England and Ireland have played rugby union internationals 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 133 Test matches; with England winning 76 of them, Ireland 49 and 8 resulting in a draw.
Apart from their annual match, currently part of the Six Nations Championship, the teams have also met in two warm-up matches prior to the 2011 and 2015 World Cups, and a one-off match in April 1988 to celebrate the millennium of the city of Dublin. The winners of the 1988 match, England, were awarded the Millennium Trophy which then became the trophy for the annual match between the teams.
The Millennium Trophy is currently held by Ireland, who won the most recent match 24-15 at the Twickenham Stadium during the 2018 Six Nations Championship.
Video History of rugby union matches between England and Ireland
Breakdown
In the Home Nations Championship (1874-1909 and 1932-1939), England played Ireland on 41 occasions, England winning 27, Ireland 13 with one match having been drawn.
In the Five Nations (1910-1931 and 1947-1999), England played Ireland on 70 occasions, England winning 38, Ireland 25 with seven matches having been drawn. In these matches, England have scored 851 points, and Ireland 575.
In the Six Nations (2000-present), England have played Ireland on 19 occasions, England winning 8, Ireland 11 and no matches have been drawn. In these matches, England have scored 384 points, and Ireland 310.
In other test matches, England have played Ireland on three occasions (1988, 2011 and 2015), with England winning all three. In these matches, England have scored 62 points, and Ireland 32.
Maps History of rugby union matches between England and Ireland
Summary
Overall
Records
Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was or last set.
Results
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