RBS 6N - Ireland v England 2015 pre match thoughts
By KBM
February 27 2015
England take on Ireland this weekend and it has to be said that this is a huge match for them. It could actually be the defining match of the championship. Some very important information here. The Irish Rugby Football Union today (27th Feb) urged fans not to buy tickets from unofficial sources for the sold out Ireland v England match this weekend after a number of people contacted the Union to report losing money after attempting to buy tickets advertised on well-known websites.
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RBS Six Nations 2015 Ireland v England Sunday 1st March -Aviva Stadium, Dublin Kick-off: 15:00 GMT England Head coach Stuart Lancaster has made two changes to his starting line up from the side which he fielded in the first two rounds. Unfortunately Mike Brown has still not fully recovered and will miss his first test since the summer of 2012, his place at full-back is taken by Alex Goode. Good Luck to Alex he deserves this chance.
Jack Nowell comes in on the left wing for Jonny May to gain his first cap since the end last season’s RBS 6N.
Jack Nowell during a training session at Pennyhill Park Hotel - All pictures PA/Empics On the bench Henry Thomas is included at the expense of Kieran Brookes, who has a hip strain. Collectivley they have 361 test caps between them all so plenty of experience. Hopefully, this experience will count on the day but England must start well and not a Ireland have the same points as England up to now, the only difference being for/against. So they will be looking for the win on home turf to go top of the table. Ireland have made only one change, Jordi Murphy's in for Jamie Heaslip after being kneed in the back by France's Pascal Pape two weeks ago.
Ireland: R Kearney (Leinster); T Bowe (Ulster), J Payne (Ulster), R Henshaw (Connacht), S Zebo (Munster); J Sexton (Racing Metro), C Murray (Munster); J McGrath (Leinster), R Best (Ulster), M Ross (Leinster); D Toner (Leinster), P O'Connell (Munster); P O'Mahony (Munster), S O'Brien (Leinster), J Murphy (Leinster). Replacements: S Cronin (Leinster), C Healy (Leinster), M Moore (Leinster), I Henderson (Ulster), T O'Donnell (Munster), E Reddan (Leinster), I Madigan (Leinster), F Jones (Munster)
England: A Goode (Saracens); A Watson (Bath), J Joseph (Bath), L Burrell (Northampton Saints), J Nowell (Exeter Chiefs); G Ford (Bath), B Youngs (Leicester Tigers); J Marler (Harlequins), D Hartley (Northampton Saints), D Cole (Leicester Tigers); D Attwood (Bath), G Kruis (Saracens); J Haskell (Wasps), C Robshaw (captain, Harlequins), B Vunipola (Saracens). Replacements: T Youngs (Leicester Tigers), M Vunipola (Saracens), H Thomas (Bath), N Easter (Harlequins), T Croft (Leicester Tigers), R Wigglesworth (Saracens), D Cipriani (Sale Sharks), B Twelvetrees (Gloucester). |
