TheBreakdown
Full time6 February 1897
Ireland
13–9
England
Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland · Home Nations 1897Head-to-head

Ireland won by 4 points.

Scoring

  1. –TIreland try · Larry Bulger3–0
  2. –TIreland try · William Gardiner6–0
  3. –TIreland try · William Gardiner9–0
  4. –DIreland drop goal · Larry Bulger13–0
  5. –PEngland penalty · James Byrne13–3
  6. –PEngland penalty · James Byrne13–6
  7. –TEngland try · Tot Robinson13–9

Line-ups

Ireland

  1. TH StevensonThree-quarter
  2. Louis MageeFly-half
  3. Andrew ClinchForward
  4. Jack RyanForward
  5. John FultonBack
  6. Edmund ForrestForward
  7. William GardinerThree-quarter
  8. John McIlwaineForward
  9. William ByronForward
  10. Gerald AllenFly-half
  11. Larry BulgerThree-quarter
  12. Mike RyanForward
  13. Sammy LeeThree-quarter
  14. Charles RookeForward
  15. Jim LytleForward

England

  1. Little Billy TaylorFly-half
  2. Ernest FookesThree-quarter
  3. Rodney ManglesForward
  4. Fred JacobForward
  5. Samuel NorthmoreFly-half
  6. Tot RobinsonThree-quarter
  7. James BarronForward
  8. Robert OakesForward
  9. Percy EbdonForward
  10. William AshfordForward
  11. Frank StoutForward
  12. James ByrneBack
  13. William BuntingThree-quarter
  14. Wilfrid StoddartForward
  15. Long John TaylorThree-quarter

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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.