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Simon Duke

ITV's Ant and Dec centre of rugby row as Ireland v England 'cut short' for Saturday Night Takeaway

Ant and Dec unintentionally found themselves at the centre of a rugby now on Saturday night as rugby fans were left fuming at ITV for 'cutting short' the coverage of Ireland v England.

It was announced on Friday that this week's instalment of Saturday Night Takeaway would be starting later than normal, due to ITV prioritising the crunch Six Nations match, exactly a year after Ant and Dec's show was scrapped completely for a week to allow for the rugby to be shown.

That move was condemned by Takeaway fans, but this time it'd rugby supporters who have taken aim at ITV bosses, as, while the whole of the match, won by Ireland 29-16, went uninterrupted, the presentation of the Grand Slam trophy to Ireland, a huge moment in the country's rugby history, was cut to allow for Ant and Dec to broadcast live to the nation.

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