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England men · Five Nations Championship

Ireland
v England⁠

6–46

Full time

Ireland v England finished 6–46.

England
Tony Underwood, Tony Underwood, Jon Sleightholme 18', Andy Gomarsall 63', Jon Sleightholme 73', Richard Hill 75'
Ireland
None
Date
Saturday 15 February 1997 · England in 1997
Venue
Lansdowne Road, Dublin

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England

Starting XV

Replacements

Ireland

Starting XV

  • No. 1, Nick Popplewell Prop
  • No. 2, Ross Nesdale Hooker
  • No. 3, Paul Wallace Prop
  • No. 4, Paddy Johns Lock
  • No. 5, Jeremy Davidson Lock
  • No. 6, David Corkery Flanker
  • No. 7, Denis McBride Flanker
  • No. 8, Eric Miller Number 8 Off in the 11'
  • No. 9, Niall Hogan Scrum Half Off in the 65'
  • No. 10, Eric Elwood Fly Half Off in the 25'
  • No. 11, Jimmy Topping Wing
  • No. 12, Maurice Field Centre
  • No. 13, Jonathan Bell Centre
  • No. 14, Denis Hickie Wing
  • No. 15, Jim Staples (c) Full Back

Replacements

  • No. 16, David Humphreys On in the 25'
  • No. 17, Brian O'Meara On in the 65'
  • No. 18, Gabriel Fulcher (not used)
  • No. 19, Paul Flavin (not used)
  • No. 20, Allen Clarke (not used)
  • No. 21, Anthony Foley On in the 11'

Referee: Colin Hawke. A replacement who came on is shown with the minute.

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

1992 – 1996

02 21 Jan 1995
Five Nations Championship Lansdowne Road, Dublin

Ireland 8–20 England England won

England tries: Tony Underwood, Will Carling, Ben Clarke 23'

Ireland tries: Anthony Foley

Match page: Ireland v England, 21 January 1995

05 1 Feb 1992
Five Nations Championship Twickenham Stadium, London

England 38–9 Ireland England won

England tries: Simon Halliday, Jeremy Guscott, Rory Underwood, Dewi Morris, Jonathan Webb 1', Jonathan Webb 80'

Ireland tries: Ralph Keyes

Match page: England v Ireland, 1 February 1992

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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