Teams

Ireland	England
Tries Bailey, Cromey, Daly, Mayne	Tries Bolton, Giles, Marshall, Nicholson, Prescott, Reynolds, Unwin
Cons Crowe	Cons Parker 6
Pens none	Pens Parker
Team FB Philip Crowe W Maurice Daly C Aidan Bailey C Laurence McMahon W Victor Lyttle FH George Cromey SH George Morgan (c) P Ted Ryan H Bob Graves P David O'Loughlin H Sam Walker L Blair Mayne F Bob Alexander F John Megaw N8 John Irwin	Team FB Grahame Parker W Jimmy Unwin C Peter Cranmer (c) C Basil Nicholson W Hal Sever FH Jeff Reynolds SH Jimmy Giles P Ray Longland H Herbert Toft P Robin Prescott L Mike Marshall L Thomas Huskisson F William Weston F Reggie Bolton N8 Dermot Milman

Notes

Result England won by a margin of 22 points

Home Nations points England 2, Ireland 0

Ground name Lansdowne Road, Dublin

Referee JCH Ireland (Scotland)

Ireland Test debuts MJP Daly, JWS Irwin, VJ Lyttle, DB O'Loughlin

England Test debuts RM Marshall, GW Parker

Points scoring rules try 3, conversion 2, penalty goal 3, drop goal 4, goal from a mark 3