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England men · Six Nations Championship

Ireland
v England⁠

43–13

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Ireland v England finished 43–13.

England
Dave Strettle 47'
Ireland
Girvan Dempsey 30', David Wallace 38', Shane Horgan 65', Isaac Boss 79'
Date
Saturday 24 February 2007 · England in 2007
Venue
Croke Park, Dublin

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England

Starting XV

Replacements

Ireland

Starting XV

  • No. 1, Marcus Horan Prop
  • No. 2, Rory Best Hooker Off in the 63'
  • No. 3, John Hayes Prop Off in the 71'
  • No. 4, Donncha O'Callaghan Lock
  • No. 5, Paul O'Connell Lock
  • No. 6, Simon Easterby Flanker Off in the 69'
  • No. 7, David Wallace Flanker
  • No. 8, Denis Leamy Number 8 Off in the 77'
  • No. 9, Peter Stringer Scrum Half Off in the 77'
  • No. 10, Ronan O'Gara Fly Half Off in the 77'
  • No. 11, Denis Hickie Wing
  • No. 12, Gordon D'Arcy Centre
  • No. 13, Brian O'Driscoll (c) Centre Off in the 73'
  • No. 14, Shane Horgan Wing
  • No. 15, Girvan Dempsey Full Back

Replacements

  • No. 16, Jerry Flannery On in the 63'
  • No. 17, Simon Best On in the 71'
  • No. 18, Mick O'Driscoll On in the 77'
  • No. 19, Neil Best On in the 69'
  • No. 20, Isaac Boss On in the 77'
  • No. 21, Paddy Wallace On in the 77'
  • No. 22, Andrew Trimble On in the 73'

Referee: Joel Jutge. A replacement who came on is shown with the minute.

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

2002 – 2006

01 18 Mar 2006
Six Nations Championship Twickenham Stadium, London

England 24–28 Ireland England lost

England tries: Jamie Noon 2', Steve Borthwick 52'

Ireland tries: Shane Horgan 8', Denis Leamy 59', Shane Horgan 87'

Match page: England v Ireland, 18 March 2006

04 30 Mar 2003
Six Nations Championship Lansdowne Road, Dublin

Ireland 6–42 England England won

England tries: Lawrence Dallaglio 8', Mike Tindall 59', Will Greenwood 64', Will Greenwood 80', Dan Luger 96'

Ireland tries: None

Match page: Ireland v England, 30 March 2003

05 16 Feb 2002
Six Nations Championship Twickenham Stadium, London

England 45–11 Ireland England won

England tries: Will Greenwood, Will Greenwood, Ben Cohen, Jonny Wilkinson, Ben Kay, Joe Worsley

Ireland tries: Ronan O'Gara

Match page: England v Ireland, 16 February 2002

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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