England 15-32 Ireland
Date:
Venue: Twickenham Stadium, London
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France)
Attendance: 81,658
England v Ireland Match Reports
Ireland claimed a 32-15 bonus-point victory at Twickenham despite stiff resistance from 14-man England. The hosts were rocked when Charlie Ewels was sent off for a dangerous high tackle after just 82 seconds. Ireland proceeded to score two first-half tries but were only leading by six points at the break. England drew level after 60 minutes thanks to Marcus Smith's penalty kicks. However, Ireland's man advantage eventually told as they scored two tries in the final 10 minutes of the match to secure a bonus-point win. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- Six Nations Guide: England beaten by Ireland after brave battling following early red card
- BBC: Ireland see off brave 14-man England to keep title hopes alive
- Guardian: Ireland seal bonus point win after Ewels red for England to stay in title hunt
- Daily Mail: Gutsy England's Six Nations title hopes are ended after agonising 15-32 defeat by Ireland in Twickenham thriller
- Sky Sports: Visitors claim Six Nations bonus-point win after early Charlie Ewels red card
- ESPN: Ireland grab thrilling victory against 14-man England
- Irish Times: Ireland finish like a train to claim bonus-point win over 14-man England
- England Rugby: England beaten by Ireland at Twickenham
England v Ireland - Match Highlights
England v Ireland - Match Stats
England: (9) 15
Penalty: Smith (18', 33', 41', 53', 61')
Red Card: Ewels (2')
Ireland: (15) 32
Try: Lowe (6'), Keenan (37'), Conan (72'), Bealham (76')
Conversion: Sexton (39', 74', 78')
Penalty: Sexton (3', 66')
Man of the Match: Jamison Gibson Park (Ireland)
England v Ireland - Team Line-ups
England Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Ellis Genge
- 2 Jamie George
- 3 Kyle Sinckler
- 4 Maro Itoje
- 5 Charlie Ewels
- 6 Courtney Lawes (Captain)
- 7 Tom Curry
- 8 Sam Simmonds
Backs
- 9 Harry Randall
- 10 Marcus Smith
- 11 Jack Nowell
- 12 Henry Slade
- 13 Joe Marchant
- 14 Max Malins
- 15 Freddie Steward
Replacements
- 16 Jamie Blamire
- 17 Joe Marler
- 18 Will Stuart
- 19 Joe Launchbury
- 20 Alex Dombrandt
- 21 Ben Youngs
- 22 George Ford
- 23 Elliot Daly
Ireland Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Cian Healy
- 2 Dan Sheehan
- 3 Tadhg Furlong
- 4 Tadhg Beirne
- 5 James Ryan
- 6 Peter O’Mahony
- 7 Josh van der Flier
- 8 Caelan Doris
Backs
- 9 Jamison Gibson Park
- 10 Johnny Sexton (Captain)
- 11 James Lowe
- 12 Bundee Aki
- 13 Garry Ringrose
- 14 Andrew Conway
- 15 Hugo Keenan
Replacements
- 16 Rob Herring
- 17 Dave Kilcoyne
- 18 Finlay Bealham
- 19 Iain Henderson
- 20 Jack Conan
- 21 Conor Murray
- 22 Joey Carbery
- 23 Robbie Henshaw