Women's Six Nations - England v Ireland: All you need to know

Ireland face a daunting task as they head to Twickenham in round four of the Guinness Women's Six Nations.

The hosts, who are expecting a crowd of around 45,000, have never lost to Ireland on their home turf and are on a 27-game winning run in the championship.

Expectations for a shock result are low, but Scott Bemand and his players will aim to put in a performance to back up last week's maiden victory over Wales.

Find out all you need to know about the game here.

RADIO

Live commentary on Saturday Sport on RTÉ Radio 1.

ONLINE

Follow live updates on rte.ie/sport and the RTÉ News app.

TV

The game is live on Virgin Media and BBC2.

WEATHER

Light clouds are forecast over London for the game, with temperatures around 11C in a moderate breeze.

Ireland come into the game boosted by a first championship win in two years.

They finished last season bottom of the pile without even a single bonus point to their name but, after winning the WVX3 last October, have steadily improved under Bemand, who spent eight seasons as an assistant with the Red Roses.

They got out of France with a respectable 38-17 loss but fell to a frustrating defeat to Italy (21-27) in round two. However, it all clicked against Wales last weekend and they ran in five fine tries in a 36-5 win.

England's numbers, however, are extremely discouraging for the visitors.

They haven't lost a Six Nations game since 2018 and have held Ireland scoreless in their last three meetings, racking up 144 points and 23 tries.

This season has been no different and they've shutout both Italy (0-48) and Scotland (0-46), while Wales managed just one try in a 46-10 defeat in round two.

John Mitchell's side played with 14 women for almost half the game in Edinburgh but still Scotland couldn't lay