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Played5 February 1883
England
v
Ireland
Whalley Range, Manchester, England · Home Nations 1883Head-to-head

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

Scoring

  1. –CEngland conversion · Arthur Evanson
  2. –TEngland try · Wilfred Bolton
  3. –TEngland try · Gregory Wade
  4. –TEngland try · William Tatham
  5. –TEngland try · Harry Twynam
  6. –TIreland try · Arthur Forrest

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

Line-ups

England

  1. Arthur TaylorBack
  2. Harry TwynamFly-half
  3. Herbert FullerForward
  4. Wilfred BoltonThree-quarter
  5. Gregory WadeThree-quarter
  6. Edward MooreForward
  7. John PayneFly-half
  8. George ThomsonForward
  9. Edward GurdonForward
  10. George StandingForward
  11. Bernard MiddletonForward
  12. Richard PattissonForward
  13. Arthur EvansonThree-quarter
  14. Charles WooldridgeForward
  15. William TathamForward

Ireland

  1. WW FletcherThree-quarter
  2. Stewart BruceForward
  3. Robert MorrowBack
  4. Henry KingForward
  5. Arthur ForrestForward
  6. Rowland ScovellThree-quarter
  7. JP WarrenFly-half
  8. George ScrivenForward
  9. Robert McLeanThree-quarter
  10. Robert HughesForward
  11. Frederick HeustonForward
  12. Frank MooreForward
  13. A MillarForward
  14. John TaylorForward
  15. James McDonaldForward

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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.