Ireland opens bid for third straight Six Nations title

Ireland opens bid for third straight Six Nations title with 27-22 win over England
Ireland has gotten off to a five-point start to its bid for an unprecedented third straight outright Six Nations rugby title by overpowering England in a second-half recovery to rack up a 27-22 victory in Dublin.
Rugby-Ireland recover to secure bonus point 27-22 win over England
By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN (Reuters) -Ireland had to come from behind against England to get their bid for a third successive Six Nations title off to a winning 27-22 bonus point start on Saturday thanks to a ferocious second half after the visitors had made life very uncomfortable.
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England lead after 40 minutes in Dublin. Back on the pitch and back in the points. Marcus Smith kicks England five clear and that will be that. 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.
Ireland start Six Nations title defence with gritty England win
Ireland came from behind as they launched their bid for an unprecedented third successive Six Nations title with a hard-fought 27-22 win over England in Dublin on Saturday.
Ireland 27-22 England recap and result from Six Nations opener
Ireland win a five metre scrum in the strangest of circumstances. Try scorer Cadan Murley misjudges the high ball, touches it and then forced to try play it out of the try zone. Ireland pile on the pressure and force England back to win the scrum. A bad mistake from the debut boy.
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Ireland score three second-half tries to launch their bid for a third successive Six Nations title with a bonus-point victory over England in Dublin.
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