Full time11 February 1939
Twickenham, London, England · Home Nations 1939Head-to-head
Ireland won by 5 points.
Scoring
- –CIreland conversion · Henry McKibbin0–2
- –TIreland try · John Irwin0–5
Line-ups
England
- 1Robin PrescottProp
- 2Henry ToftHooker
- 3Derek TedenProp
- 4Thomas HuskissonSecond row
- 5Harold WheatleySecond row
- 6John WatkinsFlanker
- 7Joseph BerryFlanker
- 8Robert MarshallNumber 8
- 9Paul CookeScrum-half
- 10George WalkerFly-half
- 11Robert CarrWing
- 12George HancockCentre
- 13John HeatonCentre
- 14Richard GuestWing
- 15Hubert FreakesFull-back
Ireland
- 1James RyanProp
- 2Charles TeehanHooker
- 3Dennis TierneyProp
- 4David O'LoughlinSecond row
- 5Robert MayneSecond row
- 6Herbert SayersFlanker
- 7Robert AlexanderFlanker
- 8John IrwinNumber 8
- 9George MorganScrum-half
- 10George CromeyFly-half
- 11Victor LyttleWing
- 12Desmond TorrensCentre
- 13Henry McKibbinCentre
- 14Frederick MoranWing
- 15Cornelius MurphyFull-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: 12 February 1938, England 36–14 Ireland
- Next meeting on record: 8 February 1947
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.