Match Statistics 1981 (21 February)
Wales
9
Ireland
8
Wales
Ireland
PENS: Evans (2)
DROPS: Pearce (1)
TRIES: Slattery (1) MacNeill (1)
| P | G | Price |
| H | AJ | Phillips |
| P | I | Stephens |
| L | AJ | Martin |
| L | GA | Wheel |
| F | JR | Lewis |
| F | RC | Burgess |
| N8 | J | Squire |
| SH | G | Williams |
| FH | PG | Pearce |
| W | DL | Nicholas |
| C | RWR | Gravell |
| C | PJ | Morgan |
| W | DS | Richards |
| FB | G | Evans |
| (R) | AJ | Donovan |
| P | PA | Orr |
| H | PC | Whelan |
| P | MP | Fitzpatrick |
| L | MI | Keane |
| L | DE | Spring |
| F | JB | O'Driscoll |
| F | JF | Slattery |
| N8 | WP | Duggan |
| SH | JC | Robbie |
| FH | AJP | Ward |
| W | AC | McLennan |
| C | DG | Irwin |
| C | SO | Campbell |
| W | FP | Quinn |
| FB | HP | MacNeill |
| (R) | ME | Gibson |