Ireland vs England as it happened: Grand Slam goes begging again as Iain Henderson try seals Irish victory
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Your support makes all the difference.England suffered a repeat of their 2011 Grand Slam nightmare as Ireland secured a 13-9 victory to deny them a second consecutive clean sweep, ending their 18-match unbeaten streak and dealing Eddie Jones his first defeat as head coach. Re-live the action here.
- Ireland beat England 13-9 to deny the Grand Slam
- Iain Henderson scores the only try midway through the first half
- Jonathan Sexton scores Ireland's other eight points
- Owen Farrell replies with three penalties but England outplayed
- Wales suffer 102nd-minute heartbreak in 20-18 defeat by France
- Scotland beat Italy 29-0 to confirm Italians as Wooden Spoon recipients
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Preview...
What time does it start?
Ireland vs England kicks off at 17:00 at the Aviva Stadium.
Where can I watch it?
The match will be shown live in ITV from 16:00. You can also follow it with The Independent’s live blog here.
Teams...
Ireland: Jared Payne; Keith Earls, Garry Ringrose, Robbie Henshaw, Simon Zebo; Jonathan Sexton, Kieran Marmion; Jack McGrath, Rory Best, Tadhg Furlong, Donnacha Ryan, Iain Henderson, CJ Stander, Sean O'Brien, Jamie Heaslip.
Replacements: Niall Scannell, Cian Healy, John Ryan, Devin Toner, Peter O'Mahony, Luke McGrath, Paddy Jackson, Andrew Conway.
England: Mike Brown; Anthony Watson, Jonathan Joseph, Owen Farrell, Elliot Daly; George Ford, Ben Youngs; Joe Marler, Dylan Hartley, Dan Cole, Joe Launchbury, Courtney Lawes, Maro Itoje, James Haskell, Billy Vunipola.
Replacements: Jamie George, Mako Vunipola, Kyle Sinckler, Tom Wood, Nathan Hughes, Danny Care, Ben Te'o, Jack Nowell.
We've got a delay! Kick-off will not take place until the France vs Wales match kicks off...and Jamie Heaslip has also just been ruled out! It's all going on here, so Peter O'Mahony will start.
That means CJ Stander moves to No 8, and O'Mahony slots in at blindside flanker.
Good news! The game in Paris is over and France have WON, beating Wales 20-18 with a 101st-minute try. Incredible scenes on Grand Slam Saturday, and we've still got another game to go.
But it does mean that we're now ready to get underway in Dublin. Will England claim a Grand Slam and world record double? We're about to find out.
1 mins: The kick-off is gathered and cleared quickly by Marmion, and Brown takes it before Youngs replies with a box-kick off his own. It rolls and rolls and rolls though and goes dead, and Ireland have the 22 drop-out.
2 mins: Ireland do well to win the restart, but when Sexton clears Brown is up to the task under the second high ball in 80 seconds. Ford replies with a kick downfield, and Payne drops it! He knocks it forwards, and England have the prefect attacking opportunity with a scrum on the Irish 22.
3 mins: The first scrum is solid from both teams, and England have a man out wide. But the move breaks down before it gets out to Daly, and Joseph's poor pass is dropped by Brown. Ireland breathe a sigh of relief as England had space there.
5 mins: Ireland fashion to attack right, but switch left and Sexton chips through. he's hit hard by Haskell as he does so, but there's nothing wrong with that. Youngs tries to trigger a counter, bu Zebo intercepts! He's tackled well by the scrum-half and it's knocked on, so England counter and Farrell kicks to touch on the Irish 10m.
6 mins: The first penalty goes against England as Launchbury was offside from a Farrell chip over the line. Sexton finds touch outside the English 22.
8 mins: Sexton puts up his first high bomb of the afternoon and it's claimed by an Irish hand, only to fall into the arms of Haskell. The ball from the ensuing ruck is scrappy though and Ireland seize it. They have possession in the English 22...
9 mins: Ireland break down the right! Daly steps up and misses his intercept, and Payne tries to suck in the defence to offload to Earls. The wing cuts in, but he knocks it forwards with the try line at his mercy! Ireland had a penalty advantage though and Sexton has an easy three-pointer in front of the posts.
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