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England men · Six Nations Championship

England
v Ireland⁠

33–10

Full time

England v Ireland finished 33–10.

Ireland
Rob Kearney 4'
Date
Saturday 15 March 2008 · England in 2008
Venue
Twickenham Stadium, London

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England

Starting XV

Replacements

Ireland

Starting XV

  • No. 1, Marcus Horan Prop Off in the 67'
  • No. 2, Rory Best Hooker Off in the 70'
  • No. 3, John Hayes Prop
  • No. 4, Donncha O'Callaghan Lock
  • No. 5, Paul O'Connell Lock
  • No. 6, Denis Leamy Flanker Off in the 12'
  • No. 7, David Wallace Flanker Off in the 67'
  • No. 8, Jamie Heaslip Number 8
  • No. 9, Eoin Reddan Scrum Half Off in the 70'
  • No. 10, Ronan O'Gara (c) Fly Half
  • No. 11, Rob Kearney Wing
  • No. 12, Shane Horgan Centre Off in the 77'
  • No. 13, Andrew Trimble Centre
  • No. 14, Tommy Bowe Wing
  • No. 15, Geordan Murphy Full Back Off in the 35'

Replacements

  • No. 16, Bernard Jackman On in the 70'
  • No. 17, Tony Buckley On in the 67'
  • No. 18, Mick O'Driscoll On in the 67'
  • No. 19, Simon Easterby On in the 12'
  • No. 20, Peter Stringer On in the 70'
  • No. 21, Paddy Wallace On in the 77'
  • No. 22, Luke Fitzgerald On in the 35'

Referee: Stuart Dickinson. A replacement who came on is shown with the minute.

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

2003 – 2007

01 24 Feb 2007
Six Nations Championship Croke Park, Dublin

Ireland 43–13 England England lost

England tries: Dave Strettle 47'

Ireland tries: Girvan Dempsey 30', David Wallace 38', Shane Horgan 65', Isaac Boss 79'

Match page: Ireland v England, 24 February 2007

02 18 Mar 2006
Six Nations Championship Twickenham Stadium, London

England 24–28 Ireland England lost

England tries: Jamie Noon 2', Steve Borthwick 52'

Ireland tries: Shane Horgan 8', Denis Leamy 59', Shane Horgan 87'

Match page: England v Ireland, 18 March 2006

05 30 Mar 2003
Six Nations Championship Lansdowne Road, Dublin

Ireland 6–42 England England won

England tries: Lawrence Dallaglio 8', Mike Tindall 59', Will Greenwood 64', Will Greenwood 80', Dan Luger 96'

Ireland tries: None

Match page: Ireland v England, 30 March 2003

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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