Teams

England	Ireland
Tries Scott, Slemen, Smith	Tries none
Cons Hare 3	Cons none
Pens Hare 2	Pens Campbell 3
Team 15 FB Dusty Hare 14 W John Carleton 13 C Tony Bond 12 C Nick Preston 11 W Mike Slemen 10 FH John Horton 9 SH Steve Smith 1 P Fran Cotton 2 H Peter Wheeler 3 P Phil Blakeway 4 L Bill Beaumont (c) 5 L Nigel Horton 6 F Roger Uttley 7 F Tony Neary 8 N8 John Scott     Replacements 16 C Clive Woodward 17 Alan Old 18 Ian Peck 19 Steve Mills 20 Gordon Sargent 21 Mike Rafter	Team 15 FB Kevin O'Brien 14 W Terry Kennedy 13 C Alistair McKibbin 12 C Paul McNaughton 11 W Freddie McLennan 10 FH Ollie Campbell 9 SH Colin Patterson 1 P Philip Orr 2 H Ciaran Fitzgerald 3 P Ginger McLoughlin 4 L Moss Keane 5 L Jim Glennon 6 F John O'Driscoll 7 F Fergus Slattery (c) 8 N8 Willie Duggan     Replacements 16 FH Ian Burns 17 Mick Fitzpatrick 18 Pa Whelan 19 Donal Spring 20 Rodney O'Donnell 21 John Robbie

Notes

Result England won by a margin of 15 points

Five Nations points England 2, Ireland 0

Ground name Twickenham Stadium, London

Referee C Thomas (Wales)

England Test debuts PJ Blakeway, CR Woodward

Ireland Test debuts IJ Burns, JJ Glennon, KA O'Brien

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

Other scores

Five Nations
Wales	18 - 9	France	Cardiff