| No. | Name | |
|---|---|---|
15Keith Earls, FB | ||
14Tommy Bowe, W | ||
13Brian O'Driscoll, C | ||
12Gordon D'Arcy, C | ||
11Andrew Trimble, W | ||
10Johnny Sexton, FH 4 | ||
9Eoin Reddan, SH | ||
1Cian Healy, P | ||
2Rory Best, H | ||
3Mike Ross, P | ||
4Donncha O'Callaghan, L | ||
5Paul O'Connell, L | ||
6Sean O'Brien, FL | ||
7David Wallace, FL | ||
8Jamie Heaslip, N8 | ||
| Replacements | ||
16Sean Cronin, H | ||
17Tom Court, P | ||
18Leo Cullen, L | ||
19Denis Leamy, FL | ||
20Peter Stringer, SH | ||
21Ronan O'Gara, FH | ||
22Paddy Wallace, C | ||
*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold
Ireland smashed England's Grand Slam dream with a dominant 25-8 at half-time in their Grand Slam decider at Lansdowne Road in Dublin
| 81' | 24-8 End of half | |
| 81' | 24-8 End of half | |
| 81' | 24-8 End of second half |
IRE
IRE| 84 | Runs | 94 | |||
| 363 | Metres Run | 391 | |||
| 8 | Clean Breaks | 3 | |||
| 105 | Tackles | 75 | |||
| 5 | Missed Tackles | 16 | |||
| 10 | Turnover Knock On | 22 |
England kept their quest for a sixth consecutive Six Nations title alive in ruthless fashion on Saturday as they scored 14 tries in an 88-10 bonus point win over Ireland in front of 48,778 fans at Twickenham.
Georgia, winners of the Rugby Europe Championship, have publicly challenged Six Nations wooden spoon side Wales to a test match as they push for inclusion in the Northern Hemisphere's top-tier competition.
England No. 8 Billy Vunipola is set to sign a two-year deal with French Top 14 side Montpellier which will likely bring an end to his 11 year international career, sources have told ESPN.
England scrum-half Danny Care will assess his international future over the coming days but has not yet called time on his Test career.
The Six Nations title finished up in Dublin where most predicted it would, but the thrilling journey it took to get there shows rugby is set for one hell of a ride before the 2027 World Cup.
Steve Borthwick said England have taken a step forward in this Six Nations and the weight of the shirt is getting a little lighter on the players after they finished their campaign with a narrow 33-31 defeat to France in Lyon.
