Ireland delivered a statement performance for the ages to stun England and claim a record Six Nations win at Twickenham. Andy Farrell’s under pressure team scored five tries as they completely out-played the hosts, who had won their last nine home games going back to 2024. Man of the match Jamison Gibson-Park, Rob Baloucoune and Tommy O’Brien all scored first-half tries with Jack Crowley’s kicks giving Ireland a 22-7 lead.
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Ireland head coach Andy Farrell has dropped Sam Prendergast for this weekend’s Six Nations clash against England at Twickenham. Jack Crowley starts at 10 for Ireland with Ciaran Frawley providing cover on the bench as Prendergast, who had started Ireland’s last four games and featured in all five Six Nations clashes last year, has been left out of the matchday squad altogether.
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France cemented their status as the Northern Hemisphere’s most clinical force on Sunday, dismantling a struggling Wales 54-12 at the Principality Stadium. On a grim afternoon for Welsh rugby, Fabien Galthié’s new-look side delivered an eight-try blitz, securing their largest-ever victory in Cardiff and leaving Steve Tandy’s rebuilding project with plenty of work to do.
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England’s 12-game winning streak came shuddering to a halt as they crashed to their heaviest Calcutta Cup defeat in eight years at the hands of fired-up Scotland. The Scots’ four-try triumph at Murrayfield – in which England wing Henry Arundell was shown two yellow cards in the first half – was their biggest victory in the fixture since 2018. It was particularly timely for embattled head coach Gregor Townsend, who had come under intense pressure after a grim 18-15 defeat by Italy.
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Ireland survived a major scare from Italy to claim their first win in this year’s Six Nations and deny the Azzurri a first championship victory in Dublin. Hurting from last week’s thumping defeat by France in Paris, Ireland took the lead through Jamie Osborne’s unconverted try after Italy wing Louis Lynagh’s yellow card for a deliberate knock-on. But momentum shifted in Italy’s favour, and after Paolo Garbisi’s penalty and Ireland scrum-half Craig Casey’s yellow card, hooker Giacomo Nicotera crashed over to give the Italians a deserved half-time lead.
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