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England men · Six Nations Championship

England
v Ireland⁠: England rugby union, 23 February 2020

24–12

Full time

England v Ireland finished 24–12.

Ireland
Robbie Henshaw 50', Andrew Porter 83'
Date
Sunday 23 February 2020 · England in 2020
Venue
Twickenham Stadium, London

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England

Starting XV

Replacements

Ireland

Starting XV

  • No. 1, Cian Healy Prop Off in the 25'
  • No. 2, Rob Herring Hooker Off in the 59'
  • No. 3, Tadhg Furlong Prop Off in the 57'
  • No. 4, Devin Toner Lock Off in the 59'
  • No. 5, James Ryan Lock
  • No. 6, Peter O'Mahony Flanker
  • No. 7, Josh van der Flier Flanker Off in the 59'
  • No. 8, CJ Stander Number 8
  • No. 9, Conor Murray Scrum Half Off in the 54'
  • No. 10, Johnny Sexton (c) Fly Half
  • No. 11, Jacob Stockdale Wing
  • No. 12, Bundee Aki Centre
  • No. 13, Robbie Henshaw Centre
  • No. 14, Andrew Conway Wing Off in the 66'
  • No. 15, Jordan Larmour Full Back Off in the 64'

Replacements

  • No. 16, Ronan Kelleher On in the 59'
  • No. 17, Dave Kilcoyne On in the 25'
  • No. 18, Andrew Porter On in the 57'
  • No. 19, Ultan Dillane On in the 59'
  • No. 20, Caelan Doris On in the 59'
  • No. 21, John Cooney On in the 54'
  • No. 22, Ross Byrne On in the 66'
  • No. 23, Keith Earls On in the 64'

Referee: Jaco Peyper. A replacement who came on is shown with the minute.

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

2016 – 2019

01 24 Aug 2019
Test matches · Test Match Twickenham, London

England 57–15 Ireland England won

England tries: Joe Cokanasiga 12', Elliot Daly 29', Manu Tuilagi 35', Maro Itoje 44', George Kruis 52', Tom Curry 56', Joe Cokanasiga 64', Luke Cowan-Dickie 76'

Ireland tries: Jordan Larmour 8', Bundee Aki 72'

Match page: England v Ireland, 24 August 2019

02 2 Feb 2019
Six Nations Championship Aviva Stadium, Dublin

Ireland 20–32 England England won

England tries: Jonny May 1', Elliot Daly 29', Henry Slade 65', Henry Slade 75'

Ireland tries: Cian Healy 24', John Cooney 79'

Match page: Ireland v England, 2 February 2019

03 17 Mar 2018
Six Nations Championship Twickenham, London

England 15–24 Ireland England lost

England tries: Elliot Daly 31', Elliot Daly 64', Jonny May 81'

Ireland tries: Garry Ringrose 5', CJ Stander 23', Jacob Stockdale 41'

Match page: England v Ireland, 17 March 2018

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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