Thanks for not listening to our pundits. Most true fans still remember us barely winning games during the 90s, so our feet stay firmly on the ground at all times! We've got a good team at the moment, but my god, the media go on as if we are prime NZ 😂 great win yesterday, England were immense. I'm glad to see them back to their best as NH rugby and the 6 nations needs that level of competition. Grand slams aren't a right, and championships should be bloody hard to win. Let's not devalue them, because some players go their whole career without ever coming close to winning a 6 nations title. Best of luck against France next week, no reason this England team can't win there

Thanks !!! Irish pundits have big mouths, embarrassingly big mouths. Heaslip gave the captain’s speech to the England team. If that wouldn’t fire up those lads nothing would. Imagine Mike Tyndall saying the same thing as Heaslip. The Irish boys would be furious!! Well done on a great win! England played their socks off and were worthy winners. Good luck against the French. You guys should be all fired up after yesterday and ready to go 😊👍!!

It didn't hurt that it was a very entertaining game to watch, exactly the drama that this tournament needs. It's no fun when everything goes according to script and there's no upsets!

Totally agree! Irish fans and players have been very gracious. Really impressive actually. The pundits have been awful and remind me of some of the English pundits from a few years ago!! Well done Ireland, you are warriors but this time we just sneaked it. You will be back next week! 👍🏼

England deserved to win....gutted as an Irish fan but what a match. What I love re rugby that true fans just appreciate a great test match no matter what the outcome. Always love the craic and how welcoming the English are when I have been to Twickenham. Well done England!!!

Is the correct answer…. 😂😂😂

Yeah, well said.

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Ireland lost because Murray kicked away possession with just 60 seconds on the clock .. That was criminal that said England deserved it

Ireland did go down to 14….. Heaslip wouldn’t be my pundit of choice either though . Well done England

Thanks, butty, that means a great deal. Now stuff the French. Get up their noses and you'll win. Worked for England in the past.

England fully deserved that win . That said why Murray kicks possession away with just 60 seconds left was stunningly bad call .. Ireland should have stolen it as bad as they were

Ireland barely were in Englands half for the entire first half, they totally bossed them and shut them down. Amazing performance considering englands last game.

Better than Jiffy! 👁️

Why did he kick the ball away with 90 seconds to go for an experienced play really poor decision, his kick lost Ireland the game! Only 1 point 1 point up your jumper is as old as the game of rugby!@@devout666

Apologies to all English fans for Jamie Heaslip, Andrew Trimble, Peter Stringer et al. They are not analyst's but glorified fan boys. They do not represent the true Irish fan who knew that England weren't going to let us rock up and wreck their house. Genuinely pleased to see England get their mojo again. Their fans are amongst the best fans in the Six Nations and are always gracious in victory and defeat.

@@neilmontgomery3470No apologies needed Neil, couldnt really deny what most Irish punters were saying . And felt Heaslip was a bit tongue in cheek with his comment. Won’t complain about Scotland gloating against England two weeks ago either, but hope you Irish roast them again as you fully deserve the title again.

The pundits speak for themselves. I never though for one moment this would be an easy game. Well done on the win

As an Ireland fan, I was so annoyed with these pundits basically running back the script from 2019 and dismissing England. Unreal. I thought that Ireland would edge a tight contest but knew that England would bring a ferocious physicality. Ireland need to be 100% on point to take on England in this mood. England were deserved winners.

Well played England enjoy your win , ye played great rugby, sorry about some of the Irish pundits, one thing I was taught always respect your opponent, so nothing but respect for England enjoy ❤

Well done

RWC 2023 was when England revealed themselves buddy,so dis irelandnot even past a quarter final and early flight home (again) and you say that ireland have been superb?not at world level? It is not arrogant of me to say Y team whupped yo ass and sent you home defeated.

Excellent points. We have not got out of 3rd gear since we played France and England came ready to fight for every ball. How many lineouts did we lose? How many English lineouts did we not contest? I am struggling to recall a competitive lineout for England. What was that about? POM’s stupid YC? Gifted a try to England. The list is long. But congrats to England. Worthy winners especially after the asinine and frankly embarrassing comments from Hubristic Heaslip and even ROG!!

Hopefully never!😂

Don't be racist. - Tom Curry.

Yeh yeh Tom , who's trying to be the big anti racist NOW.@@Bobbydyland

Clown more or less did their team talk on bbc during the week

hes shocking but rog was the same. beating italy and wales went to their heads

Your right him and the female presenter were so cocky before the game they got what they deserved

A complete spoofer just like Matt Williams.

I never rated heaslip as a player. Alot of these privately educated player are like the Government we have they are not in touch with reality and have fuck all common sense.

The difference being england had genuine leaders sll over the pitch !!

Some of the ex Irish players lost the run of themselves and I'm an Ireland fan. Heaslip should never be asked for his opinion again, let alone paid for it. I doubt he even knows how to pour a decent pint in his Hurray Henry pub. We of all people should know the power of being written off as a team particularly when the media has savaged the team and management. Congratulations to England you totally deserved it. I look forward to treating you with respect when you visit our house next year.

Facts. I can't stand our media, they are literally providing ammunition to our opponents. And they have the gall to belittle the english media for their nonsense. Honestly, ours are worse. Shower of clowns

Same lesson was delivered in 2019 when talking up a grand slam double and laughing at the idea England (5th the previous year) were even in the same league. England demolished Ireland in Dublin on the opening weekend. Lesson not learned.

Absolutely man. Well put 👍 there is no chance we will learn our lesson though.

