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England men · Six Nations Championship

England
v Ireland⁠

30–9

Full time

England v Ireland finished 30–9.

England
Penalty try 59', Ben Youngs 74'
Ireland
None
Date
Saturday 17 March 2012 · England in 2012
Venue
Twickenham Stadium, London

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England

Starting XV

Replacements

Ireland

Starting XV

  • No. 1, Cian Healy Prop
  • No. 2, Rory Best (c) Hooker Off in the 78'
  • No. 3, Mike Ross Prop Off in the 37'
  • No. 4, Donncha O'Callaghan Lock Off in the 67'
  • No. 5, Donnacha Ryan Lock
  • No. 6, Stephen Ferris Flanker
  • No. 7, Sean O'Brien Flanker Off in the 70'
  • No. 8, Jamie Heaslip Number 8
  • No. 9, Eoin Reddan Scrum Half Off in the 49'
  • No. 10, Johnny Sexton Fly Half
  • No. 11, Andrew Trimble Wing Off in the 75'
  • No. 12, Gordon D'Arcy Centre Off in the 49'
  • No. 13, Keith Earls Centre
  • No. 14, Tommy Bowe Wing
  • No. 15, Rob Kearney Full Back

Replacements

  • No. 16, Sean Cronin On in the 78'
  • No. 17, Tom Court On in the 37'
  • No. 18, Mike McCarthy On in the 67'
  • No. 19, Peter O'Mahony On in the 70'
  • No. 20, Tomás O'Leary On in the 49'
  • No. 21, Ronan O'Gara On in the 49'
  • No. 22, Fergus McFadden On in the 75'

Referee: Nigel Owens · Player of the match: Ben Morgan. A replacement who came on is shown with the minute.

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

2008 – 2011

02 19 Mar 2011
Six Nations Championship Aviva Stadium, Dublin

Ireland 24–8 England England lost

England tries: Steve Thompson 53'

Ireland tries: Tommy Bowe 28', Brian O'Driscoll 47'

Match page: Ireland v England, 19 March 2011

03 27 Feb 2010
Six Nations Championship Twickenham Stadium, London

England 16–20 Ireland England lost

England tries: Dan Cole 61'

Ireland tries: Tommy Bowe 4', Keith Earls 56', Tommy Bowe 74'

Match page: England v Ireland, 27 February 2010

05 15 Mar 2008
Six Nations Championship Twickenham Stadium, London

England 33–10 Ireland England won

England tries: Paul Sackey 19', Mathew Tait 57', Jamie Noon 69'

Ireland tries: Rob Kearney 4'

Match page: England v Ireland, 15 March 2008

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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