Full time13 February 1960
Twickenham, London, England · Five Nations 1960Head-to-head
England won by 3 points.
Scoring
- –CEngland conversion · Don Rutherford2–0
- –TEngland try · David Marques5–0
- –DEngland drop goal · Richard Sharp8–0
- –CIreland conversion · Tom Kiernan8–2
- –TIreland try · Michael Culliton8–5
Line-ups
England
- 1Charles JacobsProp
- 2Stanley HodgsonHooker
- 3Tom WrightProp
- 4David MarquesSecond row
- 5John CurrieSecond row
- 6Peter RobbinsFlanker
- 7Ron SyrettFlanker
- 8William MorganNumber 8
- 9Dickie JeepsScrum-half
- 10Richard SharpFly-half
- 11Jim RobertsWing
- 12Mike WestonCentre
- 13Malcolm PhillipsCentre
- 14John YoungWing
- 15Don RutherfordFull-back
Ireland
- 1Gordon WoodProp
- 2Barton McCallanHooker
- 3Syd MillarProp
- 4Bill MulcahySecond row
- 5Michael CullitonSecond row
- 6Noel MurphyFlanker
- 7James KavanaghFlanker
- 8Timothy McGrathNumber 8
- 9Andy MulliganScrum-half
- 10Mick EnglishFly-half
- 11Tony O'ReillyWing
- 12Dave HewittCentre
- 13Alex PedlowCentre
- 14Walter BornemannWing
- 15Tom KiernanFull-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 1959, England 3–0 Ireland
- Next meeting on record: 11 February 1961
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.