England 57-15 Ireland
Date:
Venue: Twickenham Stadium, London
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Attendance: 80,000
England v Ireland Match Reports
England scored eight tries as they demolished Ireland 57-15 in their World Cup warm-up match at Twickenham. The visitors scored the first try of the match when Jordan Larmour crossed in the 9th minute, but Joe Cokanasiga replied for the hosts shortly afterwards. It then turned into a rout as England racked up a record number of points against Ireland. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- Autumn Internationals: Ruthless England thrash Ireland in World Cup warm-up
- BBC: England thrash Ireland by record margin
- Guardian: Joe Cokanasiga scores twice as England turn on power to crush Ireland
- Telegraph: England romp to 50-point victory in Twickenham heat over rusty Ireland
- Daily Mail: England run riot against Ireland in Rugby World Cup warm-up victory at Twickenham
- Sky Sports: Home side canter past thoroughly lacklustre visitors
- ESPN: England dismantle Ireland at Twickenham
- England Rugby: England defeat Ireland at Twickenham Stadium
England v Ireland - Match Highlights
England v Ireland - Match Stats
England: (22) 57
Try: Cokanasiga (13', 65'), Daly (29'), Tuilagi (36'), Itoje (45'), Kruis (53'), Curry (57'), Cowan-Dickie (77')
Conversion: Farrell (31', 37', 46', 54', 58', 66'), Ford (79')
Penalty: Farrell (7')
Ireland: (10) 15
Try: Larmour (9'), Aki (73')
Conversion: Byrne (10')
Penalty: Byrne (26')
Man of the match: Manu Tuilagi (England)
England v Ireland - Team Line-ups
England Team
Forwards
- 1 Joe Marler
- 2 Jamie George
- 3 Kyle Sinckler
- 4 Maro Itoje
- 5 George Kruis
- 6 Tom Curry
- 7 Sam Underhill
- 8 Billy Vunipola
Backs
- 9 Ben Youngs
- 10 George Ford
- 11 Jonny May
- 12 Owen Farrell (Captain)
- 13 Manu Tuilagi
- 14 Joe Cokanasiga
- 15 Elliot Daly
Replacements
- 16 Luke Cowan-Dickie
- 17 Mako Vunipola
- 18 Dan Cole
- 19 Courtney Lawes
- 20 Mark Wilson
- 21 Willi Heinz
- 22 Piers Francis
- 23 Joe Marchant
Ireland Team
Forwards
- 1 Cian Healy
- 2 Rory Best (Captain)
- 3 Tadhg Furlong
- 4 Iain Henderson
- 5 Jean Kleyn
- 6 Peter O'Mahony
- 7 Josh van der Flier
- 8 CJ Stander
Backs
- 9 Conor Murray
- 10 Ross Byrne
- 11 Jacob Stockdale
- 12 Bundee Aki
- 13 Garry Ringrose
- 14 Jordan Larmour
- 15 Rob Kearney
Replacements
- 16 Sean Cronin
- 17 Jack McGrath
- 18 Andrew Porter
- 19 Devin Toner
- 20 Tadhg Beirne
- 21 Luke McGrath
- 22 Jack Carty
- 23 Andrew Conway