:00:59. > :01:04.Welcome to Dublin, less than two weeks until the start of the Rugby
:01:04. > :01:07.World Cup and Alan stopping them from winning the Grand Slam six
:01:07. > :01:17.months ago. Since then, both teams have stuttered through warm-up
:01:17. > :01:18.
:01:18. > :01:24.matches. It's looking a little untidy. England have gone off the
:01:24. > :01:31.boil. And it is going to be the second try! Williams is going to
:01:31. > :01:41.score. For nothing. Wilkinson. The throwback to the day England won
:01:41. > :01:42.
:01:42. > :01:48.the World Cup. Loses possession... England will be so disappointed to
:01:48. > :01:58.lose that so easily. And Wales get the triumph! That was a remarkable
:01:58. > :02:00.
:02:00. > :02:08.defensive effort. England been used. -- bemused. He just let go. Ireland
:02:08. > :02:18.making a real mess of some of these breakdowns. The winning try for
:02:18. > :02:20.
:02:20. > :02:26.Scotland. Sexton was crying for that. That has to go down as a
:02:26. > :02:36.defensive error. Trimble came in there but he felt the worst of that.
:02:36. > :02:40.
:02:40. > :02:45.Chaotic play. He read that well. That was an opportunist try. Defeat
:02:45. > :02:49.again for Ireland. A final chance for that all-important confidence
:02:49. > :02:53.booster head of New Zealand. The squads have been named for the
:02:53. > :02:57.greatest rugby show on earth. The omissions have made the headlines
:02:57. > :03:01.so tough decisions for both coaches. You have to make the call and we
:03:01. > :03:05.think we got it right. We will find out, if you get injuries in a
:03:05. > :03:10.certain position we could look good or silly. That's always the way.
:03:10. > :03:16.you have to get the squad down to 30 and people have to understand.
:03:16. > :03:23.We felt desperately sorry for Danny Care. He trained and he made the
:03:23. > :03:27.best of his sessions. And he played exceptionally well. And for him to
:03:27. > :03:33.miss out due to injury, I think, is desperately unlucky. But that is
:03:33. > :03:39.just rugby. I would not consider myself a wild card, I like to think
:03:39. > :03:42.I can play a very expansive game and make the brakes and ones that
:03:42. > :03:49.some other guys could not make an ally to enjoy myself on the pitch
:03:49. > :03:52.and I hope to just play my game. I will not go away from what England
:03:52. > :04:01.tour as a team and I will play first and foremost for the benefit
:04:01. > :04:08.of the team and make sure that we win matches. The criteria we would
:04:08. > :04:12.use was no Hawkeye from the party, historical season, knowing about
:04:12. > :04:16.pre-season and see how they win games. I am absolutely delighted to
:04:16. > :04:20.be named in the squad, four years ago was one of the biggest
:04:20. > :04:24.disappointments in my career so I know what it feels like to not get
:04:24. > :04:30.positive news on this day so it makes its richer. It is a tough
:04:30. > :04:35.road over the last six months. I missed some highlights over the
:04:35. > :04:39.last few months and it is a great achievement to date, all that hard
:04:39. > :04:43.work that has gone and has finally paid off. I am quite happy that
:04:43. > :04:47.would ever 15 we put out, they will represent us properly and that is
:04:47. > :04:51.what we have tried to do since building the squad, you just look
:04:51. > :04:57.at the quality of the people who did not make it, any 15 I could
:04:57. > :05:02.pick will do a good job. Wonderful atmosphere at the Aviva Stadium,
:05:02. > :05:06.I'm joined by Keith Wood, great to see you. All week the talk has been
:05:06. > :05:12.the omission of Tomas O'Leary and Luke Fitzgerald, has Declan Kidney
:05:12. > :05:14.got it right? It was a difficult decision but he got it right.
:05:14. > :05:19.O'Leary and Fitzgerald have struggled with form coming back
:05:19. > :05:23.from injury, particularly O'Leary and defaulted last week with the
:05:23. > :05:28.pressure. He did not get selection but Fitzgerald, his form has not
:05:28. > :05:37.been up to scratch and they have gone for a McFadden, and that he is
:05:37. > :05:42.on form. Tommy Bowe has scored in March and this is a must-win game?
