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.
58 mins: A lovely break from Payne sees the full-back run into space, and he's stopped by a combination of brown and Watson. the fans aren't happy with Watson's tackle, thinking it was high, but it's not checked. Brown then makes a good break after taking a high ball, but England give away possession again and now a high shot has been spotted, this time by Owen Farrell on - yep, you guessed it - Sexton. Cian Healy is on for Jack McGrath, while the referee gets a bit of treatment on his radio communication.
60 mins: England take the break in play to bring Tom Wood on for James Haskell and Kyle Sinckler for Dan Cole, and once again Sexton cops a big hit. Best complains to Garces that he's being targeted, but the referee says he's seen nothing illegal in the tackles. What he has seen though is an England offside so Sexton will kick for goal on the England 10m line, and about seven metres in from touch. A big kick, this.
63 mins: Sexton nails it! What a fantastic kick that is! The lead is out to 13-6.
63 mins: Ben Te'o is on for George Ford, meaning Farrell is in to fly-half, and Nathan Hughes replaces Billy Vunipola and immediately runs right over Simon Zebo. A powerful introduction from the Wasps man. Ireland flood the defence though and a poor pass from Joseph has Itoje heading backwards. However, England get the penalty when Conway tackles Watson in the air and Farrell can kick for touch. Danny care comes on for Ben Youngs, while Devin Toner is on for Ryan.
66 mins: England are using the maul to great effect here and drive forwards about 15m. They have advantage, and Farrell decides to put up the high ball for Watson to charge on to. He can't gather it, but England have the penalty. A big decision now as it's well within Farrell's range, but their driving maul looks unstoppable. Farrell will go for goal though.
68 mins: A few more replacements as Jack Nowell comes on for Jonathan Joseph, meaning Elliot Daly switches to outside centre. Ringrose makes another break from the restart as England fail to collect, but the ball is knocked forwards in contact.
69 mins: England definitely have the edge in the pack now as they win a penalty from the scrum, and it'll be interesting to see if they can get their lineout functioning every time with the 6ft 10in Toner on. Luke McGrath is on for Marmion, who has been very solid today.
70 mins: Garces calls an immediate stoppage after a big collision between Te'o and, I think, Henshaw. Te'o's going off with a lot of blood coming from his mouth and not much idea where he is, so Ford is back on at 10, pushing Farrell back to centre. As you were, lads. The heavens have opened once again too, as the rain is pelting down in Dublin.
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