TheBreakdown
Full time27 February 2005
Ireland
19–13
England
Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland · Six Nations 2005Head-to-head

Ireland won by 6 points.

Scoring

  1. 5’DIreland drop goal · Ronan O'Gara3–0
  2. 8’TEngland try · Martin Corry3–5
  3. 9’CEngland conversion · Charlie Hodgson3–7
  4. 11’PIreland penalty · Ronan O'Gara6–7
  5. 14’PIreland penalty · Ronan O'Gara9–7
  6. 27’PEngland penalty · Charlie Hodgson9–10
  7. 36’DIreland drop goal · Ronan O'Gara12–10
  8. 58’DEngland drop goal · Charlie Hodgson12–13
  9. 60’TIreland try · Brian O'Driscoll17–13
  10. 61’CIreland conversion · Ronan O'Gara19–13

Line-ups

Ireland

  1. 1Reggie CorriganProp
  2. 2Shane ByrneHooker
  3. 3John HayesProp
  4. 4Malcolm O'KellySecond row
  5. 5Paul O'ConnellSecond row
  6. 6Simon EasterbyFlanker
  7. 7Jonny O'ConnorFlanker
  8. 8Anthony FoleyNumber 8
  9. 9Peter StringerScrum-half
  10. 10Ronan O'GaraFly-half
  11. 11Denis HickieWing
  12. 12Shane HorganCentre
  13. 13Brian O'DriscollCentre
  14. 14Girvan DempseyWing
  15. 15Geordan MurphyFull-back
  16. 16Frankie SheahanBench
  17. 17Marcus HoranBench
  18. 18Donncha O'CallaghanBench
  19. 19Eric MillerBench
  20. 20Guy EasterbyBench
  21. 21David HumphreysBench
  22. 22Kevin MaggsBench

England

  1. 1Graham RowntreeProp
  2. 2Steve ThompsonHooker
  3. 3Matt StevensProp
  4. 4Danny GrewcockSecond row
  5. 5Ben KaySecond row
  6. 6Joe WorsleyFlanker
  7. 7Lewis MoodyFlanker
  8. 8Martin CorryNumber 8
  9. 9Harry EllisScrum-half
  10. 10Charlie HodgsonFly-half
  11. 11Josh LewseyWing
  12. 12Olly BarkleyCentre
  13. 13Jamie NoonCentre
  14. 14Mark CuetoWing
  15. 15Jason RobinsonFull-back
  16. 16Andy TitterrellBench
  17. 17Duncan BellBench
  18. 18Steve BorthwickBench
  19. 19Andy HazellBench
  20. 20Matt DawsonBench
  21. 21Andy GoodeBench
  22. 22Ollie SmithBench

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Context

All-time, Ireland 54–70 England, 7 drawn in 131 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

Ireland going in
England 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.