Summary

  • England beat Ireland 51-7 at Energia Park in Dublin

  • England score eight ties, six in the second half

  • Breach & McKenna go over in first half

  • Bern, Davies, Daley-Mclean, Harrison, Scott & Cleall score after the break

  • Ireland on the board through a penalty try in 62nd minute

  1. try

    Try - Ireland 0-34 Englandpublished at 53 mins

    Katy Daley-Mclean (Con Daley-Mclean)

    A brilliant counterattack from England.

    Nicole Fowley's clearing kick doesn't make it far and England immediately switch from defence to attack.

    Katy Daley-Mclean sprints round the Irish players and goes over under the posts, before converting her try.

  2. Postpublished at 18:11 Greenwich Mean Time 1 February 2019

    Ireland 0-27 England

    Sarah Hunter is inches from the tryline, but she can't twist round to dot down.

    Incredible work from Juliet Short at the breakdown and she nabs the ball!

    Sarah HunterImage source, Getty Images
  3. Postpublished at 52 mins

    Ireland 0-27 England

    England keep the line-out safe this time. Tatyana Heard dances round defenders to make it up to the 5m line.

  4. Postpublished at 52 mins

    Ireland 0-27 England

    Great defensive work from England's Rowena Burnfield. She is speedy at the breakdown to bring down her opposite number.

    England win a penalty and Katy Daley-Mclean kicks to the corner.

  5. Replacementpublished at 51 mins

    Ireland 0-27 England

    Ireland's Fiona Reidy comes off and is replaced by hooker Emma Hooban.

  6. Postpublished at 50 mins

    Ireland 0-27 England

    The pressure eases. England are offside and Nicole Fowley can kick to touch.

  7. Postpublished at 50 mins

    Ireland 0-27 England

    Ciara Griffin gets the intercept at the line-out, but England are pinning them back against their tryline.

  8. Postpublished at 49 mins

    Ireland 0-27 England

    Happily Griffin is back up and will play on.

    England have a penalty and Katy Daley-Mclean kicks to touch about 10m out from the tryline.

  9. Postpublished at 49 mins

    Ireland 0-27 England

    England are gathering momentum, but it's quickly stalled as Emily Scarratt sends a forward pass to Tatyana Heard.

    Ireland captain Ciara Griffin is receiving treatment. It looks like it's her shoulder.

    Emily ScarrattImage source, Getty Images
  10. Replacementpublished at 48 mins

    Ireland 0-27 England

    Shaunagh Brown and Rowena Burnfield are on for Sarah Bern and Poppy Cleall.

  11. 'Textbook England'published at 18:04 Greenwich Mean Time 1 February 2019

    Ireland 0-27 England

    Rocky Clark
    Former England prop and World Cup winner on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

    Another textbook try by England.

    They are really good with their mauls and they dragged themselves over. It was really good forwards play.

  12. try

    Try - Ireland 0-27 Englandpublished at 46 mins

    Lark Davies (Con Daley-Mclean)

    A perfect maul from England. It rolled forward with ease and Lark Davies is the player with her hands on the ball as they go over.

    Katy Daley-Mclean adds two points.

  13. Postpublished at 46 mins

    Ireland 0-20 England

    Captain Ciara Griffin drives forward after taking the ball from the base of the scrum.

    But Amy Cokayne rips the ball back and charges up the field. She gets England up to the 5m line, where they win the penalty and opt for a line-out.

  14. Postpublished at 44 mins

    Ireland 0-20 England

    England line-out on the Ireland 22. The visitors send the ball too long and give Ireland a scrum.

  15. 'You are never going to stop her there'published at 18:00 Greenwich Mean Time 1 February 2019

    Ireland 0-20 England

    Rocky Clark
    Former England prop and World Cup winner on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

    Really lovely hands by Poppy Cleall and you are never going to stop Sarah Bern from there. It's great to see her on the scoresheet and it is well deserved.

  16. try

    Converted try - Ireland 0-20 Englandpublished at 42 mins

    Sarah Bern (Con Daley-Mclean)

    Must have been a decent half-time talk from Simon Middleton.

    An impressive carry from Poppy Cleall, who offloads to Sarah Bern. With the England prop's pace and power, it's hard to stop her from that distance.

    Katy Daley-Mclean's conversion is successful.

  17. Kick-offpublished at 17:58 Greenwich Mean Time 1 February 2019

    Ireland 0-13 England

    Katy Daley-Mclean gets the second half going. England are immediately inside Ireland's 22.

  18. Postpublished at 17:57 Greenwich Mean Time 1 February 2019

    HT: Ireland 0-13 England

    The sides are back out on the field.

  19. Record crowdpublished at 17:56 Greenwich Mean Time 1 February 2019

    HT: Ireland 0-13 England

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  20. Postpublished at 17:53 Greenwich Mean Time 1 February 2019

    HT: Ireland 0-13 England

    Ireland have done well to keep England to just two tries in that first half.

    The Red Roses' backs (and some of the forwards!) have shown dangerous pace, but the Irish defence is shutting them down time and again.