Match in a minute: Ireland defeat Grand Slam-chasing England

Man-of-the-match could not have been anyone but Peter O'Mahony.

Match in a minute: Ireland defeat Grand Slam-chasing England

Simon Lewis relives the game-defining moments from Ireland's hard-fought 13-9 victory over England.

Key moment: There would be plenty of drama to come but when Ireland's fly-half Johnny Sexton picked himself up off the floor after England had hit him with yet another late tackle in the 62nd minute, he coolly slotted a long-range penalty to defiantly show it would take more than foul play to knock him out of his stride. That the penalty provided the winning points made the statement all the sweeter.

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