Full time19 March 1952
Twickenham, London, England · Five Nations 1952Head-to-head
England won by 3 points.
Scoring
- –TEngland try · Brian Boobbyer3–0
Line-ups
England
- 1Walter HolmesProp
- 2Eric EvansHooker
- 3Robert StirlingProp
- 4John MatthewsSecond row
- 5Dennis WilkinsSecond row
- 6Donald WhiteFlanker
- 7Alec LewisFlanker
- 8John Kendall-CarpenterNumber 8
- 9Patrick SykesScrum-half
- 10Nim HallFly-half
- 11Reginald BazleyWing
- 12Brian BoobbyerCentre
- 13Albert AgarCentre
- 14Christopher WinnWing
- 15Phillip CollinsFull-back
Ireland
- 1William O'NeillProp
- 2Robin RoeHooker
- 3John SmithProp
- 4Patrick LawlerSecond row
- 5Arthur O'LearySecond row
- 6Patrick KavanaghFlanker
- 7Jim McCarthyFlanker
- 8Des O'BrienNumber 8
- 9John O'MearaScrum-half
- 10Jack KyleFly-half
- 11Noel BaileyWing
- 12George PhippsCentre
- 13Noel HendersonCentre
- 14Michael HillaryWing
- 15John 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: 10 February 1951, England 0–3 Ireland
- Next meeting on record: 14 February 1953
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.