England vs Ireland LIVE: Six Nations 2022 result and final score as Ireland win after early England red card
England 15-32 Ireland: Six Nations 2022 live updates as Ireland stay in tournament title hunt after battling past 14-man England at Twickenham
Follow live coverage as Ireland overcome a valiant, 14-man England in an extraordinary Six Nations clash at Twickenham to keep their title hopes alive heading into Super Saturday.
Ireland took full advantage of a red card for England lock Charlie Ewels after less than two minutes to claim a bonus-point 32-15 victory that keeps them in the hunt for the title.
Ewels was sent off for a head-on-head tackle on Ireland second row James Ryan - the fastest dismissal since the championship began in 1883 - and led 15-9 at half-time after tries for James Lowe and Hugo Keenan.
Amid a feverish atmosphere England hit back superbly, smashing the Irish scrum, and levelled the scores with two Marcus Smith penalties, but Ireland finished strongly, pulling clear with another Sexton penalty and then tries by Jack Conan and Finlay Bealham that earned a potentially key bonus point.
France top the standings on 18 points after winning their first four games. Ireland have 16 and could still take their first title since 2018 with victory or possibly even a draw against Scotland in Dublin next week if England can upset France in Paris.
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Welcome to The Independent’s live coverage of Italy vs Scotland in Rome, as both sides desperately try to salvage something from a Six Nations that has gone badly off track.
Without a Six Nations win since 2015, Italy’s struggles have not been wholly surprising but scoring just one try in the first three rounds has been frustrating as Kieran Crowley’s first championship in charge has offered the odd positive sign but been largely disheartening.
Scotland were dreaming of a first title since 1999 when they beat England in round one to record back-to-back Calcutta Cup victories for the first time since 1984 but a frustrating loss to Wales and a complete outclassing at the hands of France since have stalled any momentum.
A game against the Azzurri could help cure plenty of ills but Gregor Townsend's men will be wary of an unforgivable slip-up against the Six Nations’ whipping boys before rounding out their tournament against Ireland next weekend.
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