 | 5 February 1994 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 15–17 | 1994 Five Nations Championship | [102] | |||
98 | 18 March 1995 | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | 12–16 | 1995 Five Nations Championship | [103] | |||
99 | 4 June 1995 | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg (South Africa) | 24–23 | 1995 Rugby World Cup | 35,000 | [104] | ||
100 | 2 March 1996 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 30–17 | 1996 Five Nations Championship | 45,000 | [105] | ||
101 | 1 February 1997 | National Stadium, Cardiff | 25–26 | 1997 Five Nations Championship | 53,000 | [106] | ||
102 | 21 March 1998 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 21–30 | 1998 Five Nations Championship | 55,000 | [107] | ||
103 | 20 February 1999 | Wembley Stadium, London (England) | 23–29 | 1999 Five Nations Championship | 76,000 | [108] | ||
104 | 1 April 2000 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 19–23 | 2000 Six Nations Championship | 40,000 | [109] | ||
105 | 13 October 2001 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 6–36 | 2001 Six Nations Championship | 72,500 | [110] | ||
106 | 3 February 2002 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 54–10 | 2002 Six Nations Championship | 49,000 | [111] | ||
107 | 22 March 2003 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 24–25 | 2003 Six Nations Championship | 72,500 | [112] | ||
108 | 16 August 2003 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 35–12 | 2003 Rugby World Cup warm-up match | 20,000 | [113] | ||
109 | 22 February 2004 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 36–15 | 2004 Six Nations Championship | 49,000 | [114] | ||
110 | 19 March 2005 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 32–20 | 2005 Six Nations Championship | 74,500 | [115] | ||
111 | 26 February 2006 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 31–5 | 2006 Six Nations Championship | 49,500 | [116] | ||
112 | 4 February 2007 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 9–19 | 2007 Six Nations Championship | 74,239 | [117] | ||
113 | 8 March 2008 | Croke Park, Dublin | 12–16 | 2008 Six Nations Championship | 75,000 | [118] | ||
114 | 21 March 2009 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 15–17 | 2009 Six Nations Championship | 74,645 | [119] | ||
115 | 13 March 2010 | Croke Park, Dublin | 27–12 | 2010 Six Nations Championship | 81,314 | [120] | ||
116 | 12 March 2011 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 19–13 | 2011 Six Nations Championship | 74,233 | [121] | ||
117 | 8 October 2011 | Regional Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand | 22–10 | 2011 Rugby World Cup | 35,787 | [122] | ||
118 | 5 February 2012 | Aviva Stadium, Dublin | 21–23 | 2012 Six Nations Championship | 51,000 | [123] | ||
119 | 2 February 2013 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 22–30 | 2013 Six Nations Championship | 73,230 | [124] | ||
120 | 8 February 2014 | Aviva Stadium, Dublin | 26–3 | 2014 Six Nations Championship | 51,045 | [125] | ||
121 | 14 March 2015 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 23–16 | 2015 Six Nations Championship | 73,950 | [126] | ||
122 | 8 August 2015 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 21–35 | 2015 Rugby World Cup warm-up match | 73,500 | [127] | ||
123 | 29 August 2015 | Aviva Stadium, Dublin | 10–16 | 47,430 | [128] | |||
124 | 7 February 2016 | Aviva Stadium, Dublin | 16–16 | draw | 2016 Six Nations Championship | 51,700 | [129] | |
125 | 10 March 2017 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 22–9 | 2017 Six Nations Championship | 74,159 | [130] | ||
126 | 24 February 2018 | Aviva Stadium, Dublin | 37–27 | 2018 Six Nations Championship | 51,700 | [131] | ||
127 | 16 March 2019 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 25–7 | 2019 Six Nations Championship | 74,500 | [132] | ||
128 | 31 August 2019 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 17–22 | 2019 Rugby World Cup warm-up match | 62,905 | [133] | ||
129 | 7 September 2019 | Aviva Stadium, Dublin | 19–10 | 50,000 | [134] | |||
130 | 8 February 2020 | Aviva Stadium, Dublin | 24–14 | 2020 Six Nations Championship | 51,700 | [135] | ||
131 | 13 November 2020 | Aviva Stadium, Dublin | 32–9 | Autumn Nations Cup | [136] | |||
132 | 7 February 2021 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 21–16 | 2021 Six Nations Championship | [137] | |||
133 | 5 February 2022 | Aviva Stadium, Dublin | 29–7 | 2022 Six Nations Championship | 51,700 | [138] | ||
134 | 4 February 2023 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 10–34 | 2023 Six Nations Championship | 74,500 | [139] | ||
135 | 24 February 2024 | Aviva Stadium, Dublin | 31–7 | 2024 Six Nations Championship | 51,700 | [140] | ||
136 | 22 February 2025 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 2025 Six Nations Championship |
Decade | Ireland | Wales | Drawn | Series winner | |
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1880s | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
1890s | 4 | 4 | 1 | Drawn | |
1900s | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
1910s | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
1920s | 5 | 4 | 1 | ||
1930s | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
1940s | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
1950s | 1 | 8 | 1 | ||
1960s | 4 | 5 | 1 | ||
1970s | 1 | 7 | 1 | ||
1980s | 5 | 6 | 0 | ||
1990s | 7 | 3 | 1 | ||
2000s | 8 | 3 | 0 | ||
2010s | 7 | 7 | 1 | Drawn | |
2020s | 5 | 1 | 0 |