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England men · Home Nations Championship

England
v Ireland⁠: England rugby union, 1 February 1896

4–10

Full time

England v Ireland finished 4–10.

Date
Saturday 1 February 1896 · England in 1896
Venue
Meanwood Road, Leeds

Last checked 21 October 2026

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

1891 – 1895

Official meetings since 1875

England v Ireland stats

Full head-to-head

Meetings144In our results database
England wins81England perspective
Draws8Level at full time
Ireland wins55Ireland victories

England have scored 1807 points to Ireland's 1385 across these meetings.

Individual fixture records

Who has scored most?

England · Fixture leader

6

Jonny May

6 tries against Ireland in matches we hold scorer data for.

Ireland · Fixture leader

4

Dan Sheehan

Ireland's leading scorer against England in matches we hold scorer data for.

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