England 24-12 Ireland
Date:
Venue: Twickenham Stadium, London
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
Attendance: 81,476
England v Ireland Match Reports
England dashed Irish hopes of a Triple Crown with a dominant 24-12 victory over the visitors at Twickenham. George Ford, Elliot Daly and Luke Cowan-Dickie all scored tries for England in their first home match of the Six Nations campaign. Following a very one-sided first half, which saw England leading 17-0 at the break, Ireland rallied in the second half but never looked like overturning the deficit. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- Six Nations Guide: England return to form as Ireland pay for individual errors at Twickenham
- BBC: England end Ireland's Grand Slam hopes
- Daily Mail: Eddie Jones' side keep Six Nations hopes alive and inflict a first defeat for Andy Farrell as Irish head coach with a dominant and powerful display at Twickenham
- Sky Sports: Eddie Jones' charges re-enter Six Nations title-race
- ESPN: Dominant England end Ireland's Grand Slam hopes
- Irish Times: Ireland suffer Twickenham torture yet again as England dominate
- England Rugby: England men defeat Ireland in Guinness Six Nations
England v Ireland - Match Highlights
England v Ireland - Match Stats
England: (17) 24
Try: Ford (8'), Daly (25'), Cowan-Dickie (62')
Conversion: Farrell (9', 25', 64')
Penalty: Farrell (40')
Ireland: (0) 12
Try: Henshaw (50'), Porter (81'+2)
Conversion: Cooney (81'+3)
Man of the Match: Courtney Lawes (England)
England v Ireland - Team Line-ups
England Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Joe Marler
- 2 Jamie George
- 3 Kyle Sinckler
- 4 Maro Itoje
- 5 George Kruis
- 6 Courtney Lawes
- 7 Sam Underhill
- 8 Tom Curry
Backs
- 9 Ben Youngs
- 10 George Ford
- 11 Jonathan Joseph
- 12 Owen Farrell (Captain)
- 13 Manu Tuilagi
- 14 Jonny May
- 15 Elliot Daly
Replacements
- 16 Luke Cowan-Dickie
- 17 Ellis Genge
- 18 Will Stuart
- 19 Joe Launchbury
- 20 Charlie Ewels
- 21 Ben Earl
- 22 Willi Heinz
- 23 Henry Slade
Ireland Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Cian Healy
- 2 Rob Herring
- 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 (Captain)
- 11 Jacob Stockdale
- 12 Bundee Aki
- 13 Robbie Henshaw
- 14 Andrew Conway
- 15 Jordan Larmour
Replacements
- 16 Ronan Kelleher
- 17 Dave Kilcoyne
- 18 Andrew Porter
- 19 Ultan Dillane
- 20 Caelan Doris
- 21 John Cooney
- 22 Ross Byrne
- 23 Keith Earls