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 9-15 Ireland, 47 minutes
A 50:22! That is quite something from Andrew Conway, who produces a wry smile - I’m not quite sure that was entirely deliberate.
His kick along the right touchline would have been excellent regardless, but a friendly right-ward hop sends it over the touchline before Freddie Steward can hustle across and it will be Irish lineout ball inside the England 22.
England 9-15 Ireland, 46 minutes
Ireland really aren’t happy with the way Mathieu Raynal is refereeing the scrum. Tadhg Furlong asked for the French official to give the front rows more time towards the end of the first half, but this time it is the Ireland 1, 2, 3 who are over-eager, pushing too early and penalised.
England 9-15 Ireland, 45 minutes
Somehow Ireland fail to score! After several phases Tadhg Beirne is nicely put into a half-hole, and the second row gets his arms free...
Only for his pass to be knocked on by Iain Henderson all of four metres out with only Harry Randall providing any kind of opposition in front of him.
England 9-15 Ireland, 44 minutes
England are pinged for holding on and Jamison Gibson-Park wants to remain up-tempo. He taps and has support from Johnny Sexton. Ireland five metres out.
England 9-15 Ireland, 43 minutes
But Lowe forces an ill-advised offload and Max Malins burgles the ball.
England 9-15 Ireland, 42 minutes
James Lowe bursts away! Out of nowhere the Ireland wing canters free from beside an English ruck to switch territory. Ireland play inside the England half and begin to purr.
England 9-15 Ireland, 41 minutes
England win the ball soon after kick-off and they have a chance straight away! Alex Dombrandt carries in a forthright manner and then it is over to the backs, but Max Malins hurries an inaccurate pass, and it ends up on the hop in Irish hands.
A halftime switch
A halftime change for England - Will Stuart is on, which means Kyle Sinckler will not be re-emerging.
England down two starting forwards
England have lost Tom Curry, too, of course, while Iain Henderson was pressed into duty early on after James Ryan took that bang to the head. Can England keep clinging on to this game? Ireland have been frenetic at times, but surely they’ll make the numerical advantage count more regularly in this second half?
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