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Played5 February 1877
England
v
Ireland
Kennington Oval, London, EnglandHead-to-head

No final score is recorded: Tests before 1892 were scored in goals and tries.

Scoring

  1. –CEngland conversion · Lennard Stokes
  2. –CEngland conversion · Lennard Stokes
  3. –TEngland try · Albert Hornby
  4. –TEngland try · WC Hutchinson
  5. –TEngland try · WC Hutchinson
  6. –TEngland try · Frank Adams

The scoring record for this Test does not add up to the final score, so running scores are hidden.

Line-ups

England

  1. 15Louis BirkettFull-back
  2. 15Lennard StokesFull-back
  3. Murray MarshallForward
  4. Frank AdamsForward
  5. Henry FowlerForward
  6. Frederic LeeForward
  7. PLA PriceFly-half
  8. Albert HornbyThree-quarter
  9. Charles TouzelForward
  10. Gillie HarrisonForward
  11. WC HutchinsonFly-half
  12. Edward KewleyForward
  13. William HuntForward
  14. Edward TurnerForward
  15. Reginald BirkettThree-quarter

Ireland

  1. 15RB WalkingtonFull-back
  2. 15Richard GalbraithFull-back
  3. John IrelandForward
  4. HG EdwardsForward
  5. Willoughby HamiltonForward
  6. H BrownThree-quarter
  7. Augustus WhitestoneFly-half
  8. Howard JacksonForward
  9. T BrownForward
  10. Hugh KellyForward
  11. Henry CoxForward
  12. William WilsonForward
  13. Thomas GordonFly-half
  14. William FinlayForward
  15. Frederick KiddThree-quarter

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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

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.