:05:42. > :05:50.Tommy Bowe, Stephen Ferris, Allback to the starting for the first time
:05:50. > :05:56.and it's the first game of the series that is must win. This is
:05:56. > :05:59.the big one, the one they really need to get the confidence. Five
:05:59. > :06:06.members of the Martin Johnson squad to have won the World Cup, what do
:06:06. > :06:10.you make of that squad? England win and compete in World Cups and it's
:06:10. > :06:15.a great thing to have, to help this self confidence that they know how
:06:15. > :06:20.to dig their way out of performances and get into the
:06:20. > :06:24.knockout stage. It is a really tough squad so it is probably one
:06:24. > :06:31.year early to really get to the top of their kin. But I believe they
:06:31. > :06:38.can beat most games -- most teams. A big, physical squad, is that the
:06:38. > :06:42.policy, grind their way through? World Cup games are attractive and
:06:42. > :06:46.England can go from a position where they are not going to win
:06:46. > :06:52.anything and can revert to type and that is why Johnny is here, he is a
:06:52. > :06:59.good step because he delivers for England. Every time the big
:06:59. > :07:05.pressure comes. Last that reshuffle, James Haskell switches to number 8.
:07:05. > :07:09.It is unsettling, it is nervous and it shows how pressurised these guys
:07:09. > :07:16.are, any small injury, of the field, because this is important but not
:07:16. > :07:23.as important as a couple of weeks. Chris Ashton is in for Ireland, he
:07:23. > :07:27.lit up the Six Nations, maybe he is the star in the back line? He knows
:07:27. > :07:32.that and he has these beautiful lines so anybody some -- anytime
:07:32. > :07:38.somebody makes a have break, he is difficult to defend. The 124th
:07:38. > :07:48.meeting between Ireland and England. Brian Moore and Andrew Potter on,
:07:48. > :07:53.
:07:53. > :07:58.a couple coming back in. The likes of David Wallace, making his first
:07:58. > :08:03.start of the month. Stephen Ferris is back on the blind-side, Jerry
:08:03. > :08:07.Flannery gets the chance to show he is the man and the back line is
:08:07. > :08:13.missing Brian O'Driscoll, it rests with Keith Earls on the outside
:08:13. > :08:19.centre at Tommy Bowe on the wing. And with injury, Geordan Murphy
:08:19. > :08:22.starts at full-back. One of the big returns for England is Andrew
:08:22. > :08:32.Sheridan after his shoulder operation and Nick Easter has an
:08:32. > :08:37.
:08:37. > :08:43.injury. Number 13 under Martin Johnson, Tindall and Manu Tuilagi.
:08:43. > :08:53.On the bench, scrum-halves, Conor Murphy and the untested Joe Simpson
:08:53. > :09:00.
:09:00. > :09:09.for England. The referee, Nigel at the Aviva Stadium, the final
:09:09. > :09:19.warm-up for both of these sides and a fumble at the start. And the box
:09:19. > :09:20.
:09:20. > :09:25.kick from Eoin Reddan. Taken well by Ben Foden. And the charge
:09:25. > :09:35.immediately from England. All in white. Will consider. The little
:09:35. > :09:46.
:09:46. > :09:56.coming in. In the end with the early possession. The early assault.
:09:56. > :09:59.
:09:59. > :10:06.-- England. James Haskell tries his luck. Wilkinson, again. And still,
:10:07. > :10:14.England hold onto it. Manu Tuilagi looking for it. The ball was loose
:10:14. > :10:18.but will salvage by England. Carried on. England, within 15
:10:18. > :10:28.metres. A very bright start from the visitors. Wilkinson. Tom Croft
:10:28. > :10:38.
:10:38. > :10:48.is there. The Irish defence England attack for the moment.
:10:48. > :11:09.
:11:09. > :11:13.Wilkinson tries to step around one bought Ireland a good few yards.
