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Full time15 February 1997
Ireland
6–46
England
Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland · Five Nations 1997Head-to-head

England won by 40 points.

Scoring

  1. 1’PIreland penalty · Eric Elwood3–0
  2. 1’PIreland penalty · Eric Elwood6–0
  3. 1’CEngland conversion · Paul Grayson6–2
  4. 1’CEngland conversion · Paul Grayson6–4
  5. 1’PEngland penalty · Paul Grayson6–7
  6. 1’PEngland penalty · Paul Grayson6–10
  7. 1’PEngland penalty · Paul Grayson6–13
  8. 1’PEngland penalty · Paul Grayson6–16
  9. 1’TEngland try · Tony Underwood6–21
  10. 1’TEngland try · Tony Underwood6–26
  11. 19’TEngland try · Jon Sleightholme6–31
  12. 64’TEngland try · Andy Gomarsall6–36
  13. 74’TEngland try · Jon Sleightholme6–41
  14. 76’TEngland try · Richard Hill6–46

Line-ups

Ireland

  1. 1Nick PopplewellProp
  2. 2Ross NesdaleHooker
  3. 3Paul WallaceProp
  4. 4Paddy JohnsSecond row
  5. 5Jeremy DavidsonSecond row
  6. 6David CorkeryFlanker
  7. 7Denis McBrideFlanker
  8. 8Eric MillerNumber 8
  9. 9Niall HoganScrum-half
  10. 10Eric ElwoodFly-half
  11. 11Jimmy ToppingWing
  12. 12Maurice FieldCentre
  13. 13Jonathan BellCentre
  14. 14Denis HickieWing
  15. 15Jim StaplesFull-back
  16. 16David HumphreysBench
  17. 17Brian O'MearaBench
  18. 18Gabriel FulcherBench
  19. 19Paul FlavinBench
  20. 20Allen ClarkeBench
  21. 21Anthony FoleyBench

England

  1. 1Graham RowntreeProp
  2. 2Mark ReganHooker
  3. 3Jason LeonardProp
  4. 4Martin JohnsonSecond row
  5. 5Simon ShawSecond row
  6. 6Lawrence DallaglioFlanker
  7. 7Richard HillFlanker
  8. 8Tim RodberNumber 8
  9. 9Andy GomarsallScrum-half
  10. 10Paul GraysonFly-half
  11. 11Tony UnderwoodWing
  12. 12Phil De GlanvilleCentre
  13. 13Will CarlingCentre
  14. 14Jon SleightholmeWing
  15. 15Tim StimpsonFull-back
  16. 16Jeremy GuscottBench
  17. 17Mike CattBench
  18. 18Austin HealeyBench
  19. 19Darren GarforthBench
  20. 20Richard CockerillBench
  21. 21Ben ClarkeBench

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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.