Match report
Brendan Fanning is at the Aviva Stadium – and his report on a terrific encounter is live. I suggest you get it while it’s hot.
Thanks so much for following the action along with us here today. Enjoy the last two games of an action-packed Six Nations responsibly.
Michael Wells emails: “Stricken though I was as an England fan after the expectation, this match showed me how far we were from being contenders, although we have so many talented players.
“Farrell A for England in future?”
Ha! England may have to prise him out of some rigid green fingers, Michael. But yes, Ireland’s head coach will probably find it easier than anyone else to support the nation he hails from this evening.
