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England men · Six Nations Championship

Ireland
v England⁠

20–32

Full time

Ireland v England finished 20–32.

Ireland
Cian Healy 24', John Cooney 79'
Date
Saturday 2 February 2019 · England in 2019
Venue
Aviva Stadium, Dublin

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England

Starting XV

Replacements

  • No. 16, Luke Cowan-Dickie On in the 78'
  • No. 17, Ellis Genge On in the 77'
  • No. 18, Harry Williams On in the 64'
  • No. 19, Courtney Lawes On in the 52'
  • No. 20, Nathan Hughes On in the 54'
  • No. 21, Dan Robson (not used)
  • No. 22, George Ford On in the 78'
  • No. 23, Chris Ashton On in the 74'

Ireland

Starting XV

  • No. 1, Cian Healy Prop Off in the 61'
  • No. 2, Rory Best (c) Hooker Off in the 67'
  • No. 3, Tadhg Furlong Prop Off in the 61'
  • No. 4, Devin Toner Lock Off in the 56'
  • No. 5, James Ryan Lock
  • No. 6, Peter O'Mahony Flanker
  • No. 7, Josh van der Flier Flanker
  • No. 8, CJ Stander Number 8 Off in the 64'
  • No. 9, Conor Murray Scrum Half Off in the 78'
  • No. 10, Johnny Sexton Fly Half
  • No. 11, Jacob Stockdale Wing
  • No. 12, Bundee Aki Centre
  • No. 13, Garry Ringrose Centre Off in the 72'
  • No. 14, Keith Earls Wing Off in the 40'
  • No. 15, Robbie Henshaw Full Back

Replacements

  • No. 16, Sean Cronin On in the 67'
  • No. 17, Dave Kilcoyne On in the 61'
  • No. 18, Andrew Porter On in the 61'
  • No. 19, Quinn Roux On in the 56'
  • No. 20, Sean O'Brien On in the 64'
  • No. 21, John Cooney On in the 78'
  • No. 22, Joey Carbery On in the 72'
  • No. 23, Jordan Larmour On in the 40'

Referee: Jerome Garces. A replacement who came on is shown with the minute.

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

2015 – 2018

01 17 Mar 2018
Six Nations Championship Twickenham, London

England 15–24 Ireland England lost

England tries: Elliot Daly 31', Elliot Daly 64', Jonny May 81'

Ireland tries: Garry Ringrose 5', CJ Stander 23', Jacob Stockdale 41'

Match page: England v Ireland, 17 March 2018

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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