England 21-10 Ireland
Date:
Venue: Twickenham Stadium, London
Referee: Romain Poite (FFR)
Attendance: 81,826
England v Ireland Match Reports
Second half tries from Anthony Watson and Mike Brown helped England to a hard-fought 21-10 victory over Ireland at Twickenham, maintaining their unbeaten run in the Championship. England dominated the first half, but only led 6-3 at the break. Ireland then took the lead early in the second half through a Conor Murray try. However, England fought back through an Owen Farrell penalty and two tries either side of the hour mark to take the match away from Ireland. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- BBC: England edge out Ireland to go top
- Guardian: England’s Billy Vunipola stands out in Six Nations defeat of Ireland
- Independent: Anthony Watson and Mike Brown tries see dogged hosts keep Grand Slam hopes alive
- Telegraph: How were England able to beat Ireland - and does Eddie Jones' side have a discipline problem?
- Daily Mail: Anthony Watson and Mike Brown tries give hosts victory as Eddie Jones’ Grand Slam bid continues
- ESPN: England continue Grand Slam quest
- RTE: Ireland fight not enough as England secure win
- RBS 6 Nations: Ireland's hat-trick hopes ended by patient England
- England Rugby: England defeat Ireland 21-10 in RBS 6 Nations
England v Ireland - Match Highlights
England v Ireland - Match Stats
England: (6) 21
Try: Watson, Brown
Conversion: Farrell
Penalty: Farrell (3)
Ireland: (3) 10
Try: Murray
Conversion: Sexton
Penalty: Sexton
Man of the match: Billy Vunipola (England)
England Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Joe Marler
- 2 Dylan Hartley (Captain)
- 3 Dan Cole
- 4 Maro Itoje
- 5 George Kruis
- 6 Chris Robshaw
- 7 James Haskell
- 8 Billy Vunipola
Backs
- 9 Ben Youngs
- 10 George Ford
- 11 Jack Nowell
- 12 Owen Farrell
- 13 Jonathan Joseph
- 14 Anthony Watson
- 15 Mike Brown
Replacements
- 16 Jamie George
- 17 Mako Vunipola
- 18 Paul Hill
- 19 Courtney Lawes
- 20 Jack Clifford
- 21 Danny Care
- 22 Elliot Daly
- 23 Alex Goode
Ireland Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Jack McGrath
- 2 Rory Best (Captain)
- 3 Mike Ross
- 4 Donnacha Ryan
- 5 Devin Toner
- 6 CJ Stander
- 7 Josh van der Flier
- 8 Jamie Heaslip
Backs
- 9 Conor Murray
- 10 Jonathan Sexton
- 11 Keith Earls
- 12 Stuart McCloskey
- 13 Robbie Henshaw
- 14 Andrew Trimble
- 15 Rob Kearney
Replacements
- 16 Richard Strauss
- 17 Cian Healy
- 18 Nathan White
- 19 Ultane Dillane
- 20 Rhys Ruddock
- 21 Eoin Reddan
- 22 Ian Madigan
- 23 Simon Zebo