History of rugby union matches between England and Ireland

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England and Ireland have played rugby union internationals against each other since 1875, with England winning the first match at The Oval, London by two goals to nil. (A points scoring system was not used in rugby at the time.) The two teams have played a total of 138 Test matches; with England winning 80 of them, Ireland 50 and 8 resulting in a draw.[1]

Apart from their annual match, currently part of the Six Nations Championship, the teams have also met in three warm-up matches prior to the 2011, 2015 and 2019 World Cups, all won by England, a one-off match in April 1988 to celebrate the millennium of the city of Dublin in which the winners of the 1988 match, England, were awarded the Millennium Trophy which then became the trophy for the annual match between the teams in the Six Nations Championship and a match in the inaugural Autumn Nations Cup which took place in Nov 2020, to replace the usual Autumn series against the Southern Hemisphere countries, because of the Coronavirus pandemic.

The Millennium Trophy is currently held by Ireland, who won the most recent match 32-18 at Aviva Stadium in Dublin during the 2021 Six Nations Championship.

Millennium Trophy[]

Main article: Millennium Trophy

The Millennium Trophy (Irish: Corn na Mílaoise) is a rugby union award contested annually by England and Ireland as part of the Six Nations Championship. It was initiated in 1988 as part of Dublin's millennial celebrations. The trophy has the shape of a horned Viking helmet.[2] As of 2021, England have won it 20 times, and Ireland 14 times. Ireland are the current holders.

Summary[]

Overall[]

Details Played Won by
England 		Won by
Ireland 		Drawn England points Ireland points
In England 69 47 18 4 1014 551
In Ireland 69 33 32 4 685 651
Neutral venue 0 0 0 0 0 0
Overall 138 80 50 8 1,699 1,202

Records[]

Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was last set.

Record England Ireland
Longest winning streak 8 (10 Feb 1912–9 Feb 1924) 5 (12 Feb 1972–6 Mar 1976)
Largest points for
Home 57 (24 August 2019) 43 (24 February 2007)
Away 46 (15 February 1997) 28 (18 March 2006)
Largest winning margin
Home 42 (24 August 2019) 30 (24 February 2007)
Away 40 (15 February 1997) 13 (8 February 1964)

Results[]

