The Irish enjoyed a 10-7 victory the same stage in last year’s tournament en-route to an agonising penalty shoot out loss to host nation France.
Both teams posted huge scores in their first outings - England defeated Georgia 53-3 while Ireland overcame Russia 53-0.
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