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England
v Ireland⁠

21–13

Full time

England v Ireland finished 21–13.

Ireland
Paul O'Connell 52'
Date
Saturday 5 September 2015 · England in 2015
Venue
Twickenham, London
Competition
Test matches · Test Match

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England

Starting XV

Replacements

Ireland

Starting XV

  • No. 1, Jack McGrath Prop Off in the 73'
  • No. 2, Rory Best Hooker Off in the 60'
  • No. 3, Mike Ross Prop Off in the 59'
  • No. 4, Devin Toner Lock
  • No. 5, Paul O'Connell (c) Lock Off in the 65'
  • No. 6, Peter O'Mahony Flanker
  • No. 7, Sean O'Brien Flanker Off in the 60'
  • No. 8, Jamie Heaslip Number 8
  • No. 9, Conor Murray Scrum Half Off in the 16'
  • No. 10, Johnny Sexton Fly Half Off in the 65'
  • No. 11, Dave Kearney Wing Off in the 59'
  • No. 12, Robbie Henshaw Centre Off in the 59'
  • No. 13, Jared Payne Centre
  • No. 14, Tommy Bowe Wing
  • No. 15, Simon Zebo Full Back Off in the 69'

Replacements

  • No. 16, Richardt Strauss On in the 60'
  • No. 17, Tadhg Furlong On in the 69'
  • No. 18, Nathan White On in the 59'
  • No. 19, Donnacha Ryan On in the 65'
  • No. 20, Chris Henry On in the 60'
  • No. 21, Eoin Reddan On in the 16'
  • No. 22, Ian Madigan On in the 59'
  • No. 23, Darren Cave On in the 59'

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

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

2011 – 2015

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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