Ireland shred England Grand Slam hopes in first half

Ireland 17 England 3

Sat, 19 Mar, 2011 - 17:53

Ireland 17 England 3

England needed a superhuman response to rescue their Grand Slam dream after being hammered by Ireland in the first half of their RBS 6 Nations clash at Aviva Stadium.

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