Independent England sport Est. 2026 · England, every angle

No noise. No nonsense. Just England.

England men · Five Nations Championship

Ireland
v England⁠

7–16

Full time

Ireland v England finished 7–16.

Ireland
Simon Geoghegan
Date
Saturday 2 March 1991 · England in 1991
Venue
Lansdowne Road, Dublin

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England

Starting XV

Replacements

Ireland

Starting XV

  • No. 1, John Fitzgerald Prop
  • No. 2, Steve Smith Hooker
  • No. 3, Des Fitzgerald Prop
  • No. 4, Brian Rigney Lock
  • No. 5, Neil Francis Lock
  • No. 6, Phil Matthews Flanker
  • No. 7, Gordon Hamilton Flanker
  • No. 8, Brian Robinson Number 8
  • No. 9, Rob Saunders (c) Scrum Half
  • No. 10, Brian Smith Fly Half
  • No. 11, Keith Crossan Wing
  • No. 12, David Curtis Centre
  • No. 13, Brendan Mullin Centre
  • No. 14, Simon Geoghegan Wing
  • No. 15, Jim Staples Full Back

Replacements

  • No. 16, Kenny Murphy (not used)
  • No. 17, Vince Cunningham (not used)
  • No. 18, Alain Rolland (not used)
  • No. 19, Noel Mannion (not used)
  • No. 20, Gary Halpin (not used)
  • No. 21, Terry Kingston (not used)

Referee: Alain Ceccon. A replacement who came on is shown with the minute.

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

1987 – 1990

01 20 Jan 1990
Five Nations Championship Twickenham, London

England 23–0 Ireland England won

England tries: Rory Underwood, Will Carling, Jeremy Guscott, Jeff Probyn

Ireland tries: None

Match page: England v Ireland, 20 January 1990

03 23 Apr 1988
Test matches · Millennium Trophy Match Lansdowne Road, Dublin

Ireland 10–21 England England won

England tries: Rory Underwood, Richard Harding

Ireland tries: Hugo MacNeill, Steve Smith

Match page: Ireland v England, 23 April 1988

04 19 Mar 1988
Five Nations Championship Twickenham, London

England 35–3 Ireland England won

England tries: Rory Underwood, Rory Underwood, Chris Oti, Chris Oti, Chris Oti, Gary Rees

Ireland tries: None

Match page: England v Ireland, 19 March 1988

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.

Bet responsibly

18+ only. Odds and offers are subject to change and to the bookmaker's terms. Set a budget, never chase losses, and treat betting as entertainment. National Gambling Helpline: 0808 8020 133, free, 24/7.

Gambling support: GambleAware.org (opens in a new tab)