:11:13. > :11:18.The deep ball attempt from Wilkinson. And roars of approval as
:11:18. > :11:21.that slides wide. That is a promising England attack but it
:11:21. > :11:28.ultimately comes to nothing. Jonny Wilkinson decided that was his only
:11:28. > :11:32.option, indeed. England, the initial intense burst of activity
:11:32. > :11:42.was matched by Ireland, who never actually looked like conceding much
:11:42. > :11:42.
:11:42. > :11:52.of the gain line. So, all is even after the first foray. Chris Ashton
:11:52. > :11:55.
:11:55. > :12:05.back on the side. Just about even after the first. England on moved.
:12:05. > :12:15.Nigel Owens having a look. James Haskell goes. Andrew Sheridan on
:12:15. > :12:17.
:12:17. > :12:27.his return to the side. Manu Tuilagi. Charges on! In for the
:12:27. > :12:28.
:12:29. > :12:32.try! Straight through! My word! The Leinster coach. He predicted that
:12:32. > :12:38.he could be a sensation and the World Cup and that isn't a bad
:12:38. > :12:47.start. It looked unpromising, one on one but he simply went the other
:12:47. > :12:53.side. He took that with alacrity. When it came to the youngest of
:12:53. > :13:03.seven brothers, he took that so well. That was a poor attempt at
:13:03. > :13:08.
:13:08. > :13:18.the tackle but he has got the pace. against Wales three weeks ago. And
:13:18. > :13:33.
:13:33. > :13:39.a bad start for England. Watkinson, looking to add an extra two points.
:13:39. > :13:49.-- Wilkinson. You never doubted him. England have a seven-point lead
:13:49. > :13:58.
:13:59. > :14:04.restart. It comes to England. O'Driscoll resting. Ireland did not
:14:04. > :14:14.want to have Manu Tuilagi and Tindall running at them. Here he
:14:14. > :14:34.
:14:34. > :14:38.Thompson. He looks on, disbelievingly. Penalty to Ireland.
:14:38. > :14:48.The kick at goal. Which Ronan O'Gara would have been very
:14:48. > :14:54.
:14:54. > :15:04.confident that making. I imagine against Wales. A couple of weeks
:15:04. > :15:13.
:15:13. > :15:19.ago. You want to win but you want Fourie has had a bright start
:15:19. > :15:25.actually. Knock on by Ireland. Scrum to England. And never been in
:15:25. > :15:35.doubt, Fourie could figure in the World Cup. He is not in the squad,
:15:35. > :15:45.
:15:45. > :15:55.so it would have to be amended, but surprise. Thought he was going to
:15:55. > :15:56.
:15:56. > :16:03.be on TV duty. Ireland have the penalty. And a chat is coming the
:16:03. > :16:13.way of Courtney Lawes. You didn't have to stop him running through,
:16:13. > :16:43.
:16:43. > :16:46.it's a penalty. Back you go please. efforts. A decent scrum from
:16:46. > :16:53.Ireland, disrupting the England flow and Ireland will have that
:16:53. > :17:03.ball. A big chance lost for England. Good defensive work in the scrum
:17:03. > :17:35.
:17:35. > :17:45.for Ireland. They will have the put engage. I know it is slippery
:17:45. > :18:03.
:18:03. > :18:07.Engage. The pitch is breaking up. A big shove from England and England
:18:07. > :18:13.have the penalty. The scrum was turned around, but at the second
:18:13. > :18:20.attempt England win it back, win that ball and it may be a kick at
:18:20. > :18:29.goal for Jonny Wilkinson. Smiles for Steve Thompson. Ireland
:18:29. > :18:34.standing up to stop the drive. You can see the England drive comes on.
:18:34. > :18:44.Ireland going backwards. A relatively easy chance for three
:18:44. > :18:46.
:18:46. > :18:49.points to Jonny Wilkinson. Sheridan back in the side, back after his
:18:49. > :18:59.shoulder operation. Ireland with much to ponder after that scrum.
:18:59. > :19:09.Buzz that -- because that front row of Ross and Keeley, is a decent
:19:09. > :19:23.
