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Ireland
v England⁠

9–20

Full time

Ireland v England finished 9–20.

Ireland
None
Date
Saturday 27 August 2011 · England in 2011
Venue
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Competition
Test matches · Test Match

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England

Starting XV

Replacements

Ireland

Starting XV

  • No. 1, Cian Healy Prop Off in the 70'
  • No. 2, Jerry Flannery Hooker Off in the 51'
  • No. 3, Mike Ross Prop
  • No. 4, Donncha O'Callaghan Lock
  • No. 5, Paul O'Connell (c) Lock
  • No. 6, Stephen Ferris Flanker
  • No. 7, David Wallace Flanker Off in the 22'
  • No. 8, Jamie Heaslip Number 8 Off in the 35'
  • No. 9, Eoin Reddan Scrum Half Off in the 62'
  • No. 10, Ronan O'Gara Fly Half Off in the 62'
  • No. 11, Andrew Trimble Wing Off in the 72'
  • No. 12, Gordon D'Arcy Centre
  • No. 13, Keith Earls Centre
  • No. 14, Tommy Bowe Wing
  • No. 15, Geordan Murphy Full Back

Replacements

  • No. 16, Rory Best On in the 51'
  • No. 17, Tom Court On in the 70'
  • No. 18, Donnacha Ryan On in the 35'
  • No. 19, Denis Leamy On in the 22'
  • No. 20, Conor Murray On in the 62'
  • No. 21, Johnny Sexton On in the 62'
  • No. 22, Fergus McFadden On in the 72'

Referee: Nigel Owens. A replacement who came on is shown with the minute.

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

2007 – 2011

01 19 Mar 2011
Six Nations Championship Aviva Stadium, Dublin

Ireland 24–8 England England lost

England tries: Steve Thompson 53'

Ireland tries: Tommy Bowe 28', Brian O'Driscoll 47'

Match page: Ireland v England, 19 March 2011

02 27 Feb 2010
Six Nations Championship Twickenham Stadium, London

England 16–20 Ireland England lost

England tries: Dan Cole 61'

Ireland tries: Tommy Bowe 4', Keith Earls 56', Tommy Bowe 74'

Match page: England v Ireland, 27 February 2010

04 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

05 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

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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