Six Nations fixtures

It is the third and final match of the penultimate round of this year's Six Nations, taking place after Wales' hosting of France on Friday night and Italy ...

England move the ball from side to side on the edge of the Irish 22. England are going to the corner! Ireland keep the ball, and play off the top. Smith hangs the ball to the left, and Nowell takes it, leaping into the air. England have space to the left but Malins butchers it, the ball falling to ground and then into Irish hands. England kick to touch and win their line-out, driving the maul on. Ireland try to form a maul at the line-out but the lifters get penalised for blocking. Smith sends it high, Keenan takes it well but England win the penalty at the breakdown. Murray is on for Ireland to close out the game. The scrum is completed and Murray hoofs it off the pitch. But England kept their heads and started to dominate up front as the Irish ghosts of 2012 started swirling around Twickenham. A pair of Smith penalties brought England to within two points. Yet even with a numerical disadvantage for 78 minutes, England took the fight to Ireland in a manner that turned Twickenham into a bearpit.