:19:23. > :19:29.thing. England stretch their lead to seven points again. Well Ireland
:19:29. > :19:34.very slow starters in their two Tests against France. Both times
:19:34. > :19:44.ending in defeat, as they were beaten against Scotland in August.
:19:44. > :20:07.
:20:07. > :20:13.And a slow start for Ireland here. there. Penalty to Ireland. Nigel
:20:13. > :20:20.Owens being quite clear. And again not a shot at goal for Ireland, but
:20:20. > :20:24.a ball into touch from Ronan O'Gara. What do you think of this tactic?
:20:24. > :20:31.Well it's a big gamble. If it goes right, everyone will praise them.
:20:31. > :20:36.But you have to remember, Ireland have lost three in a row. If they
:20:36. > :20:43.lose this, going away with a four game losing streak is no good to
:20:43. > :20:53.them. Ireland have to win this game. Ireland have a penalty again.
:20:53. > :21:07.
:21:07. > :21:13.penalty. Now what will they do? Reddan with the quick take, looks
:21:13. > :21:23.for support. Cueto, thought for a moment he was being called back. A
:21:23. > :21:51.
:21:51. > :21:59.chance lost for Ireland. Penalty to Advantage to Ireland. Still they
:21:59. > :22:02.come. Manu Tuilagi claims Wallace, but back they come for that high
:22:02. > :22:07.tackle penalty. Oh and David Wallace is down and he is beating
:22:07. > :22:16.the ground in frustration. I think he knows something has gone badly
:22:16. > :22:26.wrong. This would be dreadfully sad. I'm sure he is not thumping the
:22:26. > :22:45.
:22:45. > :22:55.ground in pain. Oh dear. Roll on to your back. I will turn you on your
:22:55. > :22:58.
:22:58. > :23:08.back. That was not where the injury happened, that was just a good
:23:08. > :23:13.
:23:13. > :23:22.charge by Wallace. I can't see anything there. It was when he was
:23:22. > :23:32.taken into touch. Instantly his face was contorted. The stretcher's
:23:32. > :23:33.
:23:33. > :23:43.on. Worrying, Brian. It is worrying. I think he -- his knee has just
:23:43. > :23:45.
:23:45. > :23:51.gone. Delon Armitage. Palmer has come on x Cueto is off. And the
:23:51. > :23:56.forwards are reshuffled for England. But all attention now focused, I
:23:56. > :24:06.say most attention on Wallace. But Ronan O'Gara with the penalty as
:24:06. > :24:10.
:24:10. > :24:15.well. So three more points for Ireland, but at what cost? Nigel
:24:15. > :24:21.Owens has issued a general warning to England, three penalties, it
:24:21. > :24:26.happens again, somebody will be going. So England have got to be
:24:26. > :24:36.careful now. Time enough for Ronan O'Gara to take and to slip and one
:24:36. > :25:09.
:25:09. > :25:13.Number? The touch coming on. Yeah, number? It is a high tackle by
:25:13. > :25:23.green. We haven't got the number. A penalty against you. Penalty to
:25:23. > :25:30.
:25:30. > :25:40.England for a high tackle. REFEREE: Time is out. You haven't told me
:25:40. > :25:43.
:25:43. > :25:51.yet. Here we see... Well that is given as a high tackle, I don't
:25:51. > :25:55.think that is a high tackle. that is a high tackle it is
:25:55. > :26:02.Courtney Lawes. But I didn't think the high tackle that he gave
:26:02. > :26:12.against England was one, so... ends in a penalty. Another attempt
:26:12. > :26:26.
:26:26. > :26:34.for golden boot. Martin Johnson in the score board tick over, Jonny
:26:34. > :26:41.Wilkinson. But the throw is loose and Manu Tuilagi takes it. Does he
:26:41. > :26:49.have the legs? Manu Tuilagi charging on. Murphy takes him. Manu
:26:49. > :26:59.Tuilagi looks for support. Not quite. Not quite the pace. Must go
:26:59. > :27:11.
