01
13 Feb 1971
Five Nations Championship
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Ireland
6–9
England
England won
England men · Five Nations Championship
England
v Ireland
12–16
Full time
England v Ireland finished 12–16.
- Date
- Saturday 12 February 1972 · England in 1972
- Venue
- Twickenham Stadium, London
- Competition
- Five Nations Championship
Last checked 21 October 2026
Men's senior internationals · Newest first
The 5 meetings before this one
02
14 Feb 1970
Five Nations Championship
Twickenham Stadium, London
England
9–3
Ireland
England won
03
8 Feb 1969
Five Nations Championship
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Ireland
17–15
England
England lost
04
10 Feb 1968
Five Nations Championship
Twickenham, London
England
9–9
Ireland
England drew
05
11 Feb 1967
Five Nations Championship
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Ireland
3–8
England
England won
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.