3 March 1888
at the Racecourse, Wrexham
Wales
11-0
Ireland
 
HT: 5-0
 
J Doughty 4, R Doughty 2, Howell 2, Wilding 2, Pryce-Jones
Scorers
Wales: Dr R H Mills-Roberts (Preston North End), Dr Alfred O Davies (Swifts), Jack Powell (Newton Heath), Reuben Humphreys (Druids), Joe Davies (Newton Heath), Di Jones (Chirk), William E Pryce-Jones (Cambridge University), Job Wilding (Bootle), Jack Doughty (Newton Heath), E Gwynne Howell (Builth), Roger Doughty (Newton Heath)
 
Referee Thomas Hindle (England)
  Attendance 2000