TheBreakdown
Full time1 March 1986
England
25–20
Ireland
Twickenham, London, England · Five Nations 1986Head-to-head

England won by 5 points.

Scoring

  1. –CEngland conversion · Rob Andrew2–0
  2. –CEngland conversion · Rob Andrew4–0
  3. –CEngland conversion · Rob Andrew6–0
  4. –PEngland penalty · Rob Andrew9–0
  5. –TEngland try13–0
  6. –TEngland try · Huw Davies17–0
  7. –TEngland try · Dean Richards21–0
  8. –TEngland try · Dean Richards25–0
  9. –CIreland conversion · Michael Kiernan25–2
  10. –PIreland penalty · Michael Kiernan25–5
  11. –PIreland penalty · Michael Kiernan25–8
  12. –TIreland try · Trevor Ringland25–12
  13. –TIreland try · Brendan Mullin25–16
  14. –TIreland try · Bran McCall25–20

Line-ups

England

  1. 1Gareth ChilcottProp
  2. 2Steve BrainHooker
  3. 3Gary PearceProp
  4. 4Wade DooleySecond row
  5. 5Maurice ColcloughSecond row
  6. 6Peter WinterbottomFlanker
  7. 7Gary ReesFlanker
  8. 8Dean RichardsNumber 8
  9. 9Nigel MelvilleScrum-half
  10. 10Rob AndrewFly-half
  11. 11Rory UnderwoodWing
  12. 12Francis CloughCentre
  13. 13Kevin SimmsCentre
  14. 14Mike HarrisonWing
  15. 15Huw DaviesFull-back
  16. 16John PalmerBench
  17. 17Stuart BarnesBench
  18. 18Richard HillBench
  19. 19Paul RendallBench
  20. 20Andrew SimpsonBench
  21. 21P CookBench

Ireland

  1. 1Anthony KennedyProp
  2. 2Ciaran FitzgeraldHooker
  3. 3Des FitzgeraldProp
  4. 4Bran McCallSecond row
  5. 5Donal LenihanSecond row
  6. 6Robert MorrowFlanker
  7. 7Nigel CarrFlanker
  8. 8Brian SpillaneNumber 8
  9. 9Michael BradleyScrum-half
  10. 10Ralph KeyesFly-half
  11. 11Keith CrossanWing
  12. 12Michael KiernanCentre
  13. 13Brendan MullinCentre
  14. 14Trevor RinglandWing
  15. 15Hugo MacNeillFull-back
  16. 16Jim McCoyBench
  17. 17Harry HarbisonBench
  18. 18Willie AndersonBench
  19. 19Rab BradyBench
  20. 20Tony WardBench
  21. 21Philip RaineyBench

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Context

All-time, England 70–54 Ireland, 7 drawn in 131 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

England going in
Ireland going in

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.