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England men · Six Nations Championship

Ireland
v England⁠

27–22

Full time

Ireland v England finished 27–22.

Ireland
Jamison Gibson-Park 34', Bundee Aki 51', Tadhg Beirne 63', Dan Sheehan 71'
Date
Saturday 1 February 2025 · England in 2025
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 73'
  • No. 2, Ronan Kelleher Hooker Off in the 49'
  • No. 3, Finlay Bealham Prop Off in the 58'
  • No. 4, James Ryan Lock Off in the 61'
  • No. 5, Tadhg Beirne Lock
  • No. 6, Ryan Baird Flanker Off in the 49'
  • No. 7, Josh van der Flier Flanker
  • No. 8, Caelan Doris (c) Number 8
  • No. 9, Jamison Gibson-Park Scrum Half Off in the 74'
  • No. 10, Sam Prendergast Fly Half Off in the 58'
  • No. 11, James Lowe Wing
  • No. 12, Bundee Aki Centre Off in the 57'
  • No. 13, Garry Ringrose Centre
  • No. 14, Mack Hansen Wing Off in the 3'
  • No. 15, Hugo Keenan Full Back

Replacements

  • No. 16, Dan Sheehan On in the 49'
  • No. 17, Cian Healy On in the 73'
  • No. 18, Tom Clarkson (not used)
  • No. 19, Iain Henderson On in the 61'
  • No. 20, Jack Conan On in the 49'
  • No. 21, Conor Murray On in the 74'
  • No. 22, Jack Crowley On in the 58'
  • No. 23, Robbie Henshaw On in the 57' Off in the 16'

Referee: Ben O'Keeffe. A replacement who came on is shown with the minute.

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

2021 – 2024

01 9 Mar 2024
Six Nations Championship Twickenham Stadium, London

England 23–22 Ireland England won

England tries: Ollie Lawrence 3', George Furbank 47', Ben Earl 59'

Ireland tries: James Lowe 43', James Lowe 72'

Match page: England v Ireland, 9 March 2024

03 18 Mar 2023
Six Nations Championship Aviva Stadium, Dublin

Ireland 29–16 England England lost

England tries: Jamie George 72'

Ireland tries: Dan Sheehan 32', Robbie Henshaw 61', Dan Sheehan 68', Rob Herring 76'

Match page: Ireland v England, 18 March 2023

04 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

05 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

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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