<P> 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 . </P> <P> 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 . </P> <P> 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 . </P> <P> 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 . </P>

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