Full time11 February 1928
Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland · Five Nations 1928Head-to-head
England won by 1 point.
Scoring
- –TIreland try · Jack Arigho3–0
- –TIreland try · Mark Sugden6–0
- –TEngland try · James Richardson6–3
- –DEngland drop goal · James Richardson6–7
Line-ups
Ireland
- 1Charlie HanrahanProp
- 2Charles PayneHooker
- 3Ted PikeProp
- 4Jimmy FarrellSecond row
- 5Stephen CagneySecond row
- 6Horsey BrowneFlanker
- 7Jammie ClinchFlanker
- 8George BeamishNumber 8
- 9Mark SugdenScrum-half
- 10Eugene DavyFly-half
- 11Jack ArighoWing
- 12Harry StephensonCentre
- 13James GanlyCentre
- 14George StephensonWing
- 15William StewartFull-back
England
- 1Edward StanburyProp
- 2John TuckerHooker
- 3Robert SparksProp
- 4Kendrick StarkSecond row
- 5Ronald Cove-SmithSecond row
- 6Jerry HanleyFlanker
- 7Harold PeritonFlanker
- 8Doug PrenticeNumber 8
- 9Arthur YoungScrum-half
- 10Henri LairdFly-half
- 11Godfrey PalmerWing
- 12James RichardsonCentre
- 13Carl AarvoldCentre
- 14Kirwan TaylorWing
- 15Monkey SellarFull-back
Match officials
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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
- Previous meeting: 12 February 1927, Ireland 6–8 England
- Next meeting on record: 9 February 1929
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.