Full time11 February 1950
Twickenham, London, England · Five Nations 1950Head-to-head
England won by 3 points.
Scoring
- –TEngland try · Vic Roberts3–0
Line-ups
England
- 1John Kendall-CarpenterProp
- 2John SteedsHooker
- 3Walter HolmesProp
- 4John MatthewsSecond row
- 5Herbert JonesSecond row
- 6Harold SmallFlanker
- 7Vic RobertsFlanker
- 8Akker AdkinsNumber 8
- 9William MooreScrum-half
- 10Ivor PreeceFly-half
- 11Ian BottingWing
- 12Lewis CannellCentre
- 13Brian BoobbyerCentre
- 14John SmithWing
- 15Richard UrenFull-back
Ireland
- 1Tommy CliffordProp
- 2Karl MullenHooker
- 3Desmond McKibbinProp
- 4Jimmy NelsonSecond row
- 5Bob AgarSecond row
- 6Arthur CurtisFlanker
- 7Bill McKayFlanker
- 8Des O'BrienNumber 8
- 9John BurgesScrum-half
- 10Jack KyleFly-half
- 11Louis CroweWing
- 12Des McKeeCentre
- 13George PhippsCentre
- 14Mick LaneWing
- 15George NortonFull-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 1949, England 5–14 Ireland
- Next meeting on record: 10 February 1951
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.