TheBreakdown
Full time12 February 1938
Ireland
14–36
England
Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland · Home Nations 1938Head-to-head

England won by 22 points.

Scoring

  1. –CIreland conversion · Philip Crowe2–0
  2. –TIreland try · Maurice Daly5–0
  3. –TIreland try · Aidan Bailey8–0
  4. –TIreland try · George Cromey11–0
  5. –TIreland try · Robert Mayne14–0
  6. –CEngland conversion · Grahame Parker14–2
  7. –CEngland conversion · Grahame Parker14–4
  8. –CEngland conversion · Grahame Parker14–6
  9. –CEngland conversion · Grahame Parker14–8
  10. –CEngland conversion · Grahame Parker14–10
  11. –CEngland conversion · Grahame Parker14–12
  12. –PEngland penalty · Grahame Parker14–15
  13. –TEngland try · Jimmy Unwin14–18
  14. –TEngland try · Basil Nicholson14–21
  15. –TEngland try · Frank Reynolds14–24
  16. –TEngland try · James Giles14–27
  17. –TEngland try · Robin Prescott14–30
  18. –TEngland try · Robert Marshall14–33
  19. –TEngland try · Reg Bolton14–36

Line-ups

Ireland

  1. 1Edmund RyanProp
  2. 2Charles GravesHooker
  3. 3David O'LoughlinProp
  4. 4Robert MayneSecond row
  5. 5Samuel WalkerSecond row
  6. 6Robert AlexanderFlanker
  7. 7John MegawFlanker
  8. 8John IrwinNumber 8
  9. 9George MorganScrum-half
  10. 10George CromeyFly-half
  11. 11Victor LyttleWing
  12. 12Laurance McMahonCentre
  13. 13Aidan BaileyCentre
  14. 14Maurice DalyWing
  15. 15Philip CroweFull-back

England

  1. 1Rastus LonglandProp
  2. 2Henry ToftHooker
  3. 3Robin PrescottProp
  4. 4Robert MarshallSecond row
  5. 5Thomas HuskissonSecond row
  6. 6William WestonFlanker
  7. 7Reg BoltonFlanker
  8. 8Dermot MilmanNumber 8
  9. 9James GilesScrum-half
  10. 10Frank ReynoldsFly-half
  11. 11Hall SeverWing
  12. 12Peter CranmerCentre
  13. 13Basil NicholsonCentre
  14. 14Jimmy UnwinWing
  15. 15Grahame ParkerFull-back

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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.