Played15 February 1875
Kennington Oval, London, EnglandHead-to-head
No final score is recorded: Tests before 1892 were scored in goals and tries.
Scoring
- –CEngland conversion · AW Pearson
- –TEngland try · Arthur Michell
- –TEngland try · Ernest Cheston
- –DEngland drop goal · Edward Nash
The scoring record for this Test does not add up to the final score, so running scores are hidden.
Line-ups
England
- 15Henry LawrenceFull-back
- Murray MarshallForward
- Edward NashThree-quarter
- Roger WalkerForward
- Frank AdamsForward
- Harold GrahamForward
- Arthur MichellThree-quarter
- Ernest ChestonForward
- Edward FraserForward
- Thomas BatsonForward
- William CollinsThree-quarter
- Edward PerrottForward
- William MiltonThree-quarter
- William HutchinsonForward
- James MackinlayForward
- AW PearsonThree-quarter
- Charles CrosseForward
- Lennard StokesThree-quarter
- Dawson TurnerForward
- Francis LuscombeForward
Ireland
- 15RB WalkingtonFull-back
- 15Edward GalbraithFull-back
- Brabazon CasementForward
- Richard BellFly-half
- George StackFly-half
- EN McIlwaineThree-quarter
- Francis HewsonForward
- Abram CoombeForward
- W GaffikinForward
- G AndrewsForward
- W AllenForward
- Henry CoxForward
- John MylesForward
- Abraham CronynFly-half
- M BarlowForward
- HD WalshForward
- RM MaginessForward
- Richard GalbraithThree-quarter
- James McDonaldForward
- WH AshForward
Match officials
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Context
All-time, England 70–54 Ireland, 7 drawn in 131 scored Tests. Full head-to-head
England going inno earlier scored Tests
Ireland going inno earlier scored Tests
- Next meeting on record: 15 March 1890
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.