Full time11 February 1961
Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland · Five Nations 1961Head-to-head
Ireland won by 3 points.
Scoring
- –CIreland conversion · Jonathan Moffett2–0
- –PIreland penalty · Jonathan Moffett5–0
- –PIreland penalty · Jonathan Moffett8–0
- –TIreland try · James Kavanagh11–0
- –CEngland conversion · Bev Risman11–2
- –TEngland try · Jim Roberts11–5
- –TEngland try · Budge Rogers11–8
Line-ups
Ireland
- 1Gordon WoodProp
- 2Ronnie DawsonHooker
- 3Syd MillarProp
- 4Bill MulcahySecond row
- 5Michael CullitonSecond row
- 6James KavanaghFlanker
- 7Noel MurphyFlanker
- 8Patrick O'SullivanNumber 8
- 9Jonathan MoffettScrum-half
- 10William ArmstrongFly-half
- 11Tony O'ReillyWing
- 12Jerry WalshCentre
- 13Dave HewittCentre
- 14Ronald McCartenWing
- 15Tom KiernanFull-back
England
- 1Charles JacobsProp
- 2Ernest RobinsonHooker
- 3Tom WrightProp
- 4Ray FrenchSecond row
- 5John PriceSecond row
- 6Laurie RimmerFlanker
- 7Budge RogersFlanker
- 8William MorganNumber 8
- 9Dickie JeepsScrum-half
- 10Richard SharpFly-half
- 11Jim RobertsWing
- 12Mike WestonCentre
- 13Bev RismanCentre
- 14John YoungWing
- 15John WillcoxFull-back
Match officials
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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
- Previous meeting: 13 February 1960, Ireland 5–8 England
- Next meeting on record: 10 February 1962
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.