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England men · Six Nations Championship

England
v Ireland⁠

21–10

Full time

England v Ireland finished 21–10.

Ireland
Conor Murray 45'
Date
Saturday 27 February 2016 · England in 2016
Venue
Twickenham Stadium, London

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England

Starting XV

Replacements

Ireland

Starting XV

  • No. 1, Jack McGrath Prop Off in the 59'
  • No. 2, Rory Best (c) Hooker Off in the 71'
  • No. 3, Mike Ross Prop Off in the 59'
  • No. 4, Donnacha Ryan Lock Off in the 65'
  • No. 5, Devin Toner Lock
  • No. 6, CJ Stander Flanker Off in the 66'
  • No. 7, Josh van der Flier Flanker
  • No. 8, Jamie Heaslip Number 8
  • No. 9, Conor Murray Scrum Half Off in the 71'
  • No. 10, Johnny Sexton Fly Half Off in the 76'
  • No. 11, Keith Earls Wing
  • No. 12, Stuart McCloskey Centre Off in the 63'
  • No. 13, Robbie Henshaw Centre
  • No. 14, Andrew Trimble Wing
  • No. 15, Rob Kearney Full Back

Replacements

  • No. 16, Richardt Strauss On in the 71'
  • No. 17, Cian Healy On in the 59'
  • No. 18, Nathan White On in the 59'
  • No. 19, Ultan Dillane On in the 65'
  • No. 20, Rhys Ruddock On in the 66'
  • No. 21, Eoin Reddan On in the 71'
  • No. 22, Ian Madigan On in the 76'
  • No. 23, Simon Zebo On in the 63'

Referee: Romain Poite. A replacement who came on is shown with the minute.

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

2012 – 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

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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