England answer Ireland's defiance with second-half Six Nations blitz

It’s a scoreline that masks a superb first-half effort from the Irish who took the lead midway through that opening period.

RAN OUT OF STEAM: Ireland trailed England by two points at half time but England pulled away in the second half. Pic: Matt Browne/Sportsfile

Guinness Women's Six Nations: Ireland 5 England 49

England’s aristocrats showed their class in the second-half of this Six Nations meeting in Cork, the perennial champions eventually hitting a brave Ireland team for seven tries on their way to a 44-point win.