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England men · Five Nations Championship

England
v Ireland⁠

35–17

Full time

England v Ireland finished 35–17.

Ireland
Denis Hickie, Denis Hickie
Date
Saturday 4 April 1998 · England in 1998
Venue
Twickenham Stadium, London

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England

Starting XV

Replacements

Ireland

Starting XV

  • No. 1, Reggie Corrigan Prop
  • No. 2, Keith Wood (c) Hooker
  • No. 3, Paul Wallace Prop
  • No. 4, Paddy Johns Lock
  • No. 5, Malcolm O'Kelly Lock
  • No. 6, David Corkery Flanker
  • No. 7, Andy Ward Flanker
  • No. 8, Victor Costello Number 8
  • No. 9, Conor McGuinness Scrum Half
  • No. 10, Eric Elwood Fly Half
  • No. 11, Denis Hickie Wing
  • No. 12, Mark McCall Centre Off in the 45'
  • No. 13, Kevin Maggs Centre
  • No. 14, Richard Wallace Wing
  • No. 15, Ciaran Clarke Full Back Off in the 69'

Referee: Derek Bevan. A replacement who came on is shown with the minute.

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

1993 – 1997

01 15 Feb 1997
Five Nations Championship Lansdowne Road, Dublin

Ireland 6–46 England England won

England tries: Tony Underwood, Tony Underwood, Jon Sleightholme 18', Andy Gomarsall 63', Jon Sleightholme 73', Richard Hill 75'

Ireland tries: None

Match page: Ireland v England, 15 February 1997

03 21 Jan 1995
Five Nations Championship Lansdowne Road, Dublin

Ireland 8–20 England England won

England tries: Tony Underwood, Will Carling, Ben Clarke 23'

Ireland tries: Anthony Foley

Match page: Ireland v England, 21 January 1995

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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