Full time5 February 1898
Athletic Ground, Richmond, England · Home Nations 1898Head-to-head
Ireland won by 3 points.
Scoring
- –PEngland penalty · James Byrne3–0
- –TEngland try · Tot Robinson6–0
- –PIreland penalty · Larry Bulger6–3
- –TIreland try · Louis Magee6–6
- –TIreland try · Harry Lindsay6–9
Line-ups
England
- Philip JacobFly-half
- Herbert DudgeonForward
- Ernest FookesThree-quarter
- Fred JacobForward
- Joe BlacklockForward
- Frederick ShawForward
- Tot RobinsonThree-quarter
- Robert OakesForward
- Osbert MackieThree-quarter
- Frank StoutForward
- James ByrneBack
- Charles WilsonForward
- William BuntingThree-quarter
- Harry MyersFly-half
- Richard PierceForward
Ireland
- Louis MageeFly-half
- Jack RyanForward
- JL DavisForward
- Lucius GwynnThree-quarter
- John McIlwaineForward
- William ByronForward
- Gerald AllenFly-half
- Larry BulgerThree-quarter
- Mike RyanForward
- Harry LindsayForward
- Francis PurserThree-quarter
- Sammy LeeThree-quarter
- James FranksForward
- Jim LytleForward
- PE O'Brien ButlerBack
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 in
Ireland going in
- Previous meeting: 6 February 1897, England 9–13 Ireland
- Next meeting on record: 4 February 1899
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.