Irish Rugby Football Union, Ireland v France, Five Nations, Landsdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland, Saturday 18th April, 1959,.18.4.1959, 4.18.1959,..Referee- D G Walters, Welsh Rugby Union, ..Score- Ireland 9 - 5 France, ..Irish Team, ..N J Henderson, Wearing number 15 Irish jersey, Full Back, N.I.F.C, Rugby Football Club, Belfast, Northern Ireland, ..A J O'Reilly, Wearing number 14 Irish jersey, Right Wing, Old Belvedere Rugby Football Club, Dublin, Ireland, and, Leicester Rugby Football Club, Leicester, England, ..M K Flynn, Wearing number 13 Irish jersey, Right Centre, Wanderers Rugby Football Club, Dublin, Ireland, ..D Hewitt, Wearing number 12 Irish jersey, Left centre, Queens University Rugby Football Club, Belfast, Northern Ireland,..N H Brophy, Wearing number 11 Irish jersey, Left wing, University College Dublin Rugby Football Club, Dublin, Ireland, ..M A F English, Wearing number 10 Irish jersey, Outside Half, Bohemians Rugby Football Club, Limerick, Ireland,..A A Mulligan, Wearing number 9 Irish jersey, Scrum Half, London Irish Rugby Football Club, Surrey, England, ..B G Wood, Wearing number 1 Irish jersey, Forward, Garryowen Rugby Football Club, Limerick, Ireland, ..A R Dawson, Wearing number 2 Irish jersey, Captain of the Irish team, Forward, Wanderers Rugby Football Club, Dublin, Ireland, ..S Millar, Wearing number 3 Irish jersey, Forward, Ballymena Rugby Football Club, Antrim, Northern Ireland,..W A Mulcahy, Wearing number 4 Irish jersey, Forward, University College Dublin Rugby Football Club, Dublin, Ireland, ..M G Culliton, Wearing number 5 Irish jersey, Forward, Wanderers Rugby Football Club, Dublin, Ireland, ..N Murphy, Wearing number 6 Irish jersey, Forward, Cork Constitution Rugby Football Club, Cork, Ireland,..P J A O' Sullivan, Wearing  Number 7 Irish jersey, Forward, Galwegians Rugby Football Club, Galway, Ireland,..J R Kavanagh, Wearing number 8 Irish jersey, Forward, Wanderers Rugby Football Club, Dublin, Ireland, ..French Team, ..P Lacaze, Weari