01
6 Feb 1886
Home Nations Championship
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Ireland 0 – 1T England England won
England men · Home Nations Championship
Ireland
v England: England rugby union, 5 February 1887
2–0
Full time
Ireland v England finished 2–0.
- Date
- Saturday 5 February 1887 · England in 1887
- Venue
- Lansdowne Road, Dublin
- Competition
- Home Nations Championship
Last checked 21 October 2026
Men's senior internationals · Newest first
The 5 meetings before this one
02
7 Feb 1885
Home Nations Championship
Whalley Range, Manchester
England 2T – 1T Ireland England won
03
4 Feb 1884
Home Nations Championship
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Ireland 0–1 England England won
04
5 Feb 1883
Home Nations Championship
Whalley Range, Manchester
England 1–0 Ireland England won
05
6 Feb 1882
Test matches · Test Match
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Ireland 2T – 2T England England drew
Official meetings since 1875
England v Ireland stats
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
6Jonny May
6 tries against Ireland in matches we hold scorer data for.
Ireland · Fixture leader
4Dan Sheehan
Ireland's leading scorer against England in matches we hold scorer data for.