37 mins ago Six Nations England involvement helping Maro Itoje deal with personal tragedy
The England captain missed some of the pre-tournament training camp in order to attend the funeral of his mother.
Ireland face off against England in Six Nations on Sat 2nd February 2019 at . Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 16:45. In South Africa it’s at 18:45 SAST, 05:45 NZST in New Zealand, 03:45 AEST in Australia and 08:45 EST in the US.
Ireland won the last encounter but England are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 2 places in the rankings with England in position 3 and Ireland in position 5, underlining just how tight this match could be.
The official squads for Ireland vs England will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.
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