Ireland v England, AS IT HAPPENED: Hosts fight back to defeat Steve Borthwick’s men

Tadhg Beirne celebrates his try for Ireland against England.
Ireland got their Six Nations campaign off to a solid start as they beat England 27-22.
Scroll down to the comments section for our blog of this game as the hosts prevailed.
Tries from Jamison Gibson-Park, Bundee Aki, Tadhg Beirne and Dan Sheehan saw the reigning champions to a come-from-behind success after they trailed 10-5 at the break.
In the other games this weekend, France opened their 2025 Six Nations account with a 43-0 triumph against Wales while Scotland picked up a 31-19 victory against Italy.