Full time12 February 1927
Twickenham, London, England · Five Nations 1927Head-to-head
England won by 2 points.
Scoring
- –CEngland conversion · Edward Stanbury2–0
- –TEngland try · John Gibbs5–0
- –TEngland try · Henri Laird8–0
- –PIreland penalty · George Stephenson8–3
- –TIreland try · Hugh McVicker8–6
Line-ups
England
- 1Douglas LawProp
- 2John TuckerHooker
- 3Kendrick StarkProp
- 4Edward StanburySecond row
- 5Ronald Cove-SmithSecond row
- 6Harold PeritonFlanker
- 7Patrick DaviesFlanker
- 8Wallace EyresNumber 8
- 9Arthur YoungScrum-half
- 10Henri LairdFly-half
- 11John GibbsWing
- 12Harold LockeCentre
- 13Len CorbettCentre
- 14Howard CatchesideWing
- 15Monkey SellarFull-back
Ireland
- 1Charlie HanrahanProp
- 2Charles PayneHooker
- 3Jim McVickerProp
- 4Jimmy FarrellSecond row
- 5Hugh McVickerSecond row
- 6Horsey BrowneFlanker
- 7Ted PikeFlanker
- 8Norman RossNumber 8
- 9Mark SugdenScrum-half
- 10Eugene DavyFly-half
- 11James GanlyWing
- 12Francis HewittCentre
- 13George StephensonCentre
- 14Dennis CussenWing
- 15William CrawfordFull-back
Match officials
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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
- Previous meeting: 13 February 1926, England 15–19 Ireland
- Next meeting on record: 11 February 1928
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.