Ireland secure Grand Slam with a bonus point victory over England in Dublin

It is a first-ever Grand Slam success won on home soil and just the fourth overall in Ireland’s history.

Ireland secured the 2023 Six Nations Championship and Grand Slam title on Saturday afternoon with a bonus-point 29-16 win over England in the Aviva Stadium.

14-man England put it up to the hosts for long stretches of this edge-of-the-seat encounter, but Freddie Steward’s red card for a dangerous challenge on Hugo Keenan just before half-time was a huge blow to their chances.

Ireland led 10-6 at the break, player-of-the-match Dan Sheehan’s 32nd-minute surge over the line adding to a lone Jonathan Sexton penalty as he became the Six Nations all-time top points scorer.

Owen Farrell’s third penalty increased the tension, yet similar to Edinburgh last Sunday, the Championship leaders produced two quick-fire tries, past the hour mark, as Robbie Henshaw and Sheehan extended the lead to 15 points.

After Jamie George and Rob Herring swapped closing tries for a final scoreline of 29-16, Ireland could celebrate their first Grand Slam to be won in Dublin, their first Six Nations title since 2018 and fourth in ten seasons, and a record seventh Triple Crown of the Six Nations era.

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