TheBreakdown
Full time3 February 1900
England
15–4
Ireland
Athletic Ground, Richmond, England · Home Nations 1900Head-to-head

England won by 11 points.

Scoring

  1. –CEngland conversion · Harry Alexander2–0
  2. –TEngland try · Tot Robinson5–0
  3. –TEngland try · Tot Robinson8–0
  4. –TEngland try · Gerald Gordon Smith11–0
  5. –DEngland drop goal · Gerald Gordon Smith15–0
  6. –DIreland drop goal · James Allison15–4

Line-ups

England

  1. Harry AlexanderForward
  2. Gerald Gordon SmithThree-quarter
  3. Elliot NicholsonThree-quarter
  4. Tot RobinsonThree-quarter
  5. Robert BellForward
  6. John DaniellForward
  7. John MarquisFly-half
  8. Charles ScottForward
  9. Alexander ToddForward
  10. Shirley ReynoldsForward
  11. George MarsdenFly-half
  12. Bim BaxterForward
  13. Harry GamlinBack
  14. John ShooterForward
  15. Long John TaylorThree-quarter

Ireland

  1. Louis MageeFly-half
  2. Carl ReidThree-quarter
  3. Blucher DoranThree-quarter
  4. Edward CampbellThree-quarter
  5. Andrew MearesForward
  6. Jack CoffeyForward
  7. Fred GardinerForward
  8. James AllisonThree-quarter
  9. Samuel IrwinForward
  10. Mike RyanForward
  11. Percy NicholsonForward
  12. Hugh FerrisFly-half
  13. James SealyForward
  14. Charlie AllenForward
  15. PE O'Brien ButlerBack

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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

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.