Ireland opens bid for record third straight Six Nations title by beating England 27-22
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Ireland opens bid for record third straight Six Nations title by beating England 27-22

Associated Press  

DUBLIN — Ireland got off to a five-point start to its bid for an unprecedented third straight outright Six Nations rugby title, overpowering England in a second-half recovery to rack up a 27-22 victory in Dublin on Saturday. England started twins for the first time in its men’s team and flankers Tom and Ben Curry contributed to an impressive scrambling defensive effort in the first half, during which the visitors had an early converted try for debutant Cadan Murley and a 40th-minute penalty from Marcus Smith. All Ireland could muster amid its territorial dominance was a try from scrumhalf Jamison Gibson-Park that came about following a missed tackle from England scrumhalf Alex Mitchell on James Lowe on the left wing. The temperature inside Lansdowne Road rose when Lowe got involved in a scuffle with England fullback Freddie Steward that saw the Ireland supporters gain their voice early in the second half. And it was Lowe who broke England’s defensive line on the crash ball and passed outside for lock Beirne to trundle over for the key third try in the 64th that pushed Ireland 20-10 ahead.

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