VIDEO: Tom Tierney full of regret as England let off the hook

England Women 13 Ireland Women 9: The Ireland women’s team were left regretting their inability to cash in on their best period of dominance as Abbie Scott’s second-half sucker punch try denied Tom Tierney’s side an historic Twickenham win.

VIDEO: Tom Tierney full of regret as England let off the hook

Dreams of Irish back-to-back Six Nations titles are gone as the three-from-three English look set to decide the destination of the title when they face France in the final week.

But the result could have been so different. Directly after half-time, Niamh Briggs gave Ireland the lead with her third penalty, but with English flanker Harriet Millar-Mills in the sin bin, they failed to get the try their dominance deserved.

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