England, Ireland and Six Nations

Ireland opens bid for third straight Six Nations title with 27-22 win over England
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.
England player ratings vs Ireland as one star gets 9/10 despite Six Nations defeat
In a dramatic start, England debutant Cadan Murley pounced on Henry Slade's grubber kick through to score before the away side had to withstand heavy pressure. After Ellis Genge and Marcus Smith were yellow carded, Ireland No.9 Jamison Gibson-Park crossed but five points from the boot of Smith saw England lead 10-5 at the break.
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 defeat to Ireland another painful case of déjà vu
This defeat was far too familiar for England as they lost 27-22 to Ireland in Dublin. Just like we've seen all too often, England fell away in the final quarter of the match, the bench failed to bring any second wind,
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.
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.
Rugby-Ireland recover to secure bonus point 27-22 win over England
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Ireland vs England LIVE: Latest build-up and updates as hosts begin bid for Six Nations history
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Ireland vs England LIVE RESULT: Defending champions dominant but Red Rose earn bonus point with two late tries in Dublin
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Ireland's experience was key says England coach Borthwick
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Is England v Ireland on TV? Kick-off time, team news, channel and how to watch Six Nations clash
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England left kicking themselves after Ireland loss as Red Roses miss big opportunity
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Ireland player ratings v England
Following Ireland's 27-22 victory over England in their opening Six Nations 2025 match, here is how we rated Simon Easterby's ...
England player ratings: Maro Itoje leads by example but Alex Mitchell made to rue missed tackle on return vs Ireland
ENGLAND failed to re-deliver their dominance from the opening 40 minutes, as Ireland ran rampant in their blockbuster Six ...