:27:11. > :27:16.spared, so nearly a second try for Manu Tuilagi. It could have been a
:27:16. > :27:19.dream first half for Manu Tuilagi. And England should be kicking
:27:19. > :27:29.themselves, because whatever happened, they needed to score
:27:29. > :27:30.
:27:30. > :27:34.points there. He was first up, alive. Does what he is right, to
:27:34. > :27:39.change the ball into the left hand, so he can fend off with the rate.
:27:39. > :27:49.That is good covering work by Murphy there. You have to give him
:27:49. > :27:59.credit there. He is angry, because that ball should have been moved on
:27:59. > :28:17.
:28:17. > :28:23.earlier. Frustration for England Ireland have that penalty. The
:28:23. > :28:28.England tackle not releasing. The chat with the England captain is
:28:28. > :28:33.forthcoming. REFEREE: This is an official warning. Next offence is
:28:33. > :28:38.going to go. They are not listening to the laws of the game. Not just
:28:38. > :28:44.me. Tell them to release. That is clear, I thought he had given an
:28:44. > :28:54.official warning earlier on. Second official one. The final, final
:28:54. > :28:55.
:28:55. > :29:00.warning. Now it's Healy who is down injured for Ireland. I don't know
:29:00. > :29:10.what Ireland are think think of doing, but they should take the
:29:10. > :29:20.points here. They are going to take the points. REFEREE: Are you happy
:29:20. > :29:25.
:29:25. > :29:34.to carry on? We will wait then. Manu Tuilagi is a bit tired after
:29:34. > :29:44.his 80-metre charge. Healy is back up. He took a few hefty knocks
:29:44. > :30:07.
:30:07. > :30:13.against France last week, as well opportunity for points. And Ronan
:30:13. > :30:23.O'Gara, from the halfway line, does his job and arrogant go to within
:30:23. > :30:37.
:30:37. > :30:47.four points with four minutes within seven metres. The LUAS pass.
:30:47. > :30:47.
:30:48. > :30:51.No not gone. The call by the touch judge. But that is have time.
:30:51. > :30:56.Plenty to interest both sides and plenty to play for in the second
:30:56. > :31:02.half. Martin Johnson talked about starting this game with intensity
:31:02. > :31:07.and they got off to the best possible start. Six months ago, R&R
:31:07. > :31:11.bong and intensity but from the very start, the hand off on Keith
:31:11. > :31:16.Earls but defensive and out of sorts and he coasted over 30 yards.
:31:16. > :31:21.But some of the intensity has been phenomenal. Are we looking at
:31:21. > :31:26.perhaps one of the stars of the World Cup with Manu Tuilagi. He has
:31:26. > :31:30.great skills and has that X Factor, whatever that is. But let's not be
:31:31. > :31:33.came up too much. Ireland have been deep into England territory but
:31:33. > :31:38.interesting that they opted to kick for touch instead of the points?
:31:38. > :31:44.There seems to be a difference in the mindset, if they had taken
:31:44. > :31:52.chances they would be in the lead. I think it is risky. They need the
:31:52. > :31:57.confidence. The doctors are busy, David Wallace has a knee injury and
:31:57. > :32:04.it looks pretty serious. It looked awful, he was pounding the ground
:32:04. > :32:07.in frustration. And his head in his hands. You just feel for these guys.
:32:07. > :32:13.Flying out next week and he could be out of that but the doctors are
:32:13. > :32:18.all over the place. The intensity has been incredible. What do
:32:19. > :32:23.Ireland need to do? More composure and take chances. Are England on a
:32:23. > :32:33.way to their first win since 2003 in Dublin? Let's join the
:32:33. > :32:38.
:32:38. > :32:45.before they head off into this week to New Zealand. And the restart
:32:45. > :32:54.taken by a Manu Tuilagi. Both of these sites charging down.
:32:54. > :32:59.Eventually, it fell gratefully to Wilkinson. So, the line-out worked
:32:59. > :33:09.an occasion for Jerry Flannery in the first half. Ronan O'Gara and
:33:09. > :33:21.
