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

Adam Kyriacou
Tadhg Beirne celebrates his try for Ireland against England.

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.