Ireland 29-10 England
Date:
Venue: Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Referee: Paul Williams (New Zealand)
Attendance: 51,000
Ireland v England Match Reports
Five-try Ireland comfortably beat England 29-10 in a World Cup warm-up at the Aviva Stadium. First half tries from Bundee Aki and Garry Ringrose gave the home side a deserved 12-3 half-time lead. Billy Vunipola was shown a yellow card in the 52nd minute for a dangerous challenge, which was upgraded to a red card upon review. Ireland immediately took advantage of their extra man to put James Lowe over for a try in the corner. Mack Hansen got Ireland's fourth try as they further extended their lead. Kyle Sinckler squeezed over for England's only try in the 72nd minute. Moments later, Keith Earls got the crowd on its feet when he scored a try on the occasion of his 100th cap. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- Autumn Internationals: Billy Vunipola's red card continues England's pre-World Cup woes in Ireland loss
- BBC: Billy Vunipola sent off as Irish score five tries
- Guardian: Billy Vunipola red card adds to England woes in humbling defeat by Ireland
- Daily Mail: Hosts run riot in Dublin as Steve Borthwick's challengers fail to click again as Billy Vunipola is shown a red card for a dangerous tackle
- Sky Sports: Billy Vunipola red carded for visitors in Rugby World Cup warm-up Test at Aviva Stadium
- Irish Independent: Keith Earls marks 100th cap with a try as Ireland dominate hapless England
- England Rugby: England defeated by Ireland in Dublin
Ireland v England - Match Highlights
Ireland v England - Match Stats
Ireland (12) 29
Try: Aki (9'), Ringrose (39'), Lowe (55'), Hansen (65'), Earls (73')
Conversion: Byrne (10'), Crowley (74')
England (3) 10
Try: Sinckler (72')
Conversion: Ford (72')
Penalty: Ford (5')
Red Card: Billy Vunipola (52')
Man of the match: Mack Hansen (Ireland)
Ireland v England - Team Line-ups
Ireland Team
Forwards
- 1 Andrew Porter
- 2 Dan Sheehan
- 3 Tadhg Furlong
- 4 Tadhg Beirne
- 5 James Ryan (Captain)
- 6 Peter O'Mahony
- 7 Josh van der Flier
- 8 Cian Prendergast
Backs
- 9 Jamison Gibson-Park
- 10 Ross Byrne
- 11 James Lowe
- 12 Bundee Aki
- 13 Garry Ringrose
- 14 Mack Hansen
- 15 Hugo Keenan
Replacements
- 16 Rob Herring
- 17 Jeremy Loughman
- 18 Finlay Bealham
- 19 Joe McCarthy
- 20 Caelan Doris
- 21 Conor Murray
- 22 Jack Crowley
- 23 Keith Earls
England Team
Forwards
- 1 Ellis Genge
- 2 Jamie George
- 3 Will Stuart
- 4 Maro Itoje
- 5 David Ribbans
- 6 Courtney Lawes (Captain)
- 7 Ben Earl
- 8 Billy Vunipola
Backs
- 9 Ben Youngs
- 10 George Ford
- 11 Elliot Daly
- 12 Manu Tuilagi
- 13 Joe Marchant
- 14 Anthony Watson
- 15 Freddie Steward
Replacements
- 16 Theo Dan
- 17 Joe Marler
- 18 Kyle Sinckler
- 19 Ollie Chessum
- 20 Jack Willis
- 21 Danny Care
- 22 Marcus Smith
- 23 Ollie Lawrence