:33:21. > :33:26.Keith Earls. And Geordan Murphy goes off. You cannot say that has
:33:26. > :33:35.not been coming, it came at the start of the second half but all of
:33:35. > :33:41.those warnings from the first time. And England down to 14. It is an
:33:41. > :33:49.accumulation. The referee ran out of patience. You cannot say that
:33:49. > :33:59.England have not been warned about that. The bright sunshine now.
:33:59. > :34:08.
:34:08. > :34:17.Ronan O'Gara stands with a perfect He just gets that away but a very
:34:17. > :34:27.useful kick it is. Quickly-taken. Murphy has it now. Ronan O'Gara.
:34:27. > :34:47.
:34:47. > :34:55.amount of ball-carrying. -- he has done. A little bit of a knock on.
:34:55. > :35:05.And England will have the ball at the scrum. He does not mess too
:35:05. > :35:25.
:35:25. > :35:35.down it goes. The referee seemed to have ignored that. Armitage. Dan
:35:35. > :35:50.
:35:50. > :35:57.field for England. But just before words doing what they do. -- just
:35:57. > :36:06.the four words. Tindall and Armitage. Carried on by Courtney
:36:06. > :36:16.Lawes. You may well see the drop goal from Jonny Wilkinson. Not yet
:36:16. > :36:24.
:36:24. > :36:29.in position but certainly favouring trite, surely, for England? And
:36:29. > :36:38.Armitage is there. Ireland had nothing on the blind-side, their
:36:38. > :36:48.defensive system. The back row, they get to him. That was well
:36:48. > :36:54.executed. Here we have that super kick from Mike Tindall. Very simple
:36:54. > :37:04.in the end. Just looking at the replay, was there any hint of
:37:04. > :37:26.
:37:26. > :37:36.offside? You cannot see from there. Jonny Wilkinson with the tightest
:37:36. > :37:37.
:37:37. > :37:43.of angles. Taking England to 20. Making a huge difference. Ireland
:37:43. > :37:50.have had their opportunities but they have had not done anything.
:37:50. > :37:55.And on comes Rory Best, the Ulster hit her. Replacing Jerry Flannery.
:37:55. > :38:05.And Chris Ashton. England's down to 14 men. They had stretched their
:38:05. > :38:19.
:38:19. > :38:25.lead since the time he has been off. So, first touch for Rory Best.
:38:25. > :38:35.Stephen Frears. Chris Ashton not yet allowed back on. Big collision
:38:35. > :38:41.at midfield. Here is Stephen Ferris. His first start since January with
:38:41. > :38:48.all of those problems with his knee. And here is O'Connell. Penalty to
:38:48. > :38:52.Ireland. Lots of penalties being conceded. England, again,
:38:52. > :39:00.committing an offence at the breakdown. And they carry on. They
:39:00. > :39:06.will find themselves with another man down. And Chris Ashton, still
:39:06. > :39:16.waiting. He is allowed back on. As Ireland by themselves and good
:39:16. > :39:41.
:39:41. > :39:48.touch judge has his flag out. And a little bit of a scrap off the ball.
:39:48. > :39:58.Play goes on. Advantage Ireland. The touch judge still has his fly
:39:58. > :40:12.
:40:12. > :40:19.for the laws of the game or you're not listening to be... We have
:40:19. > :40:26.standards. Either start listening or people will go. Is that clear?
:40:26. > :40:36.Off you go... I am glad that he has said that because this game has
:40:36. > :40:46.been spoiled by too many penalties in both ways. What Nigel Owens
:40:46. > :40:47.
:40:47. > :40:51.needs to do is send in people. was a bad error from Wilkinson. He
:40:51. > :40:56.was kicking so well, perhaps some over-confidence, trying to get too
:40:56. > :41:01.much. Did not find touch. And met with roars of approval from the
:41:01. > :41:06.Lansdowne Road crowd. At the end of the day, RN are 11 points down.
:41:06. > :41:16.They are at home and they are staring at full losing streak
:41:16. > :41:27.
:41:27. > :41:37.before the World Cup so they need function but England to have it.
