Fortune favours the brave as Ireland ride their luck

Ireland 19 England 13

“Mark Cueto scored a perfectly good try and Lewis Moody could have got the benefit of the doubt,” blazed Robinson after his side fell to a fourth successive championship defeat, their third loss in a row this season.

England have been well and truly dethroned as World Champions, victims of another Irish scalping. It was close, but Ireland’s magnificent defence finally won the day in a victory for Mike Ford over Phil Larder.