Ireland 27 - 22 England

Full time

01 Feb 2025

Stage: Regular Season Round 1

Aviva Stadium

Ireland secured a thrilling 27-22 victory over England at the Aviva Stadium. England made an early impact with Cadan Murley scoring a try in the 8th minute, converted by Marcus Smith. However, Ireland responded strongly with Jamison Gibson-Park crossing the line and Bundee Aki adding another try shortly after. Tadhg Beirne's try in the 63rd minute, converted by Jack Crowley, gave Ireland a crucial lead. England rallied back with tries from Tom Curry and Tommy Freeman, but it wasn't enough to clinch victory. Marcus Smith's yellow card in the first half hindered England's momentum. The match showcased intense competition and highlighted key performances from both teams.

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Weather

Temperature: 9.6°C (Feels like 2.6°C) Condition: Windy Wind: 25.5 km/h, gusting to 46.7 km/h Humidity: 80% Cloud Cover: 96%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
3'

Substitution

Robbie Henshaw on for Mack Hansen · Ireland
8'

Try

Cadan Murley · England

0 - 5
9'

Conversion

Marcus Smith · England

0 - 7
16'

Substitution

Mack Hansen on for Robbie Henshaw · Ireland
24'

Yellow Card

Marcus Smith · England
34'

Try

Jamison Gibson-Park · Ireland

5 - 7
34'

Yellow Card Complete

Marcus Smith · England
37'

Substitution

Joe Heyes on for Will Stuart · England
40'

Penalty

Marcus Smith · England

5 - 10
40'

Substitution

Will Stuart on for Joe Heyes · England
Halftime 5 - 10
Second Half
49'

Substitution

Dan Sheehan on for Ronan Kelleher · Ireland
49'

Substitution

Joe Heyes on for Will Stuart · England
49'

Substitution

Jack Conan on for Ryan Baird · Ireland
51'

Try

Bundee Aki · Ireland

10 - 10
55'

Penalty

Sam Prendergast · Ireland

13 - 10
55'

Substitution

Tom Willis on for Ben Earl · England
55'

Substitution

Theo Dan on for Luke Cowan-Dickie · England
57'

Substitution

Robbie Henshaw on for Bundee Aki · Ireland
58'

Substitution

Thomas Clarkson on for Finlay Bealham · Ireland
58'

Substitution

Jack Crowley on for Sam Prendergast · Ireland
59'

Substitution

Will Stuart on for Joe Heyes · England
59'

Substitution

Chandler Cunningham-South on for Ben Curry · England
59'

Substitution

Ollie Chessum on for George Martin · England
61'

Substitution

Iain Henderson on for James Ryan · Ireland
63'

Try

Tadhg Beirne · Ireland

18 - 10
64'

Conversion

Jack Crowley · Ireland

20 - 10
64'

Substitution

Harry Randall on for Alex Mitchell · England
64'

Substitution

Fin Smith on for Freddie Steward · England
70'

Substitution

Fin Baxter on for Ellis Genge · England
70'

Substitution

Joe Heyes on for Will Stuart · England
71'

Try

Dan Sheehan · Ireland

25 - 10
72'

Conversion

Jack Crowley · Ireland

27 - 10
73'

Substitution

Cian Healy on for Andrew Porter · Ireland
74'

Substitution

Conor Murray on for Jamison Gibson-Park · Ireland
75'

Try

Tom Curry · England

27 - 15
81'

Try

Tommy Freeman · England

27 - 22
81'

Conversion

Marcus Smith · England

27 - 17
Fulltime 27 - 22

Player ratings

Ireland

15 Hugo Keenan 6.5
14 Mack Hansen 7.0
13 Garry Ringrose 7.4
12 Bundee Aki 7.9
11 James Lowe 10.0
10 Sam Prendergast 6.8
9 Jamison Gibson-Park 7.5
1 Andrew Porter 7.9
2 Ronan Kelleher 7.7
3 Finlay Bealham 6.9
4 James Ryan 6.3
5 Tadhg Beirne 6.7
6 Ryan Baird 7.0
7 Josh van der Flier 7.1
8 Caelan Doris 7.5
16 Dan Sheehan 7.7
17 Cian Healy –
18 Thomas Clarkson 6.4
19 Iain Henderson 6.1
20 Jack Conan 7.1
21 Conor Murray –
22 Jack Crowley 6.1
23 Robbie Henshaw 6.2

England

15 Freddie Steward 6.5
14 Tommy Freeman 7.0
13 Ollie Lawrence 7.7
12 Henry Slade 6.3
11 Cadan Murley 9.1
10 Marcus Smith 5.8
9 Alex Mitchell 5.5
1 Ellis Genge 6.3
2 Luke Cowan-Dickie 6.1
3 Will Stuart 6.1
4 Maro Itoje 5.9
5 George Martin 6.5
6 Tom Curry 7.2
7 Ben Curry 7.1
8 Ben Earl 6.6
16 Theo Dan 6.6
17 Fin Baxter 6.0
18 Joe Heyes 5.9
19 Ollie Chessum 6.1
20 Chandler Cunningham-South 5.9
21 Tom Willis 6.6
22 Harry Randall 5.7
23 Fin Smith 6.0