Full time13 February 1954
Twickenham, London, England · Five Nations 1954Head-to-head
England won by 11 points.
Scoring
- –CEngland conversion · Ian King2–0
- –PEngland penalty · Ian King5–0
- –TEngland try · Jeff Butterfield8–0
- –TEngland try · Martin Regan11–0
- –TEngland try · Dyson Wilson14–0
- –PIreland penalty · James Murphy-O'Connor14–3
Line-ups
England
- 1Robert StirlingProp
- 2Eric EvansHooker
- 3Sandy SandersProp
- 4Peter YoungSecond row
- 5Peter YarrantonSecond row
- 6Dyson WilsonFlanker
- 7Reginald HigginsFlanker
- 8John Kendall-CarpenterNumber 8
- 9Gordon RimmerScrum-half
- 10Martin ReganFly-half
- 11William DaviesWing
- 12James QuinnCentre
- 13Jeff ButterfieldCentre
- 14Ted WoodwardWing
- 15Ian KingFull-back
Ireland
- 1Frederick AndersonProp
- 2Robin RoeHooker
- 3Gordon WoodProp
- 4Robin ThompsonSecond row
- 5Patrick LawlerSecond row
- 6Gerald ReidyFlanker
- 7Jim McCarthyFlanker
- 8James Murphy-O'ConnorNumber 8
- 9John O'MearaScrum-half
- 10William HewittFly-half
- 11Joseph GastonWing
- 12Alex PedlowCentre
- 13Noel HendersonCentre
- 14Maurice MortellWing
- 15Robin GreggFull-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: 14 February 1953, England 9–9 Ireland
- Next meeting on record: 12 February 1955
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.