Full time7 March 1981
Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland · Five Nations 1981Head-to-head
England won by 4 points.
Scoring
- –DIreland drop goal · Hugo MacNeill3–0
- –DIreland drop goal · Ollie Campbell6–0
- –CEngland conversion · Marcus Rose6–2
- –TEngland try · Marcus Rose6–6
- –TEngland try · Paul Dodge6–10
Line-ups
Ireland
- 1Phil OrrProp
- 2Patrick WhelanHooker
- 3Michael FitzpatrickProp
- 4Brendan FoleySecond row
- 5Moss KeaneSecond row
- 6John O'DriscollFlanker
- 7Fergus SlatteryFlanker
- 8Willie DugganNumber 8
- 9John RobbieScrum-half
- 10Tony WardFly-half
- 11Freddie McLennanWing
- 12Ollie CampbellCentre
- 13David IrwinCentre
- 14Frank QuinnWing
- 15Hugo MacNeillFull-back
- 16Ginger McLoughlinBench
- 17John CantrellBench
- 18Colm TuckerBench
- 19Robbie McGrathBench
- 20Paul McNaughtonBench
- 21John MurphyBench
England
- 1Colin SmartProp
- 2Peter WheelerHooker
- 3Phil BlakewayProp
- 4Bill BeaumontSecond row
- 5Maurice ColcloughSecond row
- 6David CookeFlanker
- 7Nick JeavonsFlanker
- 8John ScottNumber 8
- 9Stephen SmithScrum-half
- 10Huw DaviesFly-half
- 11Mike SlemenWing
- 12Paul DodgeCentre
- 13Clive WoodwardCentre
- 14John CarletonWing
- 15Marcus RoseFull-back
- 16Dusty HareBench
- 17Nick PrestonBench
- 18Nick YoungsBench
- 19Andrew SimpsonBench
- 20Gordon SargentBench
- 21P MossBench
Match officials
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Context
All-time, Ireland 54–70 England, 7 drawn in 131 scored Tests. Full head-to-head
Ireland going in
England going in
- Previous meeting: 19 January 1980, Ireland 9–24 England
- Next meeting on record: 6 February 1982
Also on this day
Results to 27 September 2026. Scoring and line-ups come from World Rugby match summaries where available; older Tests may have neither.