No. Date Venue Score Winner Competition Attendance Ref
1 15 February 1875 The Oval, London (2T) 2G–0G (0)  England 1874–75 Home Nations rugby union matches
2 13 December 1875 Rathmines, Dublin (0) 0G–1G (2T)  England 1875–76 Home Nations rugby union matches
3 5 February 1877 The Oval, London (4T) 2G–0G (0)  England 1876–77 Home Nations rugby union matches
4 11 March 1878 Lansdowne Road, Dublin (0) 0G–2G (3T)  England 1877–78 Home Nations rugby union matches
5 24 March 1879 The Oval, London (4T) 3G–0G (0)  England 1878–79 Home Nations rugby union matches
6 30 January 1880 Lansdowne Road, Dublin (1T) 0G–1G (2T)  England 1879–80 Home Nations rugby union matches
7 10 February 1881 Whalley Range, Manchester (4T) 2G–0G (0)  England 1880–81 Home Nations rugby union matches
8 6 February 1882 Lansdowne Road, Dublin (2T) 0G–0G (2T)   draw 1881–82 Home Nations rugby union matches
9 10 February 1883 Whalley Range, Manchester (4T) 1G–0G (1T)  England 1883 Home Nations Championship
10 4 February 1884 Lansdowne Road, Dublin (0) 0G–1G (1T)  England 1884 Home Nations Championship
11 7 February 1885 Whalley Range, Manchester (2T) 0G–0G (1T)  England 1885 Home Nations Championship
12 6 February 1886 Lansdowne Road, Dublin (0) 0G–0G (1T)  England 1886 Home Nations Championship
13 5 February 1887 Lansdowne Road, Dublin (2T) 2G–0G (0)  Ireland 1887 Home Nations Championship
14 15 March 1890 Rectory Field, Blackheath 3–0  England 1890 Home Nations Championship
15 7 February 1891 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 0–9  England 1891 Home Nations Championship
16 6 February 1892 Whalley Range, Manchester 7–0  England 1892 Home Nations Championship
17 4 February 1893 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 0–4  England 1893 Home Nations Championship
18 3 February 1894 Rectory Field, Blackheath 5–7  Ireland 1894 Home Nations Championship
19 2 February 1895 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 3–6  England 1895 Home Nations Championship
20 1 February 1896 Meanwood Road, Leeds 4–10  Ireland 1896 Home Nations Championship
21 6 February 1897 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 13–9  Ireland 1897 Home Nations Championship
22 5 February 1898 Athletic Ground, Richmond 6–9  Ireland 1898 Home Nations Championship
23 4 February 1899 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 6–0  Ireland 1899 Home Nations Championship
24 3 February 1900 Athletic Ground, Richmond 15–4  England 1900 Home Nations Championship
25 9 February 1901 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 10–6  Ireland 1901 Home Nations Championship
26 8 February 1902 Welford Road, Leicester 6–3  England 1902 Home Nations Championship
27 14 February 1903 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 6–0  Ireland 1903 Home Nations Championship
28 13 February 1904 Rectory Field, Blackheath 19–0  England 1904 Home Nations Championship
29 11 February 1905 Mardyke, Cork 17–3  Ireland 1905 Home Nations Championship
30 10 February 1906 Welford Road, Leicester 6–16  Ireland 1906 Home Nations Championship
31 9 February 1907 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 17–9  Ireland 1907 Home Nations Championship
32 8 February 1908 Athletic Ground, Richmond 13–3  England 1908 Home Nations Championship
33 13 February 1909 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 5–11  England 1909 Home Nations Championship
34 11 February 1910 Twickenham, London 0–0   draw 1910 Five Nations Championship
35 11 February 1911 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 3–0  Ireland 1911 Five Nations Championship
36 10 February 1912 Twickenham, London 15–0  England 1912 Five Nations Championship
37 9 February 1913 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 4–15  England 1913 Five Nations Championship
38 14 February 1914 Twickenham, London 17–12  England 1914 Five Nations Championship
39 14 February 1920 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 11–14  England 1920 Five Nations Championship
40 12 February 1921 Twickenham, London 15–0  England 1921 Five Nations Championship
41 11 February 1922 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 3–12  England 1922 Five Nations Championship
42 10 February 1923 Welford Road, Leicester 23–5  England 1923 Five Nations Championship
43 9 February 1924 Ravenhill, Belfast 3–14  England 1924 Five Nations Championship
44 14 February 1925 Twickenham, London 6–6   draw 1925 Five Nations Championship
45 13 February 1926 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 19–15  Ireland 1926 Five Nations Championship
46 12 February 1927 Twickenham, London 8–6  England 1927 Five Nations Championship
47 11 February 1928 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 6–7  England 1928 Five Nations Championship
48 9 February 1929 Twickenham, London 5–6  Ireland 1929 Five Nations Championship
49 8 February 1930 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 4–3  Ireland 1930 Five Nations Championship
50 14 February 1931 Twickenham, London 5–6  Ireland 1931 Five Nations Championship
51 13 February 1932 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 8–11  England 1932 Home Nations Championship
52 11 February 1933 Twickenham, London 17–6  England 1933 Home Nations Championship
53 10 February 1934 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 3–13  England 1934 Home Nations Championship
54 9 February 1935 Twickenham, London 14–3  England 1935 Home Nations Championship
55 8 February 1936 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 6–3  Ireland 1936 Home Nations Championship
56 13 February 1937 Twickenham, London 9–8  England 1937 Home Nations Championship
57 12 February 1938 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 14–36  England 1938 Home Nations Championship
58 11 February 1939 Twickenham, London 0–5  Ireland 1939 Home Nations Championship
59 8 February 1947 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 22–0  Ireland 1947 Five Nations Championship
60 14 February 1948 Twickenham, London 10–11  Ireland 1948 Five Nations Championship Clip
61 12 February 1949 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 14–5  Ireland 1949 Five Nations Championship
62 11 February 1950 Twickenham, London 3–0  England 1950 Five Nations Championship
63 10 February 1951 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 3–0  Ireland 1951 Five Nations Championship
64 29 March 1952 Twickenham, London 3–0  England 1952 Five Nations Championship
65 11 February 1953 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 9–9   draw 1953 Five Nations Championship
66 13 February 1954 Twickenham, London 14–3  England 1954 Five Nations Championship
67 11 February 1955 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 6–6   draw 1955 Five Nations Championship
68 10 February 1956 Twickenham, London 20–0  England 1956 Five Nations Championship
69 9 February 1957 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 0–6  England 1957 Five Nations Championship
