TheBreakdown
Full time6 March 1999
Ireland
15–27
England
Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland · Five Nations 1999Head-to-head

England won by 12 points.

Scoring

  1. 1’PIreland penalty · David Humphreys3–0
  2. 1’PIreland penalty · David Humphreys6–0
  3. 1’PIreland penalty · David Humphreys9–0
  4. 1’PIreland penalty · David Humphreys12–0
  5. 1’PIreland penalty · David Humphreys15–0
  6. 1’CEngland conversion · Jonny Wilkinson15–2
  7. 1’PEngland penalty · Jonny Wilkinson15–5
  8. 1’PEngland penalty · Jonny Wilkinson15–8
  9. 1’PEngland penalty · Jonny Wilkinson15–11
  10. 1’PEngland penalty · Jonny Wilkinson15–14
  11. 1’TEngland try · Tim Rodber15–19
  12. 34’TEngland try · Matt Perry15–24
  13. 38’DEngland drop goal · Paul Grayson15–27

Line-ups

Ireland

  1. 1Peter ClohessyProp
  2. 2Keith WoodHooker
  3. 3Paul WallaceProp
  4. 4Paddy JohnsSecond row
  5. 5Jeremy DavidsonSecond row
  6. 6Dion O'CuinneagainFlanker
  7. 7Andy WardFlanker
  8. 8Victor CostelloNumber 8
  9. 9Conor McGuinnessScrum-half
  10. 10David HumphreysFly-half
  11. 11Girvan DempseyWing
  12. 12Rob HendersonCentre
  13. 13Kevin MaggsCentre
  14. 14Justin BishopWing
  15. 15Conor O'SheaFull-back
  16. 16Killian KeaneBench
  17. 17Eric ElwoodBench
  18. 18Ciaran ScallyBench
  19. 19Eric MillerBench
  20. 20Mick GalweyBench
  21. 21Justin FitzpatrickBench
  22. 22Ross NesdaleBench

England

  1. 1Jason LeonardProp
  2. 2Richard CockerillHooker
  3. 3Darren GarforthProp
  4. 4Martin JohnsonSecond row
  5. 5Tim RodberSecond row
  6. 6Richard HillFlanker
  7. 7Neil BackFlanker
  8. 8Lawrence DallaglioNumber 8
  9. 9Kyran BrackenScrum-half
  10. 10Paul GraysonFly-half
  11. 11Dan LugerWing
  12. 12Jeremy GuscottCentre
  13. 13Jonny WilkinsonCentre
  14. 14David ReesWing
  15. 15Matt PerryFull-back
  16. 16Nick BealBench
  17. 17Mike CattBench
  18. 18Matt DawsonBench
  19. 19Martin CorryBench
  20. 20Danny GrewcockBench
  21. 21Victor UboguBench
  22. 22Neil McCarthyBench

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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.