:41:37. > :41:56.
:41:56. > :42:00.Tindall. Big, muscular carrying. Tom Croft lurking in the wing. The
:42:00. > :42:04.but comes in from O'Connell, fine, says the referee and Ireland have
:42:04. > :42:14.the ball. Another chance for the counter-attack. He gives it across
:42:14. > :42:16.
:42:16. > :42:26.to Keith Earls. Nobody chasing. We will have a chance to look at that
:42:26. > :42:28.
:42:28. > :42:31.again. This was how the ball was burned. Comes through the middle.
:42:31. > :42:41.Well, I am afraid, Denis Leamy was in front of that and he was allowed
:42:41. > :42:44.
:42:44. > :42:53.to play. Then we get that footballers died. -- dive. And you
:42:53. > :43:03.can hear what Lansdowne Road think of that. That was a dive. The rain
:43:03. > :43:03.
:43:03. > :43:06.is coming down, now. In Dublin. probably cannot see this from the
:43:06. > :43:12.cameras, but it is straight down the pitch, into the face of the
:43:12. > :43:22.English. It is a lovely stadium that some of the spectators are not
:43:22. > :43:28.
:43:28. > :43:34.half. He completes the back line. That was a good touch. It is all
:43:34. > :43:42.about adapting to these conditions. The Irish forwards have to get to
:43:42. > :43:51.the England forwards and make them give the bad ball back. I don't
:43:51. > :43:59.think many people expected this weather! 18 minutes to go. Still 11
:43:59. > :44:09.points in it. Quick hands, on the ball. And Murphy is underneath this
:44:09. > :44:10.
:44:10. > :44:20.one. Paul Murphy, just about sets himself free. Rory Best. Jonathan
:44:20. > :44:29.
:44:29. > :44:39.Sexton is on. Nothing he can do but of field position. But that will
:44:39. > :44:49.
:44:49. > :44:58.not be any good unless they can The ball has been spilled. Armitage
:44:58. > :45:06.almost charged down. But that is a marvellous kick. You are talking
:45:06. > :45:16.nearly 65 metres, there. Into the final 10 minutes. Amstel, 11. So
:45:16. > :45:33.
:45:33. > :45:38.too long. Again the crowd thought there was an off the ball incident.
:45:38. > :45:46.But it doesn't matter, because Armitage's kick was wild. That is
:45:46. > :45:51.the important thing, he has given Ireland the throw. We're into the
:45:51. > :45:55.last ten minutes and Ireland have got as good a position as they have
:45:55. > :46:01.had all game. Certainly in the second half. They need to make
:46:01. > :46:08.something of this. 11 points down. They haven't looked like going over
:46:08. > :46:15.teng line up until now. -- over the England line up until now. It is
:46:15. > :46:25.not often that Ireland play here in Dublin and do not score a try. They
:46:25. > :47:03.
:47:03. > :47:09.badly need one. Just three towards touch as Darcy came away
:47:09. > :47:19.with it. That is too easy for the England defence there. Ireland had
:47:19. > :47:19.
:47:19. > :47:29.control of that maul, didn't direct it. Was that ball spilled? Irish
:47:29. > :47:39.scrum to come. On the last occasion, Ireland kept the ball and drove.
:47:39. > :47:46.
:47:46. > :47:56.They will want to do that this time needed in these six minutes
:47:56. > :48:00.
:48:00. > :48:10.remaining. REFEREE: Who is the captain now? A change for England.
:48:10. > :48:22.
:48:22. > :48:27.Off goes their captain, Mike Tindall. On comes Toby Flood.
:48:27. > :48:37.Tindall he seems to be feeling his ham string a bit. But a job fayrely
:48:37. > :48:38.
:48:38. > :48:42.well done by Tindall today. So in the six minutes remaining, Ireland
:48:43. > :48:52.need a score now. They have the ball, they have the scrum, they
:48:53. > :49:17.
