TheBreakdown
Full time10 February 1906
England
6–16
Ireland
Welford Road, Leicester, England · Home Nations 1906Head-to-head

Ireland won by 10 points.

Scoring

  1. –TEngland try · Raphael Jago3–0
  2. –TEngland try · William Mills6–0
  3. –CIreland conversion · Basil Maclear6–2
  4. –CIreland conversion · Fred Gardiner6–4
  5. –TIreland try · Basil Maclear6–7
  6. –TIreland try · Willie Purdon6–10
  7. –TIreland try · Alf Tedford6–13
  8. –TIreland try · Alf Tedford6–16

Line-ups

England

  1. Raphael JagoFly-half
  2. Thomas KellyForward
  3. Charles HammondForward
  4. James HutchinsonThree-quarter
  5. Cecil MiltonThree-quarter
  6. Ernest RobertsForward
  7. Alf KewneyForward
  8. William MillsForward
  9. Lump CartwrightForward
  10. Joseph SandfordThree-quarter
  11. Arthur HudsonThree-quarter
  12. Harold HodgesForward
  13. Dai GentFly-half
  14. George DobbsForward
  15. Edward JackettBack

Ireland

  1. Michael WhiteForward
  2. Hugh WilsonForward
  3. Francis CasementThree-quarter
  4. Jack CoffeyForward
  5. Harry ThriftThree-quarter
  6. Fred GardinerForward
  7. Ernie CaddellFly-half
  8. Willie PurdonFly-half
  9. Hercules KnoxForward
  10. Geoffrey HenebreyBack
  11. Basil MaclearBack
  12. Henry AndersonThree-quarter
  13. Jim ParkeThree-quarter
  14. Charlie AllenForward
  15. Alf TedfordForward

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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.