Teams

England	Ireland
Pens Hare 3	Pens Ward 3
Drops Cusworth	Drops none
Team 15 FB Dusty Hare 14 W John Carleton 13 C Bryan Barley 12 C Clive Woodward 11 W Rory Underwood 10 FH Les Cusworth 9 SH Nick Youngs 1 P Colin White 2 H Peter Wheeler (c) 3 P Phil Blakeway 4 L Maurice Colclough 5 L Steve Bainbridge 6 F Jon Hall 7 F David Cooke 8 N8 John Scott     Replacements 16 P Steve Redfern 17 Stuart Barnes 18 Steve Mills 19 Nick Stringer 20 Paul Simpson 21 Richard Hill	Team 15 FB Hugo MacNeill 14 W Trevor Ringland 13 C Michael Kiernan 12 C Moss Finn 11 W Keith Crossan 10 FH Tony Ward 9 SH Tony Doyle 1 P Philip Orr 2 H Harry Harbison 3 P Des Fitzgerald 4 L Moss Keane 5 L Donal Lenihan 6 F William Duncan 7 F John O'Driscoll 8 N8 Willie Duggan (c)     Replacements 16 Robbie McGrath 17 P.D. Derham 18 Donal Spring 19 Hugh Condon 20 Ginger McLoughlin 21 John Murphy

Notes

Result England won by a margin of 3 points

Five Nations points England 2, Ireland 0

Ground name Twickenham Stadium, London

Referee R Hourquet (France)

England Test debuts B Barley, SP Redfern, R Underwood

Ireland Test debuts JAP Doyle, DC Fitzgerald

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

Other scores

Five Nations
Wales	16 - 21	France	Cardiff