Ireland recovered from a half-time deficit to overpower England in the second half and win 27-22 in their Six Nations opener on Saturday at the Aviva Stadium.
England had started the contest superbly and deservedly led 10-5 at the break courtesy of a try on debut from wing Cadan Murley and the boot of Marcus Smith.
The hosts were much improved in the second period, though, dictating the majority of the play to force Bundee Aki, Tadhg Beirne and Dan Sheehan tries – adding to Jamison Gibson-Park’s in the first half to secure a bonus-point win.
England could only register second-half points in the 77th and 80th minutes through Tom Curry and Tommy Freeman tries – securing themselves a losing bonus-point – with the victory unique in that it proved the first time since 1983 either came from behind at the break to secure a win in the championship.
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Ireland travel to face Scotland at Murrayfield next Sunday (3pm) while England host France on the Saturday (4.45pm) in the second round of the 2025 Six Nations.
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