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England men · Six Nations Championship

Ireland
v England⁠

19–9

Full time

Ireland v England finished 19–9.

England
None
Ireland
Robbie Henshaw 53'
Date
Sunday 1 March 2015 · England in 2015
Venue
Aviva Stadium, Dublin

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England

Starting XV

Replacements

  • No. 16, Tom Youngs On in the 54'
  • No. 17, Mako Vunipola On in the 66'
  • No. 18, Henry Thomas (not used)
  • No. 19, Nick Easter On in the 68'
  • No. 20, Tom Croft On in the 62'
  • No. 21, Richard Wigglesworth On in the 68'
  • No. 22, Danny Cipriani (not used)
  • No. 23, Billy Twelvetrees On in the 68'

Ireland

Starting XV

  • No. 1, Jack McGrath Prop Off in the 60'
  • No. 2, Rory Best Hooker Off in the 74'
  • No. 3, Mike Ross Prop Off in the 58'
  • No. 4, Devin Toner Lock Off in the 66'
  • No. 5, Paul O'Connell (c) Lock
  • No. 6, Peter O'Mahony Flanker
  • No. 7, Sean O'Brien Flanker Off in the 25'
  • No. 8, Jordi Murphy Number 8
  • No. 9, Conor Murray Scrum Half
  • No. 10, Johnny Sexton Fly Half Off in the 54'
  • No. 11, Simon Zebo Wing
  • No. 12, Robbie Henshaw Centre
  • No. 13, Jared Payne Centre Off in the 71'
  • No. 14, Tommy Bowe Wing
  • No. 15, Rob Kearney Full Back

Replacements

  • No. 16, Sean Cronin On in the 74'
  • No. 17, Cian Healy On in the 60'
  • No. 18, Martin Moore On in the 58'
  • No. 19, Iain Henderson On in the 66'
  • No. 20, Tommy O'Donnell On in the 25'
  • No. 21, Eoin Reddan (not used)
  • No. 22, Ian Madigan On in the 54'
  • No. 23, Felix Jones On in the 71'

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

2011 – 2014

05 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

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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