Jaysus lads calm down, the media is the problem here, most of if not all of us irish supporters knew round 4 of 5 was the big hurdle, England always perform against Ireland, don't always win but they put in a shift, and are difficult to beat, and don't be so naive if you think they're media is any different, let them go 19 or 20 games unbeaten and yes former players and they're media do exactly the same thing, small margins seperate the top five or six teams in the world and we lost two games by a total margin of 5 points in the last 12 months

I do find ex players have that tendency not just heaslip

The reason why they celebrated like that is because it was sweet revenge for 2017. 😂

Need a lot of Irish people in that meeting, to be honest.

Bring back Tom McGurk, George Hook and Brent Pope.

Also half the English media

​@@Hometruths29god no not hook!😅

sarcasm of it's finest

England are much more grounded than we are. They know they can deliver whereas we hope. They are a big game team.

Well done, England!!!! LOVE when Ireland gets shut down for being so cocky.

​@SoCalDreaming87 it's not the irish team or fans, it's stupid media and ex players. I don't know a single fan who thought yesterday would be easy. Congrats to england, well played

@johnkent2114 Granted. But, remember, in other countries, that is the impression created. I do see your point though, thank you. Classy comment. England were very good.

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Expected? Are you joking?

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Smartypants With a name like spanspek must be a South African.From a possible fellow South African.

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He was awful...

the game was obviously always in the balance but when Murray came on I felt genuine belief that England could do it - JGP is unreal for you at scrummie, Murray just doesn't seem to fit into your game plan these days (edit - but it's not down to one player ofc!!)

My thoughts exactly as soon as he kicked it I knew England were good for at least a pen

He was useless , so past it

You may be right but even when GP was scrum half England were the better team. I think this goes to show the bench should be split 5/3

I'm English and to be fair, Ireland were far from their best, yet it was still nerve jangling.

Murray is dead wood sbe gone long ago/ OMahony maybe give him a chance. Craig Casey is a headless chicken and not the answer so may need to start tapping into under 20's for a good scrum half. Joey Carberry if fully fit is a better outhalf and full back than frawley. He is still young enough very unfair the way things have gone for him hope he keeps challenging.Paul O Connell needs to go as well or get his act together. The elephant in the room is actually the lineout. 3 big games SA/NZ in WC and Eng yesterday how can you expect to win if lineout not reliable.

Unfortunately most of that young talent will spend the next five years wasting their careers in provincial academies whilst waiting on the established players to call it a day in their mid to late thirties.

Punching above their weight how? England have more international standard players than Ireland. It is a failure to get the right combination of them together, playing the right way, and able to build form that has been the problem.

@@robw7676 Punching above their weight in terms of quality. Everyone knows there are more world class players in the current Ireland setup than there is in England's. They have more players in general, yes, but that doesn't dictate quality. Even after the loss yesterday, it would be difficult to suggest that you'd usurp most of the Ireland team in favour of an English player because of a matter of quality consistency.

disagree. It actually yielded tries off no possession really. Possession was the issue though.

Mike Catt is outstanding blitz defense gave up two tries against his attack yesterday. With a good defense two tries is more than enough to win any game.

Never mind criticising Catt ….you haven’t mentioned the elephant in the room….POC is not performing as lineout coach and is not being called out ….big weakness yesterday again and v NZ in RWC 23

⁠agree decision time here POC needs to figure things out quickly. Line out should have multiple options if it being read. POC sbe livid here if it is certain forwards are not precise. Andrew Porters scrumaging needs to looked at although he played ok but gives away too many penalties at scrum time.

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But based on most Irish logic even if ireland wins the cup england will still be the best side in the 6 nations since they beat ireland.

​@@vagadanster8683Exactly lol

Exactly 😂😂 irish beat sa worldcup.😂😂😂 Exactly better side.😂😂

After seeing these teams last few performances I think New Zealand, South Africa & Ireland are top 3 in the world. Ireland do not perform well on the biggest stages though. England have it in them to be up there with the best but are inconsistent at the moment. They are moving in the right direction. Scotland have huge performances in them but the problem is we only see them against England. Not all doom & gloom for Scotland after Italy loss but some work to do. France are lost without Antoine Dupont but are still dangerous. If they can find that missing piece to the puzzle they'd be a force to be reckoned with. Wales will not move forward. Given Gatlands previous success while coaching them they are banking on it to magically happen. While many fans believe they are just rebuilding I don't think that is the case. I think Gatland has overstayed his welcome like Jones did with England. Wales have so much talent but need to roll the dice & find a new coach. They are in the worst position they have been in since 2007. Italy are definitely the most improved side on the planet without question. They are playing like a tier 1 team & got unlucky against the English & super unlucky against France. They have it in them to beat anybody on their day. If they keep going the way they are they can definitely compete for the 6nations title in 2 to 3 years. Australia have a new coach & staff so they are an unknown entity.

We won the Grand Slam last year and will win the Six Nations Championship again next week if we beat Scotland. We're the best team in Europe, as shown by our form in the Six Nations.

A New Zealander talking about gaining some realism ?. What about the World Cup final. When you beat us and Argentina ye lost the run of yourselves and thought the World Cup final was a given . All this South Africa struggled against England, we are much fresher going in blabla . They completely disrespected the current 2 times running World Cup Champions and forgot about the hiding France gave them in the groups . Also when Ireland went on tour and NZ went 1 0 up on the series, pundits and media already had called a NZ series win and had no words when Ireland rolled off two wins in a row in their own backyard.

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Yeah why Ryan baird is not starting is beyond me.

What about the three Ps?

@@neilrafferty2097 Piss Poor Performance?

a rejected one which only proves NZ are behind when it comes to their system for developing talent. Just look at the state of their under 20's.

and it took a Filipino to win it for England

​@@MichaelConway-tp9ifSmith is English. His father is literally English.