TheBreakdown
Full time14 February 1953
Ireland
9–9
England
Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland · Five Nations 1953Head-to-head

A draw.

Scoring

  1. –PIreland penalty · Noel Henderson3–0
  2. –PIreland penalty · Noel Henderson6–0
  3. –TIreland try · Maurice Mortell9–0
  4. –PEngland penalty · Nim Hall9–3
  5. –PEngland penalty · Nim Hall9–6
  6. –TEngland try · Eric Evans9–9

Line-ups

Ireland

  1. 1William O'NeillProp
  2. 2Robin RoeHooker
  3. 3Frederick AndersonProp
  4. 4James BradySecond row
  5. 5Thomas ReidSecond row
  6. 6Jim McCarthyFlanker
  7. 7William BellFlanker
  8. 8James KavanaghNumber 8
  9. 9John O'MearaScrum-half
  10. 10Jack KyleFly-half
  11. 11Maurice MortellWing
  12. 12Kevin QuinnCentre
  13. 13Noel HendersonCentre
  14. 14Mick LaneWing
  15. 15Robin GreggFull-back

England

  1. 1Walter HolmesProp
  2. 2Eric EvansHooker
  3. 3Robert StirlingProp
  4. 4Dennis WilkinsSecond row
  5. 5Akker AdkinsSecond row
  6. 6Donald WhiteFlanker
  7. 7Alec LewisFlanker
  8. 8John Kendall-CarpenterNumber 8
  9. 9Patrick SykesScrum-half
  10. 10Martin ReganFly-half
  11. 11Reginald BazleyWing
  12. 12Lewis CannellCentre
  13. 13Albert AgarCentre
  14. 14Ted WoodwardWing
  15. 15Nim HallFull-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.