Summary

  • France 19-16 Scotland FT

  • Nakaitaci try, Parra con, Michalak 3 pens, Spedding 1

  • Seymour try, 3 Laidlaw pens & 1 con for Sco

  • Wales 23-19 Italy FT

  • Wales lose Halfpenny and Webb to leg injuries

  • England 21-13 Ireland FT

  1. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 15:13 British Summer Time 5 September 2015

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  2. Postpublished at 15:13 British Summer Time 5 September 2015

    England 12-3 Ireland

    Former Ireland captain Keith Wood on BBC Radio 5 live:  "Ireland are edging the scrum. All the palaver over the England try that wasn't seems to have shifted the momentum in their direction."

  3. Postpublished at 15:13 British Summer Time 5 September 2015

    England 12-3 Ireland

    Tom Court, ex-Ireland prop, BBC Radio Ulster

    "The big thing is England are being quite smart around the breakdown, Ireland are committing extra numbers to the breakdown and that’s leaving them short."

    Jonny MayImage source, Reuters
  4. England 12-3 Irelandpublished at 36 mins

    Anthony Watson sees green, green grass in front of him and dances inside off the touchline, but Jonny Sexton hauls him down with a timely tackle.

  5. England 12-3 Irelandpublished at 34 mins

    Geoff Parling soars into the air and steals the Irish line-out. The Exeter man has been brought in to improve that area of the game for England - mission accomplished.

    Geoff ParlingImage source, Reuters
  6. England 12-3 Irelandpublished at 33 mins

    Anthony Watson cannot deal with a Jared Payne grubber and England concede a penalty. Jonny Sexton puts it right into the corner...

  7. England 12-3 Irelandpublished at 29 mins

    Sluggish and lacking intensity from Ireland. England let them off the hook with that forward pass.

    Ireland finally get near the England 22 but concede a scrum.

    What's this? Ireland nick it - only to give it away again. Frustrating stuff.

    Robbie Henshaw is tackledImage source, PA
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  9. Postpublished at 15:05 British Summer Time 5 September 2015

    England 12-3 Ireland

    Matt Dawson
    Former England Scrum Half on BBC Radio 5 live

    "Nigel Owens was staring at a 50-feet TV screen in the stadium. Why didn't he just make the call himself? It was ridiculous that it took so long to call that pass forward."

    A quick note: Owens is refereeing. Romain Poite, who we mentioned was having treatment earlier, is running the line - and in fact he should have spotted that without the replay

    Jonny May appealsImage source, PA
  10. Postpublished at 15:04 British Summer Time 5 September 2015

    England 12-3 Ireland

    Matt Dawson
    Former England Scrum Half on BBC Radio 5 live

    "The ball ended up in Tom Youngs' hands, and he's chucked that forward a good metre-and-a-half. There's no way that could be given as a try."

  11. Disallowed trypublished at 25 mins

    England 12-3 Ireland

    Hold on, the television ref wants to look at this...

    This is such a shame for Jonny May, who literally skips over to finish off a flowing, sumptuous England move. But just as George Ford is lining up the conversion, it's ruled out. Replays show that the final pass from Tom Youngs is ever so forward. Marginal, but correct.  

    The boos around Twickenham would suggest that many disagree,

    Jonny May's disallowed tryImage source, Reuters
  12. England 12-3 Irelandpublished at 25 mins

    Speaking of head injuries, Tom Youngs looks a little groggy. But he's OK and takes a line-out deep in Irish territory. It's not great and loops over everyone, but England gather and build,

  13. Postpublished at 14:57 British Summer Time 5 September 2015

    England 12-3 Ireland

    Former Ireland captain Keith Wood on BBC Radio 5 live:  "If you don't have the ball, you can't do a whole lot with it, and Ireland have been in their own half for much of the game so far."

  14. Postpublished at 14:57 British Summer Time 5 September 2015

    England 12-3 Ireland

    Matt Dawson
    Former England Scrum Half on BBC Radio 5 live

    "England gave away a lot of penalties in France - but they've only given away two in the opening 20 minutes here. That's a significant improvement."

  15. England 12-3 Irelandpublished at 23 mins

    Reddan goes for a box kick, which Mike Brown is underneath. He's coping with a lot of pressure but manages to make the mark - great full-back play.

    Reddan will carry on, as Conor Murray will not be returning after his blow to the head.

  16. Postpublished at 14:55 British Summer Time 5 September 2015

  17. England 12-3 Irelandpublished at 21 mins

    Ireland finally get some hands on the ball and hit a few phases. Reddan looks to have slipped in comfortably. Courtney Lawes thinks he's turned it over at the breakdown, but he's penalised and Ireland send it out for an attacking line-out.

    Eoin ReddanImage source, Getty Images
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  20. England 12-3 Irelandpublished at 18 mins

    England with a scrum in the middle of the park now. 

    Ireland meanwhile have lost scrum-half Conor Murray to get a head injury looked at. Eoin Reddan is on.

    England scrumImage source, Getty Images