England vs Ireland LIVE: Six Nations 2022 result and final score as Ireland win after early England red card

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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 Ireland - Six Nations 2022 latest updates

• FULL-TIME! Ireland beat 14-man England 32-15 and head into Super Saturday with their Six Nations title hopes alive
• 73’ - TRY! Ireland break England’s resistance as Jack Conan crashes over (15-25)
• 65’ - PENALTY! Freddie Steward denied a length-of-the-field try as Sexton kicks a penalty for England offside (15-18)
• 60’ - PENALTY! More brilliant scrummaging by England’s front row to win a score-levelling penalty (15-15)
• 37’ - TRY! Hugo Keenan barrels over after quick thinking from Jamison Gibson-Park (6-15)
• 5’ - TRY! James Lowe blazes clear down the left for opening Ireland try (0-8)
• 2’ - RED CARD! Charlie Ewels sent off for England after just 82 seconds (0-3)

[12 March 2022 17:13 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

England 3-8 Ireland, 20 minutes

That was slightly high from Sinckler, but Beirne dropped his height late on, so it requires no further intervention from Marius Jonker, the TMO, who has had a breathless start.

Ireland drive early at the scrum, and Dan Sheehan is picked out for removing the now required “brake foot” from in front of him - a change to scrummaging set-up that was made before this tournament to hopefully protect hookers on engagement.

[12 March 2022 17:11 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

England 3-8 Ireland, 19 minutes

England lift two jumpers at the lineout but fail to disrupt Irish possession, and James Lowe is soon making another run down the left. But England are up in the faces of the Irish pod as they try to play at the line, and Tadhg Beirne falls into the tackle of Kyle Sinckler, who dislodges the ball.

[12 March 2022 17:09 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

PENALTY! ENGLAND 3-8 Ireland (Marcus Smith penalty, 18 minutes)

A brush back of the hair, a steadying sway, and Marcus Smith puts it between the upright. England on the board after a disastrous opening quarter.

[12 March 2022 17:08 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

England 0-8 Ireland, 17 minutes

England are certainly on top at scrum time - that’s another munching from Ellis Genge! Tadhg Furlong again fails to anchor against the loosehead’s drive, and Genge looks properly, properly pumped as Mathieu Raynal awards England a penalty. Marcus Smith will attempt to narrow the deficit.

[12 March 2022 17:07 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

England 0-8 Ireland, 16 minutes

And an immediate chance to see as Ireland knock on after the England lineout. For now, it is Jack Nowell on the openside, Alex Dombrandt the blind and Sam Simmonds at eight.

[12 March 2022 17:06 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

England 0-8 Ireland, 15 minutes

Tom Curry is limping badly, and drops to the floor as the medics attend to him. He’s favouring an ankle, or possibly a knee, and that’ll be that for his afternoon.

Murphy’s Law for England as they lose a second starting forward inside 15 minutes. Alex Dombrandt is sent for - we’ll see how England set up hence in the back row.

[12 March 2022 17:05 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

England 0-8 Ireland, 14 minutes

Ireland close the gap at the lineout and concede a free kick. Marcus Smith’s spiral bomb is well judged by Hugo Keenan, and Tom Curry is soon limping away from a collision.

Ireland attack the edge again, but James Lowe is chopped down eventually and Joe Marchant gets over the ball superbly to draw a holding on penalty.

[12 March 2022 17:03 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

England 0-8 Ireland, 13 minutes

Jack Nowell lends his weight to the English scrum as a makeshift blindside flanker, and his presence makes a difference - Ellis Genge forces Tadhg Furlong to retreat and eventually draws the penalty.

[12 March 2022 17:02 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

NO TRY! England 0-8 Ireland, 12 minutes

Knock on from Ringrose! Brilliant spoiling from Itoje, using a ong arm reaching over a ruck to snare Ringrose’s wrist and force the ball free. Try chalked off.

[12 March 2022 17:01 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

Try? England 0-8 Ireland,, 12 minutes

The ball was swept out ot the left after an intercepting Henry Slade knocked on after colliding with Tadhg Furlong, allowing Caelan Doris to bash his way over. There are a couple of things to check - a knock-on from Garry Ringrose at the base of a ruck with Maro Itoje’s arms reaching through a ruck, and then if Furlong’s challenge on Slade was legal...