Full time14 February 1931
Twickenham, London, England · Five Nations 1931Head-to-head
Ireland won by 1 point.
Scoring
- –CEngland conversion · Brian Black2–0
- –TEngland try · Brian Black5–0
- –PIreland penalty · Paul Murray5–3
- –TIreland try · Laurance McMahon5–6
Line-ups
England
- 1Peter HordernProp
- 2Robert SparksHooker
- 3Gordon GregoryProp
- 4Jeffrey ForrestSecond row
- 5Brian BlackSecond row
- 6Peter HowardFlanker
- 7Pop DunkleyFlanker
- 8Ernest HardingNumber 8
- 9Tinny DeanScrum-half
- 10Tom BarringtonFly-half
- 11Arthur HarrisonWing
- 12Maurice McCanlisCentre
- 13Donald BurlandCentre
- 14James ReeveWing
- 15Lawrence BedfordFull-back
Ireland
- 1John SigginsProp
- 2Henry WithersHooker
- 3Victor PikeProp
- 4Jimmy FarrellSecond row
- 5John RussellSecond row
- 6Noel MurphyFlanker
- 7Jammie ClinchFlanker
- 8George BeamishNumber 8
- 9Mark SugdenScrum-half
- 10Paul MurrayFly-half
- 11Jack ArighoWing
- 12Laurance McMahonCentre
- 13Eugene DavyCentre
- 14Edward LightfootWing
- 15James EganFull-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: 8 February 1930, England 3–4 Ireland
- Next meeting on record: 13 February 1932
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.