Dual Match Ireland - Wales 12:8
National Stadium, Dublin, Ireland
December 8, 1978
| 51kg | Kelvin Smart | WAL | Tommy Thompson | IRL | PTS |
| 54kg | Philippe Sutcliffe | IRL | David George | WAL | RSC 2 |
| 54kg | Patsy O'Reilly | IRL | Steve Toms | WAL | 3:0 |
| 57kg | John Shaw | IRL | Mervyn Bennett | WAL | 3:0 |
| 57kg | Don George | WAL | Kenneth Webb | IRL | KO 1 |
| 63,5kg | Christy Ruth | IRL | Hugh Hodges | WAL | PTS |
| 67kg | Darwin Brewster | WAL | Ken Beattie | IRL | 3:0 |
| 71kg | Gary Gething | WAL | Aidan Heffernan | IRL | RSC 1 |
| 75kg | Terry Christle | IRL | Chris Salley | WAL | RSC 2 |
| 75kg | John Ward | IRL | Douglas James | WAL | 3:0 |
Referee stopped bout Ward-James in the second round (James' cut eye); the decision went to points under the Irish rule and Ward was declared a unanimous winner
supporting youth bouts
| ??kg | Damien Fryers | IRL | S.King | WAL | PTS |
| ??kg | Paul Loveless | WAL | D.Irvine | IRL | PTS |
sources:
"The Irish Independent" - December 9, 1978 (page 14)
"Evening Herald" - December 9, 1978 (page 16)