England, Ireland and Six Nations

Ireland opens bid for record third straight Six Nations title by beating England 27-22
Ireland got off to a five-point start to its bid for an unprecedented third straight outright Six Nations rugby title, overpowering England in a second-half recovery to rack up a 27-22 victory in Dublin on Saturday.
Six Nations Ireland 27 England 22 Full Time
Reaction and analysis after Ireland start their Six Nations title defence with a crushing victory over England in Dublin.
Ireland 27-22 England recap and result from Six Nations opener
Ireland win a five metre scrum in the strangest of circumstances. Try scorer Cadan Murley misjudges the high ball, touches it and then forced to try play it out of the try zone. Ireland pile on the pressure and force England back to win the scrum. A bad mistake from the debut boy.
England player ratings vs Ireland as one star gets 9/10 despite Six Nations defeat
In a dramatic start, England debutant Cadan Murley pounced on Henry Slade's grubber kick through to score before the away side had to withstand heavy pressure. After Ellis Genge and Marcus Smith were yellow carded, Ireland No.9 Jamison Gibson-Park crossed but five points from the boot of Smith saw England lead 10-5 at the break.
Six Nations: England over heartbeak, ready for Ireland - Maro Itoje
After several, painful, near-misses, England are ready to get the job done against Ireland in Dublin on Saturday, according to their new captain Maro Itoje.
Itoje says England 'ready' for Six Nations kings Ireland
Maro Itoje says England are "ready to go" as they bid to upset the odds by launching their Six Nations campaign with a defeat of twice defending champions Ireland in Dublin. But they were also the only side to beat Ireland in last year's Six Nations and Itoje believes a new-look England can repeat that Twickenham triumph at Lansdowne Road.
Maro Itoje says England ‘ready to go’ as they target Ireland upset
MARO ITOJE says England are “ready to go” as they target an upset victory over Ireland that would launch their Guinness Six Nations in style. Itoje leads the team for the first time after taking over the captaincy from Jamie George and has been presented with a daunting first assignment against the champions in Dublin on Saturday.
Rugby-Ireland recover to secure bonus point 27-22 win over England
By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN (Reuters) -Ireland had to come from behind against England to get their bid for a third successive ...
Ireland 27-22 England: Tommy Bowe praises Dan Sheehan and Jack Conan's impact
Bowe said: "The two players that did come off the bench that absolutely could be and probably should be going on the Lions tour is Jack Conan, who started at eight in all three Tests of the last ...
England left kicking themselves after Ireland loss as Red Roses miss big opportunity
Three bits of magic from Ireland wing James Lowe proved the difference between the two sides as England again lost a game ...
Ireland's experience was key says England coach Borthwick
England coach Steve Borthwick said Ireland's experience made the difference after his team fell away in the second half of ...
Ireland get into the groove as England suffer
Ireland spent the autumn searching for momentum, but the two-time reigning Six Nations champions eventually looked back to their best against England.
Ireland vs England LIVE RESULT: Defending champions dominant but Red Rose earn bonus point with two late tries in Dublin
ENGLAND and Ireland are playing out a THRILLING encounter at the Aviva Stadium! The Red Rose started the game in blockbuster ...
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Ireland player ratings v England
Following Ireland's 27-22 victory over England in their opening Six Nations 2025 match, here is how we rated Simon Easterby's ...
Ireland recover to secure bonus point 27-22 win over England
Ireland had to come from behind against England to get their bid for a third successive Six Nations title off to a winning 27 ...
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Sir Clive Woodward makes demand to Steve Borthwick after England lose opening Six Nations clash to Ireland
England head coach Steve Borthwick faces a crucial question following his side's Six Nations defeat to Ireland, despite ...