TheBreakdown
Full time12 February 1949
Ireland
14–5
England
Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland · Five Nations 1949Head-to-head

Ireland won by 9 points.

Scoring

  1. –CIreland conversion · George Norton2–0
  2. –PIreland penalty · George Norton5–0
  3. –PIreland penalty · George Norton8–0
  4. –TIreland try · Des McKee11–0
  5. –TIreland try · Bartholomew O'Hanlon14–0
  6. –CEngland conversion · William Holmes14–2
  7. –TEngland try · Clive Van Ryneveld14–5

Line-ups

Ireland

  1. 1Albert McConnellProp
  2. 2Karl MullenHooker
  3. 3Tommy CliffordProp
  4. 4Jimmy NelsonSecond row
  5. 5Colm CallanSecond row
  6. 6Bill McKayFlanker
  7. 7Jim McCarthyFlanker
  8. 8Des O'BrienNumber 8
  9. 9Ernie StrathdeeScrum-half
  10. 10Jack KyleFly-half
  11. 11Bartholomew O'HanlonWing
  12. 12Des McKeeCentre
  13. 13Thomas GavinCentre
  14. 14Mick LaneWing
  15. 15George NortonFull-back

England

  1. 1Thomas PriceProp
  2. 2Alan HendersonHooker
  3. 3Michael BerridgeProp
  4. 4Geoffrey HoskingSecond row
  5. 5James GeorgeSecond row
  6. 6Douglas VaughanFlanker
  7. 7Vic RobertsFlanker
  8. 8John Kendall-CarpenterNumber 8
  9. 9Gordon RimmerScrum-half
  10. 10Nim HallFly-half
  11. 11Robert KennedyWing
  12. 12Clive Van RyneveldCentre
  13. 13Lewis CannellCentre
  14. 14David SwarbrickWing
  15. 15William HolmesFull-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.