Ireland's grand hopes of a three-peat are blown to smithereens after French show of shock and awe in Dublin
All roads lead to Dublin this weekend as France attempt to blur Ireland's copybook and deprive them of a precious Grand Slam
With 10 points in the bag already, and an historic three-peat on offer, this Six Nations is Ireland's to lose.
England edged past France in a thrilling contest, while Wales fell to a 14th straight defeat and Ireland maintained their perfect record.
England’s Six Nations campaign began with a stinging 27-22 defeat to reigning champions Ireland in Dublin, heaping pressure on head coach Steve Borthwick.
England were beaten 27-22 by the back-to-back champions in Dublin.
Back-to-back champions Ireland increased pressure on rival head coach Borthwick after tries from Jamison Gibson-Park, Bundee Aki, Tadhg Beirne and Dan Sheehan secured a comeback, bonus-point success in Dublin.
Ireland increased pressure on England boss Steve Borthwick by launching their quest for an unprecedented third consecutive Guinness Six Nations title with a 27-22 bonus-point win in Dublin.
There is plenty on the line in both the short and medium term for Ireland and England on Saturday.