TheBreakdown
Full time8 February 1908
England
13–3
Ireland
Athletic Ground, Richmond, England · Home Nations 1908Head-to-head

England won by 10 points.

Scoring

  1. –CEngland conversion · Alfred Wood2–0
  2. –CEngland conversion · Alfred Wood4–0
  3. –TEngland try · Arthur Hudson7–0
  4. –TEngland try · Arthur Hudson10–0
  5. –TEngland try · Rupert Williamson13–0
  6. –PIreland penalty · Jim Parke13–3

Line-ups

England

  1. Thomas KellyForward
  2. Charles HammondForward
  3. Robert DibbleForward
  4. Rupert WilliamsonFly-half
  5. Lancelot SlocockForward
  6. R GilbertForward
  7. Alfred WoodBack
  8. Garnet PortusFly-half
  9. Arthur HudsonThree-quarter
  10. Harold HavelockForward
  11. Henry VassallThree-quarter
  12. Patsy BoylenForward
  13. John BirkettThree-quarter
  14. Frederick HopleyForward
  15. Walter LapageThree-quarter

Ireland

  1. Charles AdamsForward
  2. Herbert AstonFly-half
  3. Gerald BeckettThree-quarter
  4. Charles ThompsonThree-quarter
  5. Harry ThriftThree-quarter
  6. William HintonBack
  7. Edward MorphyForward
  8. Thomas HarpurForward
  9. Tommy SmythForward
  10. Bethal SolomonsForward
  11. George HamletForward
  12. Jim ParkeThree-quarter
  13. Frank SmarttFly-half
  14. Alf TedfordForward
  15. Hugh WilsonForward

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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.