Ireland 20-32 England
Date:
Venue: Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)
Attendance: 51,000
Ireland v England Match Reports
England produced a stunning display in Dublin to earn a 32-20 bonus-point victory over defending Six Nations champions Ireland. England took an early lead through a Jonny May try after just 90 seconds. Ireland struck back with a Cian Healy try in the 25th minute, but an Elliot Daly try saw England re-take the lead on the half-hour mark. Henry Slade then bagged a brace of tries in the second half to collect an unlikely bonus point. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- Six Nations Guide: England stun champions Ireland in Dublin
- BBC: Superb England stun champions Ireland with bonus point win in Dublin
- Guardian: Henry Slade scores twice as England stun Ireland in Six Nations
- Telegraph: England blow away Ireland with aggressive, intelligent display in Dublin
- Daily Mail: Henry Slade scores two tries as Eddie Jones' side secure bonus-point victory to record first Six Nations win on Irish soil since 2013
- Sky Sports: Six Nations defending champions beaten by Eddie Jones' men
- ESPN: Henry Slade double helps rampant England stun Ireland in Six Nations
- Irish Independent: Ireland crash back to earth with a bang as Schmidt's men out-muscled and out-classed by rampant England
- Irish Times: Ireland’s hopes slain as Slade and England secure bonus-point win
- Irish Rugby: Ireland Fail To Fire As Four-Try England Emerge Triumphant
- England Rugby: England secure bonus point victory over Ireland
Ireland v England - Match Highlights
Ireland v England - Match Stats
Ireland: (10) 20
Try: Healy (25'), Cooney (80')
Conversion: Sexton (26', 80')
Penalty: Sexton (11', 55')
England: (17) 32
Try: May (2'), Daly (30'), Slade (66', 76')
Conversion: Farrell (3', 31', 77')
Penalty: Farrell (41', 70')
Man of the Match: Mako Vunipola (England)
Ireland v England - Team Line-ups
Ireland Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Cian Healy
- 2 Rory Best (Captain)
- 3 Tadhg Furlong
- 4 Devin Toner
- 5 James Ryan
- 6 Peter O’Mahony
- 7 Josh van der Flier
- 8 CJ Stander
Backs
- 9 Conor Murray
- 10 Jonathan Sexton
- 11 Jacob Stockdale
- 12 Bundee Aki
- 13 Garry Ringrose
- 14 Keith Earls
- 15 Robbie Henshaw
Replacements
- 16 Sean Cronin
- 17 David Kilcoyne
- 18 Andrew Porter
- 19 Quinn Roux
- 20 Sean O’Brien
- 21 John Cooney
- 22 Joey Carbery
- 23 Jordan Larmour
England Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Mako Vunipola
- 2 Jamie George
- 3 Kyle Sinckler
- 4 Maro Itoje
- 5 George Kruis
- 6 Mark Wilson
- 7 Tom Curry
- 8 Billy Vunipola
Backs
- 9 Ben Youngs
- 10 Owen Farrell (Captain)
- 11 Jack Nowell
- 12 Manu Tuiagi
- 13 Henry Slade
- 14 Jonny May
- 15 Elliot Daly
Replacements
- 16 Luke Cowan-Dickie
- 17 Ellis Genge
- 18 Harry Williams
- 19 Courtney Lawes
- 20 Nathan Hughes
- 21 Dan Robson
- 22 George Ford
- 23 Chris Ashton