HEAD TO HEAD: ENGLAND V IRELAND
HEAD TO HEAD -
Played: 118
England Won: 69
Ireland Won: 41
Drawn: 8
BIGGEST WINS -
England - Points: 50-18 (2000); Margin: 46-6 (1997)
Ireland - Points: 26-21 (1974); Margin: 22-0 (1947)
THE WORLD'S MOST PLAYED FIXTURE BEFORE MARCH 18 -
123 - Australia v New Zealand (First played in 1903)
123 - Scotland v England (First played in 1871)
119 - Ireland v Scotland (First played in 1877)
118 - England v Ireland (First played in 1875)
113 - England v Wales (First played in 1881)
111 - Scotland v Wales (First played in 1883)
111 - Ireland v Wales (First played in 1882)
ENGLAND V IRELAND IN THE 6 NATIONS SINCE 2000 -
2000 - Twickenham - England W 50-18
2001 - Lansdowne Road - Ireland W 20-14
2002 - Twickenham - England W 45-11
2003 - Lansdowne Road - England W 42-6
2004 - Twickenham - Ireland - 19-13
2005 - Lansdowne Road - Ireland W 19-13
COMPOSITE 6 NATIONS RECORDS -
England Played 34 Won 24 Drawn 0 Lost 10
Ireland Player 34 Won 24 Drawn 0 Lost 10
ENGLAND 2005/06 FORM GUIDE -
Won 26-16 v Australia (home), Lost 19-23 v New Zealand (home), Won 40-3 v Samoa (home), Won 47-13 v Wales (home), Won 31-16 v Italy (away), Lost 12-18 v Scotland (away), Lost 6-31 v France (away)
...Girvan Dempsey's try was the highlight of Ireland's last visit to Twickenham in 2004, which finished in a 19-13 win for the visitors...
ENGLAND SINCE JONNY WILKINSON INJURIES AND 2003 RUGBY WORLD CUP WIN -
Won 50-9 v Italy (6N), Won 35-13 v Scotland (6N), Lost 13-19 v Ireland (6N), Won 31-21 v Wales (6N), Lost 21-24 v France (6N), Lost 3-36 v New Zealand, Lost 12-36 v New Zealand, Lost 15-51 v Australia, Won 70-0 v Canada, Won 32-16 v South Africa, Lost 19-21 v Australia, Lost 9-11 v Wales (6N), Lost 17-18 v France (6N), Lost 13-19 v Ireland (6N), Won 39-7 v Italy (6N), Won 43-22 v Scotland (6N), Won 26-16 v Australia, Lost 19-23 v New Zealand, Won 40-3 v Samoa, Won 47-13 v Wales (6N), Won 31-16 v Italy (6N), Lost 12-18 v Scotland (6N), Lost 6-31 v France (6N)
*England are behind 11-12 in wins and defeats since the 2003 Rugby World Cup Win*
IRELAND - 2005/06 FORM GUIDE -
Lost 7-45 v New Zealand (home), Lost 14-30 v Australia (home), Won 43-12 v Romania (home), Won 26-16 v Italy (home), Lost 31-43 v France (away), Won 31-5 v Wales (home), Won 15-9 v Scotland (home)
ENGLAND - MOST CAPPED PLAYERS -
114 - Jason Leonard
85 - Rory Underwood
84 - Martin Johnson
77 - Lawrence Dallaglio
76 - Matt Dawson
72 - Will Carling
71 - Richard Hill
71 - Rob Andrew
ENGLAND - TOP POINTS SCORERS -
817 - Jonny Wilkinson
400 - Paul Grayson
396 - Rob Andrew
296 - Jonathan Webb
243 - Charlie Hodgson
240 - Dusty Hare
210 - Rory Underwood (includes 4-point tries)
...Simon Geoghegan celebrates his famous try, with Philip Danaher in the background, during Ireland's 13-12 triumph at Twickenham back in 1994...
ENGLAND - ALL-TIME LEADING TRY SCORERS -
49 - Rory Underwood
31 - Will Greenwood
30 - Ben Cohen, Jeremy Guscott
24 - Dan Luger
22 - Jason Robinson
21 - Josh Lewsey
18 - Cyril Lowe
16 - Matt Dawson, Lawrence Dallaglio, Neil Back
15 - Austin Healey
IRELAND - MOST CAPPED PLAYERS -
79 - Malcolm O'Kelly
72 - David Humphreys
70 - Kevin Maggs
69 - Mike Gibson
65 - Peter Stringer
63 - Willie John McBride
63 - Brian O'Driscoll
62 - Anthony Foley, Girvan Dempsey
61 - Fergus Slattery
61 - John Hayes
IRELAND - ALL-TIME LEADING POINTS SCORERS -
594 - Ronan O'Gara
560 - David Humphreys
308 - Michael Kiernan
296 - Eric Elwood
IRELAND - ALL-TIME LEADING TRY SCORERS -
27 - Brian O'Driscoll
25 - Denis Hickie
17 - Brendan Mullin
16 - Geordan Murphy
15 - Keith Wood, Kevin Maggs
14 - Girvan Dempsey, George Stephenson, Shane Horgan
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