England v Ireland: All you need to know

GUINNESS SIX NATIONS

England v Ireland, Twickenham, Saturday, 4.45pm

TV

There is live coverage on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player which gets under way at 4pm

ONLINE

We'll have a live match tracker on rte.ie/sport, the RTÉ News app, as well as updates on RTÉ Rugby Twitter and RTÉ Sport Facebook

RADIO

The game is live on Saturday Sport on RTÉ Radio 1.

WEATHER

It's forecast to be dry by the time kick-off comes on Saturday, although there are expected to be showers earlier in the day. Temperatures of around 10C, although it could be relatively windy.

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When the Six Nations fixtures are released each year, your eyes instinctively search for Ireland against England.

Ireland played England off the pitch when they met in the final round of last year's tournament, but that was the Aviva Stadium, and this is Twickenham.

While Ireland enjoyed a good record away to England after the turn of the century, winning three out of four at English Rugby HQ between 2004 and 2010, it's not been a fruitful venue in recent seasons.

Their only win in London since 2010 came on St Patrick's Day 2018, when Joe Schmidt's side claimed the Grand Slam in style, winning 24-15, a scoreline which didn't truly reflect their dominance on the day.

Since then, it's been three defeats in a row away to our neighbours.

In 2019, Ireland were hockeyed in a World Cup warm-up, and although the two defeats in England in 2020 were much closer on paper, Ireland were never in a position to win either.

But since their last trip across to Twickenham in November 2020 Ireland have turned a corner, and the last 12 months have seen them figure out their first choice team, while also playing an