Ireland 6-12 England
Date:
Venue: Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Referee: Jerome Garces (FFR)
Attendance: 51,000
Ireland v England Match Reports
In a game devoid of tries, England won the penalty kick battle to clinch a gritty 12-6 victory over Ireland at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. England are now the only team left undefeated in this year's Championship. Talk of a Grand Slam has already begun! A selection of match reports is listed below:
- BBC: Six Nations 2013: Ireland 6-12 England
- Guardian: Owen Farrell kicks England to victory over Ireland
- Independent: Punchy England scrap to rare Dublin victory
- Telegraph: Ireland 6 England 12, Six Nations 2013: match report
- Daily Mail: Farrell puts the boot in as four penalties seal back-to-back Six Nations victories for Lancaster's side
- Sky Sports: England stay on course for Grand Slam after beating Ireland
- ESPN: England keep Grand Slam dreams alive
- RTE: Ireland 6-12 England
- Irish Times: Ireland smothered by ruthless England
- RBS 6 Nations: England keep Grand Slam dream alive with win in Dublin
- Sydney Morning Herald: Farrell boots England to victory
Ireland v England Match Highlights
Ireland v England Match Statistics
Ireland (3) 6
Penalties: O'Gara (2)
England (6) 12
Penalties: Farrell (4)
Man of the Match: Chris Robshaw (England)
Ireland Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1. Cian Healy
- 2. Rory Best
- 3. Mike Ross
- 4. Mike McCarthy
- 5. Donnacha Ryan
- 6. Peter O'Mahony
- 7. Sean O'Brien
- 8. Jamie Heaslip (Captain)
Backs
- 9. Conor Murray
- 10. Jonathan Sexton
- 11. Simon Zebo
- 12. Gordon D'Arcy
- 13. Brian O'Driscoll
- 14. Craig Gilroy
- 15. Rob Kearney
Replacements
- 16. Sean Cronin
- 17. David Kilcoyne
- 18. Declan Fitzpatrick
- 19. Donncha O'Callaghan
- 20. Chris Henry
- 21. Eoin Reddan
- 22. Ronan O'Gara
- 23. Keith Earls
England Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1. Joe Marler
- 2. Tom Youngs
- 3. Dan Cole
- 4. Joe Launchbury
- 5. Geoff Parling
- 6. James Haskell
- 7. Chris Robshaw (Captain)
- 8. Tom Wood
Backs
- 9. Ben Youngs
- 10. Owen Farrell
- 11. Mike Brown
- 12. Billy Twelvetrees
- 13. Brad Barritt
- 14. Chris Ashton
- 15. Alex Goode
Replacements
- 16. Dylan Hartley
- 17. David Wilson
- 18. Mako Vunipola
- 19. Courtney Lawes
- 20. Thomas Waldrom
- 21. Danny Care
- 22. Toby Flood
- 23. Manusamoa Tuilagi