01
18 Mar 1978
Five Nations Championship
Twickenham, London
England 15–9 Ireland England won
England men · Five Nations Championship
Ireland
v England: England rugby union, 17 February 1979
12–7
Full time
Ireland v England finished 12–7.
- Date
- Saturday 17 February 1979 · England in 1979
- Venue
- Lansdowne Road, Dublin
- Competition
- Five Nations Championship
Last checked 21 October 2026
Men's senior internationals · Newest first
The 5 meetings before this one
02
5 Feb 1977
Five Nations Championship
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Ireland 0–4 England England won
03
6 Mar 1976
Five Nations Championship
Twickenham Stadium, London
England 12–13 Ireland England lost
04
18 Jan 1975
Five Nations Championship
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Ireland 12–9 England England lost
05
16 Feb 1974
Five Nations Championship
Twickenham Stadium, London
England 21–26 Ireland England lost
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.