Teams

England	Ireland
Tries Slemen	Tries McLoughlin, MacNeill
Cons Rose	Cons Campbell
Pens Rose 3	Pens Campbell 2
Team 15 FB Marcus Rose 14 W John Carleton 13 C Clive Woodward 12 C Tony Bond 11 W Mike Slemen 10 FH Huw Davies 9 SH Steve Smith (c) 1 P Colin Smart 2 H Peter Wheeler 3 P Phil Blakeway 4 L Jim Syddall 5 L Maurice Colclough 6 F Nick Jeavons 7 F Peter Winterbottom 8 N8 John Scott     Replacements 16 Nick Stringer 17 Les Cusworth 18 Nigel Melville 19 Gary Pearce 20 Andy Simpson 21 Bob Hesford	Team 15 FB Hugo MacNeill 14 W Trevor Ringland 13 C Michael Kiernan 12 C Paul Dean 11 W Moss Finn 10 FH Ollie Campbell 9 SH Robbie McGrath 1 P Philip Orr 2 H Ciaran Fitzgerald (c) 3 P Ginger McLoughlin 4 L Moss Keane 5 L Donal Lenihan 6 F Fergus Slattery 7 F John O'Driscoll 8 N8 Willie Duggan     Replacements 16 Mick Fitzpatrick 17 John Cantrell 18 Ronan Kearney 19 A O'Regan 20 John Hewitt 21 John Murphy

Notes

Result Ireland won by a margin of 1 point

Five Nations points Ireland 2, England 0

Ground name Twickenham Stadium, London

Referee AM Hosie (Scotland)

England Test debuts JP Syddall

Ireland Test debuts none

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

Other scores

Five Nations
Wales	22 - 12	France	Cardiff