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17:37 GMT 1 February 2025
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Dave: This tactic of going for the corner instead of taking three easy points from a penalty kick is something Ireland should leave to the Barbarians - it rarely works in Test rugby, and they should really be winning this game.
Back-row bet paying offpublished at 17:34 GMT 1 February 2025
17:34 GMT 1 February 2025
Ireland 5-7 England
Mike Henson BBC Sport at Aviva Stadium
England's fleet-footed back-row gamble is paying off so far with Ben Earl, Tom and Ben Curry stirring up Ireland's usual intricate patterns, getting into eyelines and ribcages at pace.
The bench is heavier-duty with Tom Willis, Chandler Cunningham-South and Ollie Chessum among the replacements. Whether they will be able to keep up that pace in the scond half is another thing. Perhaps England will change tactics as well as personnel.
HansenHenshaw 3', substituted for Henshaw at 3 minutesHansen 16', substituted for Hansen at 16 minutes
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13
13, Ringrose
Ringrose
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12
12, Aki
AkiHenshaw 57', substituted for Henshaw at 57 minutes
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11
11, Lowe
Lowe
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10
10, S Prendergast
S PrendergastCrowley 58', substituted for Crowley at 58 minutes
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9
9, Gibson-Park
Gibson-ParkMurray 74', substituted for Murray at 74 minutes
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1
1, Porter
PorterHealy 73', substituted for Healy at 73 minutes
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2
2, Kelleher
KelleherSheehan 49', substituted for Sheehan at 49 minutes
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3
3, Bealham
BealhamClarkson 58', substituted for Clarkson at 58 minutes
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4
4, Ryan
RyanHenderson 61', substituted for Henderson at 61 minutes
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5
5, Beirne
Beirne
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6
6, Baird
BairdConan 49', substituted for Conan at 49 minutes
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7
7, van der Flier
van der Flier
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8
8, Doris
Doris
Substitutes
home team, Ireland
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16
16, Sheehan
Sheehan
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17
17, Healy
Healy
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18
18, Clarkson
Clarkson
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19
19, Henderson
Henderson
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20
20, Conan
Conan
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21
21, Murray
Murray
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22
22, Crowley
Crowley
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23
23, Henshaw
Henshaw
away team, England
Starting lineup
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15
15, Steward
StewardF Smith 64', substituted for F Smith at 64 minutes
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14
14, Freeman
Freeman
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13
13, Lawrence
Lawrence
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12
12, Slade
Slade
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11
11, Murley
Murley
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10
10, M Smith
M Smith24', Yellow card at 24 minutes
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9
9, Mitchell
MitchellRandall 64', substituted for Randall at 64 minutes
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1
1, Genge
GengeBaxter 70', substituted for Baxter at 70 minutes
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2
2, Cowan-Dickie
Cowan-DickieDan 55', substituted for Dan at 55 minutes
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3
3, Stuart
StuartHeyes 37', substituted for Heyes at 37 minutesStuart 40', substituted for Stuart at 40 minutesHeyes 49', substituted for Heyes at 49 minutesStuart 59', substituted for Stuart at 59 minutesHeyes 70', substituted for Heyes at 70 minutes
Number
4
4, Itoje
Itoje
Number
5
5, Martin
MartinChessum 59', substituted for Chessum at 59 minutes
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6
6, T Curry
T Curry
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7
7, B Curry
B CurryCunningham-South 59', substituted for Cunningham-South at 59 minutes
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8
8, Earl
EarlWillis 55', substituted for Willis at 55 minutes
HansenHenshaw 3', substituted for Henshaw at 3 minutesHansen 16', substituted for Hansen at 16 minutes
Number
13
13, Ringrose
Ringrose
Number
12
12, Aki
AkiHenshaw 57', substituted for Henshaw at 57 minutes
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11
11, Lowe
Lowe
Number
10
10, S Prendergast
S PrendergastCrowley 58', substituted for Crowley at 58 minutes
Number
9
9, Gibson-Park
Gibson-ParkMurray 74', substituted for Murray at 74 minutes
Number
1
1, Porter
PorterHealy 73', substituted for Healy at 73 minutes
Number
2
2, Kelleher
KelleherSheehan 49', substituted for Sheehan at 49 minutes
Number
3
3, Bealham
BealhamClarkson 58', substituted for Clarkson at 58 minutes
Number
4
4, Ryan
RyanHenderson 61', substituted for Henderson at 61 minutes
Number
5
5, Beirne
Beirne
Number
6
6, Baird
BairdConan 49', substituted for Conan at 49 minutes
Number
7
7, van der Flier
van der Flier
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8
8, Doris
Doris
Substitutes
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16
16, Sheehan
Sheehan
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17
17, Healy
Healy
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18
18, Clarkson
Clarkson
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19
19, Henderson
Henderson
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20
20, Conan
Conan
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21
21, Murray
Murray
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22
22, Crowley
Crowley
Number
23
23, Henshaw
Henshaw
away team, England
Starting lineup
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15
15, Steward
StewardF Smith 64', substituted for F Smith at 64 minutes
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14
14, Freeman
Freeman
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13
13, Lawrence
Lawrence
Number
12
12, Slade
Slade
Number
11
11, Murley
Murley
Number
10
10, M Smith
M Smith24', Yellow card at 24 minutes
Number
9
9, Mitchell
MitchellRandall 64', substituted for Randall at 64 minutes
Number
1
1, Genge
GengeBaxter 70', substituted for Baxter at 70 minutes
Number
2
2, Cowan-Dickie
Cowan-DickieDan 55', substituted for Dan at 55 minutes
Number
3
3, Stuart
StuartHeyes 37', substituted for Heyes at 37 minutesStuart 40', substituted for Stuart at 40 minutesHeyes 49', substituted for Heyes at 49 minutesStuart 59', substituted for Stuart at 59 minutesHeyes 70', substituted for Heyes at 70 minutes
Number
4
4, Itoje
Itoje
Number
5
5, Martin
MartinChessum 59', substituted for Chessum at 59 minutes
Number
6
6, T Curry
T Curry
Number
7
7, B Curry
B CurryCunningham-South 59', substituted for Cunningham-South at 59 minutes
Number
8
8, Earl
EarlWillis 55', substituted for Willis at 55 minutes