TheBreakdown
Full time14 February 1970
England
9–3
Ireland
Twickenham, London, England · Five Nations 1970Head-to-head

England won by 6 points.

Scoring

  1. –TEngland try · Roger Shackleton3–0
  2. –DEngland drop goal · Bob Hiller6–0
  3. –DEngland drop goal · Bob Hiller9–0
  4. –PIreland penalty · Tom Kiernan9–3

Line-ups

England

  1. 1Stack StevensProp
  2. 2John PullinHooker
  3. 3Keith FairbrotherProp
  4. 4Mike DavisSecond row
  5. 5Peter LarterSecond row
  6. 6Anthony BucknallFlanker
  7. 7Bryan WestFlanker
  8. 8Robert TaylorNumber 8
  9. 9Nigel Starmer-SmithScrum-half
  10. 10Roger ShackletonFly-half
  11. 11Peter HaleWing
  12. 12David DuckhamCentre
  13. 13John SpencerCentre
  14. 14Keith FieldingWing
  15. 15Bob HillerFull-back
  16. 16Chris WardlowBench
  17. 17John FinlanBench
  18. 18Malcolm YoungBench
  19. 19Barry JacksonBench
  20. 20RFS HarrisBench
  21. 21PJ HaywardBench

Ireland

  1. 1Syd MillarProp
  2. 2Ken KennedyHooker
  3. 3Philip O'CallaghanProp
  4. 4Willie John McBrideSecond row
  5. 5Mick MolloySecond row
  6. 6Roger LamontFlanker
  7. 7Fergus SlatteryFlanker
  8. 8Ken GoodallNumber 8
  9. 9Roger YoungScrum-half
  10. 10Barry McGannFly-half
  11. 11Tony O'ReillyWing
  12. 12Mike GibsonCentre
  13. 13Barry BresnihanCentre
  14. 14Alan DugganWing
  15. 15Tom KiernanFull-back
  16. Terence MooreBench
  17. Frank O'DriscollBench
  18. Paddy MadiganBench
  19. Barry O'DriscollBench
  20. Ray McLoughlinBench

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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

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.