England vs Ireland LIVE: Six Nations 2022 result and final score as Ireland win after early England red card
England 15-32 Ireland: Six Nations 2022 live updates as Ireland stay in tournament title hunt after battling past 14-man England at Twickenham
Follow live coverage as Ireland overcome a valiant, 14-man England in an extraordinary Six Nations clash at Twickenham to keep their title hopes alive heading into Super Saturday.
Ireland took full advantage of a red card for England lock Charlie Ewels after less than two minutes to claim a bonus-point 32-15 victory that keeps them in the hunt for the title.
Ewels was sent off for a head-on-head tackle on Ireland second row James Ryan - the fastest dismissal since the championship began in 1883 - and led 15-9 at half-time after tries for James Lowe and Hugo Keenan.
Amid a feverish atmosphere England hit back superbly, smashing the Irish scrum, and levelled the scores with two Marcus Smith penalties, but Ireland finished strongly, pulling clear with another Sexton penalty and then tries by Jack Conan and Finlay Bealham that earned a potentially key bonus point.
France top the standings on 18 points after winning their first four games. Ireland have 16 and could still take their first title since 2018 with victory or possibly even a draw against Scotland in Dublin next week if England can upset France in Paris.
Follow all the reaction and analysis from Twickenham:
England 15-18 Ireland, 69 minutes
Away strides Caelan Doris but Conor Murray can’t cling on to his offload! A nice inside ball puts the Ireland number eight through a gaping hole and he shows his speed, galloping away. Ben Youngs puts his foot down to haul him back, and Murray can’t grasp Doris’ fling with a chance of crossing by the posts.
Frustration for Ireland. Marcus Smith might have snared Murray but that’s another opportunity gone.
England 15-18 Ireland, 68 minutes
Out on the full! Andrew Conway skews his kick straight out after Hugo Keenan had passed the ball into the Ireland 22 and England will have a lineout in advanced territory...
But Ireland steal it! A vital aerial intervention from Tadhg Beirne’s right paw.
Conor Murray is on for Jamison Gibson-Park
England 15-18 Ireland, 67 minutes
Changes for both sides. Robbie Henshaw and Jack Conan are on for Ireland, with Bundee Aki and Peter O’Mahony off, while England have sent for Joe Marler and Joe Launchbury - Alex Dombrandt and the outstanding Ellis Genge are the players replaced.
PENALTY! England 15-18 IRELAND (Johnny Sexton penalty, 66 minutes)
Easy does it from the Ireland captain.
England 15-15 Ireland, 65 minutes
Maro Itoje has been rather sly, grasping the forearm of Jamison Gibson-Park deep in the bowels of a ruck, but Marius Jonker says there is nothing “clear and obvious”, Mathieu Raynal concludes it is “just a penalty”, and Johnny Sexton will nudge one at the posts to put Ireland back in front.
England 15-15 Ireland, 64 minutes
Freddie Steward intercepts and has the freedom of Twickenham....
But Mathieu Raynal was playing advantage! Unbeknownst to much of the Twickenham crowd, Raynal had spotted an offside English player in the previous phase and Steward’s pluck is futile.
Raynal also wants to check a “potential cynical infringement” at a ruck. TMO Marius Jonker is again consulted...
England 15-15 Ireland, 63 minutes
That one Andrew Conway meant! A second 50:22 of the evening for the Ireland winger, and it’s pinpoint and perfect, preying on space left by the absent Freddie Steward after the full-back is clattered after kicking. Ireland lineout five metres out from the English line.
England 15-15 Ireland, 62 minutes
England are on another level of intensity to Ireland. Every collision is being won by the home side, spurred on by the repeated roars of the home crowd. Ireland are driven into touch after collecting the latest box kick from Ben Youngs.
PENALTY! ENGLAND 15-15 Ireland (Marcus Smith penalty, 61 minutes)
Simple as you like for Marcus Smith. 14-man England are level.
England 12-15 Ireland, 60 minutes
Penalty to England! Dave Kilycone is deemed the cause of the latest collapse and Johnny Sexton is called over for a chat. Just a warning, for now, but Ireland will have to buck their ideas up at scrum-time, particularly.
This should be three more to Marcus Smith’s tally.
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