England vs Ireland · Six Nations
Six Nations · 2026Full time
21–42
Match report
Ireland beat England 42-21 away from home at Twickenham Stadium, London in round 3 of the Six Nations on Saturday, 21 February 2026.
That makes it two wins in a row for Ireland. England have now lost two in a row. Andrea Piardi refereed.
Written automatically from the match data; updated as results come in.
Head to head
2
England wins (25%)
0
Draws (0%)
6
Ireland wins (75%)
Last 8 meetings, since November 2020
Biggest England win
18–7
21 Nov 2020
Biggest Ireland win
42–21
21 Feb 2026
Last 5 meetings
- 21 Feb 2026England21–42IrelandSix Nations
- 1 Feb 2025Ireland27–22EnglandSix Nations
- 9 Mar 2024England23–22IrelandSix Nations
- 19 Aug 2023Ireland29–10EnglandFriendly International
- 18 Mar 2023Ireland29–16EnglandSix Nations
Lineups
Avg. age
27.6
Avg. age
30.2
England
- 1Ellis Genge(31)
- 2Luke Cowan-Dickie(33)
- 3Joe Heyes(27)
- 4Maro Itoje(31)
- 5Oliver Chessum(26)
- 6Tom Curry(28)
- 7Ben Earl(28)
- 8Henry Pollock(21)
- 9Alexander Mitchell(29)
- 10George Ford(33)
- 11Henry Arundell(23)
- 12Fraser Dingwall(27)
- 13Ollie Lawrence(27)
- 14Tommy Freeman(25)
- 15Freddie Steward(25)
Replacements
- 16Jamie George(36)
- 17Bevan Rodd(26)
- 18Trevor Davison(34)
- 19Alex Coles(27)
- 20Guy Pepper(23)
- 21Sam Underhill(30)
- 22Jack Van Poortvliet(25)
- 23Marcus Smith(27)
Ireland
- 1Jeremy Loughman(31)
- 2Dan Sheehan(28)
- 3Tadhg Furlong(33)
- 4Joe McCarthy(25)
- 5James Ryan(30)
- 6Tadhg Beirne(34)
- 7Josh Van Der Flier(33)
- 8Caelan Doris(28)
- 9Jamison Gibson-Park(34)
- 10Jack Crowley(26)
- 11James Lowe(34)
- 12Stuart McCloskey(34)
- 14Robert Baloucoune(29)
- 15Jamie Osborne(24)
Replacements
- 16Ronan Kelleher(28)
- 17Tom O’Toole(28)
- 18Finlay Bealham(35)
- 19Nick Timoney(31)
- 20Cian Prendergast(26)
- 21Craig Casey(27)
- 22Ciaran Frawley(28)
- 23Tommy O'Brien(28)