Ireland edge out France in epic contest

Ireland boosted their Six Nations title hopes and ended France’s run of 14 straight wins as they battled to a pulsating bonus-point win in Dublin. Ireland scored three first-half tries with Hugo Keenan, James Lowe and Andrew Porter all crossing, Damian Penaud’s brilliant counter-attacking try and three Thomas Ramos penalties kept France in touch.

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Ireland dig deep to see off 14 man England

Ireland’s Guinness Six Nations championship hopes remain alive and well after beating 14-man England 32-15 at Twickenham. Ireland were forced to dig deep in the second half as the hosts paid no heed to their numerical disadvantage to draw level through the boot of Marcus Smith.

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Ireland return to winning ways in Rome

Ireland condemned Italy to a 30th straight Guinness Six Nations defeat and in doing so earned their first win of the 2021 campaign. Andy Farrell’s side ran in six tries, and had three disallowed, against an Italian outfit that showed none of the promise on display in their recent defeat at Twickenham.

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Uninspiring Ireland stumble to victory over Georgia

Billy Burns scored his first international try as Ireland finished their Group A campaign with a scrappy 23-10 victory against Georgia. First-half tries from Burns and Hugo Keenan paved the way for their second victory of the campaign, which secures a play-off match with Scotland next Saturday.

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Ireland hammer Italy to go top of Six Nations

Ireland scored seven tries and 50 points to move to the top of the 2020 Six Nations table with a bonus-point win over Italy, but the late concession of a converted try could yet hurt their title chances. Irish debutants Hugo Keenan and Will Connors impressed.

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