Ireland opens bid for record third straight Six Nations title by beating England 27-22

DUBLIN — Ireland has gotten off to a five-point start to its bid for an unprecedented third straight outright Six Nations rugby title by overpowering England in a second-half recovery to rack up a 27-22 victory in Dublin. The Irish were trailing 10-5 at halftime after constantly coughing up scoring opportunities but were more accurate and ultimately rampant after halftime on Saturday. They ran in tries through Bundee Aki, Tadhg Beirne and Dan Sheehan against an increasingly ragged England to secure an attacking bonus point. Jamison Gibson-Park scored their first-half try. England started twins for the first time in its men's team in flankers Tom and Ben Curry.

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