Men’s Six Nations: Ireland 20 England 32

Revenge is a dish best served cold and that’s what England got as they defeated Ireland 32-20 at the Aviva Stadium on the opening weekend of the Six Nations.

Cian Healy grabbed Ireland’s first try while Ulster’s own John Cooney scored a consolation with two minutes remaining.

Ireland were on immediately on the back foot when England capitalized on Keith Earls shooting beyond the line. Elliot Daly was left with a two on one with Jonny May and the winger scored the opening try after 90 seconds.

Ireland received a boost after 12 minutes when Tom Curry was shown a yellow card for a hit on Keith Earls but it wasn’t until after the Sale returned that Ireland crossed the whitewash. Cian Healy bludgeoned his way over after England managed to halt a rolling maul.

The three point lead didn’t last long as England were gifted a second try. Deep inside the Irish half, Elliot Daly put in a lovely weighted kick for Nowell to chase . . .

You will need to log in or register to read the rest of this article. If you have not already registered you can click here to register.

In 2022 we added 102,631 new images in 510 galleries with a gallery breakdown of 263 Rugby, 217 Hockey and 30 Athletics. Your registration and subscription will help us to continue.

Thanks.


Corrections, comments or questions?

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.