History of rugby union matches between England and Ireland

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 137 Test matches; with England winning 80 of them, Ireland 49 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 England, who won the most recent match 24–12 at Twickenham Stadium in London during the 2020 Six Nations Championship.

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 2020, England have won it 20 times, and Ireland 13 times. England 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	68	33	31	4	667	619
Neutral venue	0	0	0	0	0	0
Overall	137	80	49	8	1,681	1,170

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			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.