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Six Nations 2026 · Allianz Stadium, London · 21 February 2026Head-to-head
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Ireland won by 21 points.Half-time 5–22 · Tries 3–5 · ENG 2 yellow cards · IRE 1 yellow card

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202730424354707623104Attacks630Ball won651121625213143483217044481318%Own 2237%Own half60%Opp half79%Opp 22
Totals only: no positions in the feed
Tacklesmademissed
ENG13129
IRE18129
Kicks at goalconv.pensdrops
ENG3/30/00
IRE4/53/40
← Ireland attack · England attack →Hover a try for detail · dots = tackles made · dashed = penalty goal · orange = missed · squares = rucks · triangles = line breaks and defenders beaten · rings = turnovers · bars at the foot = zone counts · thin lines = kicks from hand = attacking entries and ball won per band
  • Tackle positions are not in the feed for this match.
  • Kick positions are not in the feed for this match.
  • Ruck, line break, turnover, lineout and kick-from-hand positions are not in the feed for this match.
  • Tries with a dashed ring have no recorded position, so they sit in the in-goal at the end that side attacked.
Tries and goal kicks as a table
MinTeamWhatScore
20′IrelandTry, Jamison Gibson-Park, converted0–8
27′IrelandTry, Robert Baloucoune0–15
30′IrelandTry, Tommy O'Brien, converted0–20
42′EnglandTry, Fraser Dingwall, converted5–22
43′IrelandTry, Dan Sheehan, converted7–27
54′EnglandTry, Ollie Lawrence, converted12–29
70′IrelandTry, Jamie Osborne, converted14–40
76′EnglandTry, Sam Underhill, converted19–42
Sample dataTerritory shares are estimated, and tries without a recorded position are placed in the in-goal. Other positions are as logged by the match feed and approximate.

Score progression

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013253850HT0′20′40′60′80′2 ENG cards · 1 IRE card
20′Jamison Gibson-Park27′Robert Baloucoune30′Tommy O'Brien42′Fraser Dingwall43′Dan Sheehan54′Ollie Lawrence70′Jamie Osborne76′Sam Underhill
ENG

Team stats

IRE
52%Possession48%
64%Territory36%
149Carries119
474Metres gained405
7Clean breaks8
29Defenders beaten29
193Passes165
5Offloads10
131Tackles made181
29Tackles missed29
100/108Rucks won86/87
14/16Lineouts won9/10
4/5Scrums won5/8
5/7Mauls won1/1
2Turnovers won11
14Penalties conceded12
18Kicks from hand31
373Kick metres851
Goal kicking
ENG conversions 3/3, penalties 0/0 · IRE conversions 4/5, penalties 3/4. Pale segment = set piece lost.

Match statistics and event positions come from World Rugby’s public match feed, which is unofficial and not licensed for reuse; TheBreakdown reduces them to the figures shown. This feed has team statistics but no positions for this match.

Line-ups

England

  1. 1Ellis GengeProp
  2. 2Luke Cowan-DickieHooker
  3. 3Joe HeyesProp
  4. 4Maro ItojeSecond row
  5. 5Ollie ChessumSecond row
  6. 6Tom CurryFlanker
  7. 7Ben EarlFlanker
  8. 8Henry PollockNumber 8
  9. 9Alex MitchellScrum-half
  10. 10George FordFly-half
  11. 11Henry ArundellWing
  12. 12Fraser DingwallCentre
  13. 13Ollie LawrenceCentre
  14. 14Tommy FreemanWing
  15. 15Freddie StewardFull-back
  16. 16Jamie GeorgeBench
  17. 17Bevan RoddBench
  18. 18Trevor DavisonBench
  19. 19Alex ColesBench
  20. 20Guy PepperBench
  21. 21Sam UnderhillBench
  22. 22Jack van PoortvlietBench
  23. 23Marcus SmithBench

Ireland

  1. 1Jeremy LoughmanProp
  2. 2Dan SheehanHooker
  3. 3Tadhg FurlongProp
  4. 4Joe McCarthySecond row
  5. 5James RyanSecond row
  6. 6Tadhg BeirneFlanker
  7. 7Josh van der FlierFlanker
  8. 8Caelan DorisNumber 8
  9. 9Jamison Gibson-ParkScrum-half
  10. 10Jack CrowleyFly-half
  11. 11James LoweWing
  12. 12Stuart McCloskeyCentre
  13. 13Garry RingroseCentre
  14. 14Robert BaloucouneWing
  15. 15Jamie OsborneFull-back
  16. 16Ronan KelleherBench
  17. 17Tom O'TooleBench
  18. 18Finlay BealhamBench
  19. 19Nick TimoneyBench
  20. 20Cian PrendergastBench
  21. 21Craig CaseyBench
  22. 22Ciaran FrawleyBench
  23. 23Tommy O'BrienBench

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

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.