Ireland v England | Winners and Losers
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England were beaten 27-22 by Ireland in the opening round of the 2025 Guinness Six Nations in Dublin.
Despite seven points from the boot of Marcus Smith and tries from Cadan Murley, Tom Curry and Tommy Freeman, the reigning champions showed their class, scoring 22 second half points at the Aviva Stadium.
Lets take a look at who will be smiling tonight and who needs to go back to the drawing board
Winners
Simon Easterby's short reign in charge of Ireland started off with a 27-22 victory.
Jamison Gibson-Park deserved his man of the match award. He controlled the game for Ireland and scored a try.
Ollie Lawrence was a MONSTER for England on defence. Not only did he made 12/12 tackles but he stopped some of the Ireland carriers in their tracks
In attack and defence 😤🌹No mercy ⚔️#GuinnessM6N pic.twitter.com/gFkrlqSjZg
— Guinness Men's Six Nations (@SixNationsRugby) February 1, 2025
Losers
Ireland Goal kicking
Sam Prendergast missed with his first attempt on the 15 and 22m line
His second kick was on the touch line
For Lienster in the URC, Prendergast have a 91% kicking percentage and in the Champions Cup 88%.
Most of the England bench came on when Ireland were on the front foot and they could not turn the tide. Soft mistakes from the bench did not help England get back into the game.
