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England men · Six Nations Championship

Ireland
v England⁠

14–13

Full time

Ireland v England finished 14–13.

Ireland
Brian O'Driscoll 57'
Date
Saturday 28 February 2009 · England in 2009
Venue
Croke Park, Dublin

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England

Starting XV

Replacements

  • No. 16, Dylan Hartley On in the 66'
  • No. 17, Julian White On in the 55' Off in the 66'
  • No. 18, Tom Croft On in the 70'
  • No. 19, Luke Narraway On in the 76'
  • No. 20, Danny Care Yellow card 69' On in the 58'
  • No. 21, Andy Goode On in the 66'
  • No. 22, Mathew Tait On in the 58'

Ireland

Starting XV

  • No. 1, Marcus Horan Prop
  • No. 2, Jerry Flannery Hooker Off in the 68'
  • No. 3, John Hayes Prop
  • No. 4, Donncha O'Callaghan Lock
  • No. 5, Paul O'Connell Lock
  • No. 6, Stephen Ferris Flanker
  • No. 7, David Wallace Flanker
  • No. 8, Jamie Heaslip Number 8 Off in the 68'
  • No. 9, Tomás O'Leary Scrum Half Off in the 66'
  • No. 10, Ronan O'Gara Fly Half
  • No. 11, Luke Fitzgerald Wing
  • No. 12, Paddy Wallace Centre
  • No. 13, Brian O'Driscoll (c) Centre
  • No. 14, Tommy Bowe Wing
  • No. 15, Rob Kearney Full Back

Replacements

  • No. 16, Rory Best On in the 68'
  • No. 17, Tom Court (not used)
  • No. 18, Mick O'Driscoll (not used)
  • No. 19, Denis Leamy On in the 68'
  • No. 20, Peter Stringer On in the 66'
  • No. 21, Gordon D'Arcy (not used)
  • No. 22, Geordan Murphy (not used)

Referee: Craig Joubert. A replacement who came on is shown with the minute.

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

2004 – 2008

01 15 Mar 2008
Six Nations Championship Twickenham Stadium, London

England 33–10 Ireland England won

England tries: Paul Sackey 19', Mathew Tait 57', Jamie Noon 69'

Ireland tries: Rob Kearney 4'

Match page: England v Ireland, 15 March 2008

02 24 Feb 2007
Six Nations Championship Croke Park, Dublin

Ireland 43–13 England England lost

England tries: Dave Strettle 47'

Ireland tries: Girvan Dempsey 30', David Wallace 38', Shane Horgan 65', Isaac Boss 79'

Match page: Ireland v England, 24 February 2007

03 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

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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