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England men · Six Nations Championship

Ireland
v England⁠

29–16

Full time

Ireland v England finished 29–16.

Ireland
Dan Sheehan 32', Robbie Henshaw 61', Dan Sheehan 68', Rob Herring 76'
Date
Saturday 18 March 2023 · England in 2023
Venue
Aviva Stadium, Dublin

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England

Starting XV

Replacements

Ireland

Starting XV

  • No. 1, Andrew Porter Prop Off in the 75'
  • No. 2, Dan Sheehan Hooker Off in the 70'
  • No. 3, Tadhg Furlong Prop Off in the 59'
  • No. 4, Ryan Baird Lock Off in the 76'
  • No. 5, James Ryan Lock
  • No. 6, Peter O'Mahony Flanker Off in the 56'
  • No. 7, Josh van der Flier Flanker
  • No. 8, Caelan Doris Number 8
  • No. 9, Jamison Gibson-Park Scrum Half Off in the 73'
  • No. 10, Johnny Sexton (c) Fly Half
  • No. 11, James Lowe Wing
  • No. 12, Bundee Aki Centre
  • No. 13, Robbie Henshaw Centre
  • No. 14, Mack Hansen Wing
  • No. 15, Hugo Keenan Full Back

Replacements

  • No. 16, Rob Herring On in the 70'
  • No. 17, Cian Healy On in the 75'
  • No. 18, Tom O'Toole On in the 59'
  • No. 19, Kieran Treadwell On in the 76'
  • No. 20, Jack Conan On in the 56'
  • No. 21, Conor Murray On in the 73'
  • No. 22, Ross Byrne (not used)
  • No. 23, Jimmy O'Brien (not used)

Referee: Jaco Peyper. A replacement who came on is shown with the minute.

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

2019 – 2022

01 12 Mar 2022
Six Nations Championship Twickenham Stadium, London

England 15–32 Ireland England lost

England tries: None

Ireland tries: James Lowe 5', Hugo Keenan 36', Jack Conan 72', Finlay Bealham 76'

Match page: England v Ireland, 12 March 2022

02 20 Mar 2021
Six Nations Championship Aviva Stadium, Dublin

Ireland 32–18 England England lost

England tries: Ben Youngs 63', Jonny May 79'

Ireland tries: Keith Earls 22', Jack Conan 35'

Match page: Ireland v England, 20 March 2021

03 21 Nov 2020
Test matches · Autumn Nations Cup Twickenham Stadium, London

England 18–7 Ireland England won

England tries: Jonny May 16', Jonny May 20'

Ireland tries: Jacob Stockdale 73'

Match page: England v Ireland, 21 November 2020

04 23 Feb 2020
Six Nations Championship Twickenham Stadium, London

England 24–12 Ireland England won

England tries: George Ford 8', Elliot Daly 24', Luke Cowan-Dickie 61'

Ireland tries: Robbie Henshaw 50', Andrew Porter 83'

Match page: England v Ireland, 23 February 2020

05 24 Aug 2019
Test matches · Test Match Twickenham, London

England 57–15 Ireland England won

England tries: Joe Cokanasiga 12', Elliot Daly 29', Manu Tuilagi 35', Maro Itoje 44', George Kruis 52', Tom Curry 56', Joe Cokanasiga 64', Luke Cowan-Dickie 76'

Ireland tries: Jordan Larmour 8', Bundee Aki 72'

Match page: England v Ireland, 24 August 2019

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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