70 8 February 1958 Twickenham, London 6–0  England 1958 Five Nations Championship
71 14 February 1959 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 0–3  England 1959 Five Nations Championship
72 13 February 1960 Twickenham, London 8–5  England 1960 Five Nations Championship
73 11 February 1961 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 11–8  Ireland 1961 Five Nations Championship
74 10 February 1962 Twickenham, London 16–0  England 1962 Five Nations Championship
75 11 February 1963 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 0–0   draw 1963 Five Nations Championship
76 8 February 1964 Twickenham, London 5–18  Ireland 1964 Five Nations Championship
77 13 February 1965 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 5–0  Ireland 1965 Five Nations Championship
78 12 February 1966 Twickenham, London 6–6   draw 1966 Five Nations Championship
79 11 February 1967 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 3–8  England 1967 Five Nations Championship
80 10 February 1968 Twickenham, London 9–9   draw 1968 Five Nations Championship
81 8 February 1969 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 17–15  Ireland 1969 Five Nations Championship
82 14 February 1970 Twickenham, London 9–3  England 1970 Five Nations Championship
83 13 February 1971 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 6–9  England 1971 Five Nations Championship
84 12 February 1972 Twickenham, London 12–16  Ireland 1972 Five Nations Championship
85 10 February 1973 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 18–9  Ireland 1973 Five Nations Championship
86 6 February 1974 Twickenham, London 21–26  Ireland 1974 Five Nations Championship
87 18 January 1975 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 12–9  Ireland 1975 Five Nations Championship
88 6 March 1976 Twickenham, London 12–13  Ireland 1976 Five Nations Championship
89 5 February 1977 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 0–4  England 1977 Five Nations Championship
90 18 March 1978 Twickenham, London 15–9  England 1978 Five Nations Championship
91 17 February 1979 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 12–7  Ireland 1979 Five Nations Championship
92 19 January 1980 Twickenham, London 24–9  England 1980 Five Nations Championship
93 7 March 1981 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 6–10  England 1981 Five Nations Championship
94 6 February 1982 Twickenham, London 15–16  Ireland 1982 Five Nations Championship
95 19 March 1983 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 25–15  Ireland 1983 Five Nations Championship
96 18 February 1984 Twickenham, London 12–9  England 1984 Five Nations Championship
97 30 March 1985 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 13–10  Ireland 1985 Five Nations Championship IT
98 1 March 1986 Twickenham, London 25–20  England 1986 Five Nations Championship
99 7 February 1987 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 17–0  Ireland 1987 Five Nations Championship
100 19 March 1988 Twickenham, London 35–3  England 1988 Five Nations Championship
101 23 April 1988 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 10–21  England Millennium Trophy
102 18 February 1989 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 3–16  England 1989 Five Nations Championship
103 20 January 1990 Twickenham, London 23–0  England 1990 Five Nations Championship
104 2 March 1991 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 7–16  England 1991 Five Nations Championship
105 1 February 1992 Twickenham, London 38–9  England 1992 Five Nations Championship
106 20 March 1993 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 17–3  Ireland 1993 Five Nations Championship IT
107 19 February 1994 Twickenham, London 12–13  Ireland 1994 Five Nations Championship
108 21 January 1995 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 8–20  England 1995 Five Nations Championship
109 16 March 1996 Twickenham, London 28–15  England 1996 Five Nations Championship
110 15 February 1997 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 6–46  England 1997 Five Nations Championship
111 4 April 1998 Twickenham, London 35–17  England 1998 Five Nations Championship NYT
112 6 March 1999 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 15–27  England 1999 Five Nations Championship BBC
113 5 February 2000 Twickenham, London 50–18  England 2000 Six Nations Championship BBC
114 20 October 2001 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 20–14  Ireland 2001 Six Nations Championship BBC
115 16 February 2002 Twickenham, London 45–11  England 2002 Six Nations Championship BBC
116 30 March 2003 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 6–42  England 2003 Six Nations Championship BBC
117 6 March 2004 Twickenham, London 13–19  Ireland 2004 Six Nations Championship BBC
118 27 February 2005 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 19–13  Ireland 2005 Six Nations Championship BBC
119 18 March 2006 Twickenham, London 24–28  Ireland 2006 Six Nations Championship BBC
120 24 February 2007 Croke Park, Dublin 43–13  Ireland 2007 Six Nations Championship BBC
121 15 March 2008 Twickenham, London 33–10  England 2008 Six Nations Championship BBC
122 28 February 2009 Croke Park, Dublin 14–13  Ireland 2009 Six Nations Championship BBC
123 27 February 2010 Twickenham, London 16–20  Ireland 2010 Six Nations Championship BBC
124 19 March 2011 Aviva Stadium, Dublin 24–8  Ireland 2011 Six Nations Championship BBC
125 27 August 2011 Aviva Stadium, Dublin 9–20  England 2011 Rugby World Cup Warm-up BBC
126 17 March 2012 Twickenham, London 30–9  England 2012 Six Nations Championship BBC
127 10 February 2013 Aviva Stadium, Dublin 6–12  England 2013 Six Nations Championship BBC
128 22 February 2014 Twickenham, London 13–10  England 2014 Six Nations Championship BBC
129 1 March 2015 Aviva Stadium, Dublin 19–9  Ireland 2015 Six Nations Championship BBC
130 5 September 2015 Twickenham, London 21–13  England 2015 Rugby World Cup Warm-up BBC
131 27 February 2016 Twickenham, London 21–10  England 2016 Six Nations Championship BBC
132 18 March 2017 Aviva Stadium, Dublin 13–9  Ireland 2017 Six Nations Championship BBC
133 17 March 2018 Twickenham, London 15–24  Ireland 2018 Six Nations Championship BBC
134 2 February 2019 Aviva Stadium, Dublin 20–32  England 2019 Six Nations Championship BBC
135 24 August 2019 Twickenham, London 57–15  England 2019 Rugby World Cup Warm-up BBC
136 23 February 2020 Twickenham, London 24–12  England 2020 Six Nations Championship
137 21 November 2020 Twickenham, London 18–7  England Autumn Nations Cup
138 20 March 2021 Aviva Stadium, Dublin 32-18  Ireland 2021 Six Nations Championship

References[]

  1. ^ RugbyData.com - International Rugby Union Statistics
  2. ^ "The Scrum.com trophy guide - Part One". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
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