TheBreakdown
Full time18 February 1989
Ireland
3–16
England
Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland · Five Nations 1989Head-to-head

England won by 13 points.

Scoring

  1. –PIreland penalty · Michael Kiernan3–0
  2. –CEngland conversion · Rob Andrew3–2
  3. –PEngland penalty · Rob Andrew3–5
  4. –PEngland penalty · Rob Andrew3–8
  5. –TEngland try · Brian Moore3–12
  6. –TEngland try · Dean Richards3–16

Line-ups

Ireland

  1. 1Tom ClancyProp
  2. 2Steve SmithHooker
  3. 3Jim McCoyProp
  4. 4Donal LenihanSecond row
  5. 5Willie AndersonSecond row
  6. 6Phil MatthewsFlanker
  7. 7Patrick O'HaraFlanker
  8. 8Noel MannionNumber 8
  9. 9Fergus AherneScrum-half
  10. 10Paul DeanFly-half
  11. 11Paul HaycockWing
  12. 12David IrwinCentre
  13. 13Brendan MullinCentre
  14. 14Michael KiernanWing
  15. 15Fergus DunleaFull-back
  16. 16Phil DanaherBench
  17. 17Vince CunninghamBench
  18. 18Rab BradyBench
  19. 19Brian SpillaneBench
  20. 20Des FitzgeraldBench
  21. 21John McDonaldBench

England

  1. 1Paul RendallProp
  2. 2Brian MooreHooker
  3. 3Jeff ProbynProp
  4. 4Wade DooleySecond row
  5. 5Paul AckfordSecond row
  6. 6Mike TeagueFlanker
  7. 7Andy RobinsonFlanker
  8. 8Dean RichardsNumber 8
  9. 9Dewi MorrisScrum-half
  10. 10Rob AndrewFly-half
  11. 11Chris OtiWing
  12. 12Simon HallidayCentre
  13. 13Will CarlingCentre
  14. 14Rory UnderwoodWing
  15. 15Jonathan WebbFull-back
  16. 16Mark BaileyBench
  17. 17Stuart BarnesBench
  18. 18Steve BatesBench
  19. 19Gareth ChilcottBench
  20. 20John OlverBench
  21. 21Gary ReesBench

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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

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.