Who Will Win?
On Saturday 9th March, England will welcome Ireland to Twickenham for what promises to be one of the biggest Six Nations battles in recent memory.
Ireland will come into this game as the slight favourites. They’re last year’s champions and Grand Slam winners, and they enter this match looking to show the world that they’re still the best side in the northern hemisphere.
However, England cannot be discounted. Their home form in the competition is formidable and they just won the Bronze Final at the Rugby World Cup. So, although Ireland will enter this clash as the favourites, an England win wouldn’t be a huge shock!
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Head-to-Head
Ireland have dominated recent meetings between the two sides, claiming four victories to England’s one. During this time, they’ve averaged 26 points while England have only averaged 15.
However, the stats also show us that home advantage could benefit England in this tie. This is because the home side has won 80% of the last five meetings between the two sides.
Team Form
In 2023, England endured an up and down year. After all, they finished fourth in the 2023 Six Nations, after losing to Ireland, France and Scotland. However, following the arrival of Steve Borthwick as the side’s head coach, they exceeded expectations at the Rugby World Cup. Here they won the Bronze Final after narrowly losing against South Africa in the semi-finals.
Meanwhile, Ireland started 2023 in scintillating form. Not only did they win the 2023 Six Nations, they captured the Grand Slam. However, they then fell short of expectations at the Rugby World Cup, where they were knocked out by New Zealand at the quarter-final stage.
Below our team form guide, you can see in-depth stats about how the two sides have performed in their last five games, including stats about the number of tries they’ve scored, their overall points difference and the number of times they’ve scored the first try. We’ve also detailed how often each team has scored the first points in a game and how often they’ve won the race to 10 points.
Player Head-to-Head
Six Nations battles between England and Ireland are usually tight and tense affairs. Due to this, it’s not uncommon for these matches to be decided by a single moment of magic or a costly mistake.
With this in mind, here’s how two stars of the game in the form of Owen Farrell and Johnny Sexton have performed in recent clashes between England and Ireland. Could either of these talismanic players decide the game?
Other Fixtures
England vs Ireland is one of the biggest rugby fixtures on the planet. However, there’s lots of other action also taking place at the moment. Take a look at the latest fixtures and results, so you can plan your viewing and keep on top of the table.
Live Updates
Marcus Smith adds the three points for England.
A series of passes by Ireland results in a try for James Lowe
The England supporters go wild as Marcus Smith successfully kicks the conversion.
England are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Ben Earl touching down.
Peter O'Mahony (Ireland) is shown a yellow card
Slick passing by England leads to a try for George Furbank.
Slick passing by Ireland leads to a try for James Lowe.
Jack Crowley kicks the penalty.
The Ireland supporters go wild as Jack Crowley successfully kicks the penalty goal.
Jack Crowley does the business as their penalty goal attempt goes over.
George Ford does the business as their penalty goal attempt goes over.
Great hands by England leads to a try for Ollie Lawrence
Jack Crowley has kicked a penalty goal.