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England men · Five Nations Championship

England
v Ireland⁠

25–20

Full time

England v Ireland finished 25–20.

Date
Saturday 1 March 1986 · England in 1986
Venue
Twickenham, London

Last checked 21 October 2026

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

1981 – 1985

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

Rory Underwood

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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