Ireland vs England as it happened: Grand Slam goes begging again as Iain Henderson try seals Irish victory
Follow the latest from the final day of the Six Nations
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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.
Half-time: England return first, as Ireland keep them waiting. They eventually return to the field about a minute later, with Jerome Garces giving them the hurry up. $0 minutes of play left in the Six Nations.
Replacement for England (oops) as Mako Vunipola replaces Joe Marler and Andrew Conway makes his Ireland debut as he's on for Keith Earls.
42 mins: Ireland make little progress after England clear their lines, and Sexton kicks away. Farrell returns the favour with a lovely touch-finder, but Sexton takes it quickly and after two phases is able to clear. England counter through Brown, and when they go wide in space, Watson drops it. It's just not clicking yet for the reigning champions.
45 mins: Ringrose picks up where he left off in the first half as he runs through Ford and into the English half. England's defence rushes up though and Joseph makes an important tackle that forces Sexton to kick. Daly's flirting with the touchline, and he throws the ball up before catching it again. The Irish fans call out in anger as it's forwards, but as he catches it again before it hits the floor it's perfectly legal.
47 mins: Haskell is lucky not to be pinged for offside as Itoje's deflection is caught by him standing in front, but the Irish knock-on before hand causes Garces to award a scrum to England. Ireland look to be edging a bit of an advantage here, though this time England hold much firmer. the ball comes out though so Vunipola has to dive on it and it prevents him making any ground, so Ford kicks away.
49 mins: Cole turns the ball over on the Irish 22 after another bone-crunching hit from Itoje on Sexton that leaves the fly-half shaken up. He's alright to continue though, and his first duty is to kick to touch as Cole is penalised for playing the ball on the floor. A harsh call from where I am as he was clearly on his feet. Ireland lose the ball from the lineout, and England get a penalty just inside the opposite half that Farrell will kick at goal. It's a long one, this.
51 mins: Farrell's effort is inch-perfect as Lansdowne Road falls silent, and the lead is reduced to 10-6.
52 mins: Lovely improvisation from Ford as he steps out of two tackles, turns back inside and kicks away, though it's all for nothing really as England had a penalty advantage there anyway. Looked nice, though.
53 mins: The Irish pack might be beginning to tire here as England get a second straight penalty from the driving maul, and there's an almighty battle going on here...in the stands! As the England supporters go into full voice with Swing Low, the Irish try to drown them out with a chorus of boos, and you momentarily forget that there's a game of rugby going on here.
56 mins: Ireland wrap the ball up and get the scrum, and Dylan Hartley takes his leave as Jamie George comes on at hooker. The Saracens No 2 has been one of the impact subs of the Six Nations, and England need him at his best once again here. Marmion kicks the ball to touch on the English 10m.
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