England, Ireland and Six Nations

Ireland opens bid for record third straight Six Nations title by beating England 27-22
Ireland got off to a five-point start to its bid for an unprecedented third straight outright Six Nations rugby title, overpowering England in a second-half recovery to rack up a 27-22 victory in Dublin on Saturday.
Ireland 27-22 England recap and result from Six Nations opener
Ireland win a five metre scrum in the strangest of circumstances. Try scorer Cadan Murley misjudges the high ball, touches it and then forced to try play it out of the try zone. Ireland pile on the pressure and force England back to win the scrum. A bad mistake from the debut boy.
Six Nations Ireland 27 England 22 Full Time
Reaction and analysis after Ireland start their Six Nations title defence with a crushing victory over England in Dublin.
Six Nations: England over heartbeak, ready for Ireland - Maro Itoje
After several, painful, near-misses, England are ready to get the job done against Ireland in Dublin on Saturday, according to their new captain Maro Itoje.
Itoje says England 'ready' for Six Nations kings Ireland
Maro Itoje says England are "ready to go" as they bid to upset the odds by launching their Six Nations campaign with a defeat of twice defending champions Ireland in Dublin. But they were also the only side to beat Ireland in last year's Six Nations and Itoje believes a new-look England can repeat that Twickenham triumph at Lansdowne Road.
Maro Itoje says England ‘ready to go’ as they target Ireland upset
MARO ITOJE says England are “ready to go” as they target an upset victory over Ireland that would launch their Guinness Six Nations in style. Itoje leads the team for the first time after taking over the captaincy from Jamie George and has been presented with a daunting first assignment against the champions in Dublin on Saturday.
England stars 'fuming' after Ireland loss as Freddie Steward speaks out
Full-back Freddie Steward refused to press the panic button after another demoralising defeat in Dublin. As England players ...
Ireland v England LIVE: Six Nations result and reaction as hosts come on strong to claim victory
Double defending champions pull away in the second half to kick-start pursuit of historic third straight title ...
Ireland recover to secure bonus point 27-22 win over England
Ireland had to come from behind against England to get their bid for a third successive Six Nations title off to a winning 27 ...
England left kicking themselves after Ireland loss as Red Roses miss big opportunity
Three bits of magic from Ireland wing James Lowe proved the difference between the two sides as England again lost a game ...
Ireland vs England LIVE: Six Nations result, latest updates and reaction after Dublin clash
England endured a second-half collapse to lose their Six Nations opener against Ireland in Dublin. Steve Borthwick’s side ...
Six Nations: Ireland impresses, France steamrolls Wales and Scotland survives in Round 1
Ireland began its three-peat bid by blowing away England during 30-plus minutes of controlled aggression in the second half ...
Impressive Ireland set sail in search of Six Nations history as England wilt again
Chasing a third consecutive Six Nations crown, Ireland overcame a dogged England performance with a trademark second-half ...
Rugby-Ireland's experience was key says England coach Borthwick
England coach Steve Borthwick said Ireland's experience made the difference after his team fell away in the second half of ...
Six Nations: Ireland rediscover attacking mojo as familiar flaws haunt England
Back-to-back Six Nations champions Ireland pile pressure on England and Steve Borthwick with comeback, bonus-point win in ...