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Ireland demolish England in Dublin

Mar 20, 2021 19:18 By Dave Hooper
Ireland demolish England in Dublin
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Ireland scored the biggest victory of the Andy Farrell era with an excellent 32-18 win over England in the Aviva Stadium. Keith Earls and

Ireland scored the biggest victory of the Andy Farrell era with an excellent 32-18 win over England in the Aviva Stadium.

Keith Earls and Jack Conan scored tries in the first-half and the superb Johnny Sexton kicked 22 placed points as English finished second bottom in the six nations table.

Owen Farrell had kicked England in a 3-0 lead after nine minutes, Sexton replied with a 18th minute penalty before Keith Earls touched down three minutes later.

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Farrell kicked a second England penalty on 27 minutes with Sexton replying with a set ball three minutes later.

The second try came after a number of phases with CJ Stander, Furlong, Sexton and Keenan, the full-back out-jumping Elliot Daly to win a high ball, all involved.

Sexton converted the excellent try probably the best Irish try seen in the Aviva as Ireland led 20-6 at the break.

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Ireland were immense in the second-half with Sexton kicking four penalties before Bundee Aki became the first Ireland player to be sent-off twice in his career.

The centre walked after making contact with the chin of Vunipola, who had to be removed for a HIA.

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Ben Youngs touched down for England’s first try a minute into after Aki’s dismissal to make it 26-11, before Sexton added two further penalities.

Conor Murray seeing the sin bin for the final minutes with Jonny May touching down for England as Elliot Daly added the two points, but it was Ireland’s stunning day winning out 32-18

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