England 13-10 Ireland
Date:
Venue: Twickenham, London
Referee: Craig Joubert (SARU)
Attendance: 81,835
England v Ireland Match Reports
England emerged 13-10 victors following a thrilling encounter with Ireland at Twickenham. England's win throws the Six Nations Championship wide open, with four teams now level in terms of outright wins. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- BBC: England edge Irish in thriller
- Guardian: England edge Ireland thanks to Danny Care try and Owen Farrell's boot
- Telegraph: Brilliant England win Twickenham classic
- Daily Mail: No grand farewell for O'Driscoll as Lancaster's youngsters seal memorable victory at Twickenham
- Sky Sports: England beat Ireland to blow Championship wide open
- ESPN: England topple Ireland in thriller
- RTE: Ireland come up short against England in Twickenham battle
- Irish Times: England hold off Ireland in epic Twickenham arm wrestle
- RBS 6 Nations: Care sees defiant England edge Ireland
England v Ireland - Match Highlights
England v Ireland Match Statistics
England 13 (3)
Tries: Care
Conversions: Farrell
Penalties: Farrell (2)
Ireland 10 (0)
Tries: R Kearney
Conversions: Sexton
Penalties: Sexton
Man of the Match: Mike Brown (England)
England Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1. Joe Marler
- 2. Dylan Hartley
- 3. David Wilson
- 4. Joe Launchbury
- 5. Courtney Lawes
- 6. Tom Wood
- 7. Chris Robshaw (Captain)
- 8. Billy Vunipola
Backs
- 9. Danny Care
- 10. Owen Farrell
- 11. Jonny May
- 12. Billy Twelvetrees
- 13. Luther Burrell
- 14. Jack Nowell
- 15. Mike Brown
Replacements
- 16. Tom Youngs
- 17. Mako Vunipola
- 18. Henry Thomas
- 19. Dave Attwood
- 20. Ben Morgan
- 21. Lee Dickson
- 22. George Ford
- 23. Alex Goode
Ireland Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1. Cian Healy
- 2. Rory Best
- 3. Mike Ross
- 4. Devin Toner
- 5. Paul O'Connell (Captain)
- 6. Peter O'Mahony
- 7. Chris Henry
- 8. Jamie Heaslip
Backs
- 9. Conor Murray
- 10. Jonathan Sexton
- 11. Dave Kearney
- 12. Gordon D'Arcy
- 13. Brian O'Driscoll
- 14. Andrew Trimble
- 15. Rob Kearney
Replacements
- 16. Sean Cronin
- 17. Jack McGrath
- 18. Martin Moore
- 19. Iain Henderson
- 20. Jordi Murphy
- 21. Isaac Boss
- 22. Paddy Jackson
- 23. Fergus McFadden