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England men · Six Nations Championship

England
v Ireland⁠

21–42

Full time

England v Ireland finished 21–42.

Ireland
Jamison Gibson-Park 20', Robert Baloucoune 27', Tommy O'Brien 30', Dan Sheehan 43', Jamie Osborne 70'
Date
Saturday 21 February 2026 · England in 2026
Kick-off
14:10 UK
Venue
Allianz Stadium, London

Last checked 29 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England

Starting XV

Replacements

Ireland

Starting XV

  • No. 1, Jeremy Loughman Prop Off in the 46'
  • No. 2, Dan Sheehan Hooker Off in the 55'
  • No. 3, Tadhg Furlong Prop Off in the 46'
  • No. 4, Joe McCarthy Lock Off in the 62'
  • No. 5, James Ryan Lock
  • No. 6, Tadhg Beirne Flanker
  • No. 7, Josh van der Flier Flanker Off in the 49'
  • No. 8, Caelan Doris (c) Number 8
  • No. 9, Jamison Gibson-Park Scrum Half Off in the 71'
  • No. 10, Jack Crowley Fly Half
  • No. 11, James Lowe Wing Off in the 18'
  • No. 12, Stuart McCloskey Centre
  • No. 13, Garry Ringrose Centre Off in the 54'
  • No. 14, Robert Baloucoune Wing
  • No. 15, Jamie Osborne Full Back Yellow card 53'

Replacements

  • No. 16, Ronan Kelleher On in the 55'
  • No. 17, Tom O'Toole On in the 46'
  • No. 18, Finlay Bealham On in the 46'
  • No. 19, Nick Timoney On in the 49'
  • No. 20, Cian Prendergast On in the 62'
  • No. 21, Craig Casey On in the 71'
  • No. 22, Ciaran Frawley On in the 54'
  • No. 23, Tommy O'Brien On in the 18'

Referee: Andrea Piardi · Player of the match: Jamison Gibson-Park. A replacement who came on is shown with the minute.

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

2022 – 2025

01 1 Feb 2025
Six Nations Championship Aviva Stadium, Dublin

Ireland 27–22 England England lost

England tries: Cadan Murley 8', Tom Curry 75', Tommy Freeman 81'

Ireland tries: Jamison Gibson-Park 34', Bundee Aki 51', Tadhg Beirne 63', Dan Sheehan 71'

Match page: Ireland v England, 1 February 2025

02 9 Mar 2024
Six Nations Championship Twickenham Stadium, London

England 23–22 Ireland England won

England tries: Ollie Lawrence 3', George Furbank 47', Ben Earl 59'

Ireland tries: James Lowe 43', James Lowe 72'

Match page: England v Ireland, 9 March 2024

04 18 Mar 2023
Six Nations Championship Aviva Stadium, Dublin

Ireland 29–16 England England lost

England tries: Jamie George 72'

Ireland tries: Dan Sheehan 32', Robbie Henshaw 61', Dan Sheehan 68', Rob Herring 76'

Match page: Ireland v England, 18 March 2023

05 12 Mar 2022
Six Nations Championship Twickenham Stadium, London

England 15–32 Ireland England lost

England tries: None

Ireland tries: James Lowe 5', Hugo Keenan 36', Jack Conan 72', Finlay Bealham 76'

Match page: England v Ireland, 12 March 2022

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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