TheBreakdown
Full time12 February 1921
England
15–0
Ireland
Twickenham, London, England · Five Nations 1921Head-to-head

England won by 15 points.

Scoring

  1. –CEngland conversion · Barry Cumberlege2–0
  2. –TEngland try · Cyril Lowe5–0
  3. –TEngland try · Bruno Brown8–0
  4. –TEngland try · Arthur Blakiston11–0
  5. –DEngland drop goal · Cyril Lowe15–0

Line-ups

England

  1. 1Reginald EdwardsProp
  2. 2Ernest GardnerHooker
  3. 3Bruno BrownProp
  4. 4Frank MellishSecond row
  5. 5Tom WoodsSecond row
  6. 6Arthur BlakistonFlanker
  7. 7Tom VoyceFlanker
  8. 8Wavell WakefieldNumber 8
  9. 9Cecil KershawScrum-half
  10. 10Dave DaviesFly-half
  11. 11Alistair SmallwoodWing
  12. 12Edward MyersCentre
  13. 13Ernie HammettCentre
  14. 14Cyril LoweWing
  15. 15Barry CumberlegeFull-back

Ireland

  1. 1Joseph BerminghamProp
  2. 2Billy CollopyHooker
  3. 3Anthony CourtneyProp
  4. 4William DohertySecond row
  5. 5Patrick StokesSecond row
  6. 6Thomas McClellandFlanker
  7. 7Charles HallaranFlanker
  8. 8Noel PurcellNumber 8
  9. 9Thomas MayneScrum-half
  10. 10William CunninghamFly-half
  11. 11Henry CormacWing
  12. 12Alexander FosterCentre
  13. 13George StephensonCentre
  14. 14Dennis CussenWing
  15. 15William CrawfordFull-back

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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.