Match Statistics 1980 (15 March)
Ireland
21
Wales
7
Wales
Ireland
TRIES: Blyth (1)
PENS: Fenwick (1)
TRIES: Fitzgerald (1) O'Driscoll (1) Irwin (1)
CONS: Campbell (3)
PENS: Campbell (1)
| P | MP | Fitzpatrick |
| H | CF | Fitzgerald |
| P | PA | Orr |
| L | MI | Keane |
| L | BO | Foley |
| F | JB | O'Driscoll |
| F | JF | Slattery |
| N8 | DE | Spring |
| SH | CS | Patterson |
| FH | SO | Campbell |
| W | JJ | Moloney |
| C | DG | Irwin |
| C | PP | McNaughton |
| W | TJ | Kennedy |
| FB | RC | O'Donnell |
| P | G | Price |
| H | AJ | Phillips |
| P | C | Williams |
| L | AJ | Martin |
| L | GA | Wheel |
| F | SM | Lane |
| F | J | Squire |
| N8 | ET | Butler |
| SH | TD | Holmes |
| FH | PJ | Morgan |
| W | L | Keen |
| C | DS | Richards |
| C | SP | Fenwick |
| W | HE | Rees |
| FB | WR | Blyth |