| 64 (664 to 622) United Ireland 15.6(12) - 16(16) Australia (547 to 593) 70: 21NOV1981 |
| 70 (830 to 851) South Africa 12(12) - 11.2(10) United Ireland (683 to 664) 64: 06JUN1981 |
| 70 (805 to 830) South Africa 23(23) - 16.2(15) United Ireland (706 to 683) 64: 30MAY1981 |
| 58 (614 to 654) Scotland 10(10) - 9(9) United Ireland (750 to 706) 64: 21MAR1981 |
| 64 (738 to 750) United Ireland 16.2(6) - 10(10) England (478 to 465) 70: 07MAR1981 |
| 80 (810 to 845) Wales 9(9) - 8(8) United Ireland (766 to 738) 64: 21FEB1981 |
| 64 (761 to 766) United Ireland 23.2(13) - 19(19) France (346 to 342) 50: 07FEB1981 |