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05 Sept 2025

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PICTURES: Celebrations at the Aviva Stadium as Ireland beat England in Six Nations opener

Perfect start to 2025 as impressive Ireland secure bonus point victory

Ireland 27 - England 22

Ireland kicked off their 2025 Six Nations campaign on Saturday evening with a hard-fought victory over England at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin.

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Tries from Jamison Gibson-Park, Bundee Aki, Tadhg Beirne and Dan Sheehan helped the back-to-back champions come from behind in their first match under interim head coach Simon Easterby.

Ireland face Scotland, who defeated Italy on Saturday afternoon, at Scottish Gas Murrayfield in Edinburgh next weekend. 

PICTURES: Sportsfile

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