:49:17. > :49:22.come to England's try line in the it is wide and there is a bit of
:49:22. > :49:27.space. Bowe screaming for it and the kick comes. But that was a
:49:27. > :49:33.waste. That was the right option, had it been done ten seconds
:49:33. > :49:39.earlier when he was on his own. an Irish supporter, they have been
:49:39. > :49:43.so good for a gue good few years. But they have not been impressive.
:49:43. > :49:53.They have looked incoherent today. They have drifted badly at the back.
:49:53. > :50:01.
:50:01. > :50:11.They haven't been able to dominate midfield. O'Driscoll not playing
:50:11. > :50:35.
:50:35. > :50:45.in midfield. Bowe with nowhere to go. And Mike Ross... Ireland seem
:50:45. > :50:45.
:50:45. > :51:44.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 58 seconds
:51:44. > :51:51.with this. Into the final two playing off a static ball and has
:51:51. > :51:55.to make ground. No wonder he can't make momentum. Ireland plodding
:51:55. > :52:05.away to no avail. A bit of zip seems to have been lost from their
:52:05. > :52:36.
:52:36. > :52:41.up like a sponge. Ireland have had the ball now for about two minutes
:52:41. > :52:51.and they have gone 10 yards. Nobody there to claim that ball for
:52:51. > :52:54.
:52:54. > :53:04.Ireland. Still they have it. But still no way through. Just seconds
:53:04. > :53:14.
:53:14. > :53:24.Lansdowne Road, but nothing is happening for Ireland. The final
:53:24. > :53:24.
:53:24. > :53:28.attack from the men in green. Darcy, a double hit. A game which they're
:53:29. > :53:32.going to lose and they have lost David Wallace as well, their open-
:53:32. > :53:36.side flanker, a man of great experience, to a nasty-looking
:53:36. > :53:44.injury. England have the ball and they will get it into touch as soon
:53:44. > :53:49.as they can. It is a total mess, nobody's fault says the referee.
:53:49. > :53:55.But a mess sums it up for Ireland. But for England an impressive win
:53:55. > :54:01.to take to New Zealand. Well they have won away from home by 11 point
:54:01. > :54:05.and they will be much happier. Ireland go into the world cup with
:54:05. > :54:10.four defeats in a row. Worrying for Ireland, something for Martin
:54:10. > :54:17.Johnson, two wins from their August series against Wales and against
:54:17. > :54:22.Ireland here in Dublin. Two tries to nil as well. Fairly comfortable.
:54:22. > :54:26.to nil as well. Fairly comfortable. England win 20-9. Martin you asked
:54:26. > :54:31.for a performance with intensity and you got it? Yes I thought we
:54:31. > :54:35.did. A big penalty count again us in the first half. That made it
:54:35. > :54:39.tough. But I thought in that driving area and around the break
:54:39. > :54:45.down we were good there. A lot of disruption. Pre-game and during the
:54:45. > :54:50.game, with losing Nick and Tom Wood and losing Henry. But the guys
:54:50. > :54:55.handled it well and we will have to do it again in the tournament.
:54:55. > :55:02.was a stop/start game. We couldn't get any tempo and the mistakes
:55:02. > :55:07.killed us. A few turnovers early on which cost us and then you know
:55:07. > :55:12.just too many mistakes. You can't play like that. We played here six
:55:12. > :55:18.months ago and played error-free rugby. How much were you spured on
:55:18. > :55:21.by what happened in March and in Cardiff? Massively. We had a
:55:21. > :55:25.meeting last night and it was one of the first things we brought up,
:55:25. > :55:32.the feelings after the game at the end of the Six Nations and how we
:55:32. > :55:35.felt we had let ourselves down. We we are determined not to come here
:55:36. > :55:41.and let Ireland enjoy the energy and the intensity. I thought with
:55:41. > :55:46.did a good job. David Wallace went off what looked like a serious
:55:47. > :55:51.injury. Is he out of World Cup? is not looking good, but until we
:55:51. > :55:56.get the full prognosis, it would be inappropriate the make any more
:55:56. > :56:01.comment. How far can you go in the World Cup? We have a squad that can
:56:01. > :56:04.compete to the end. It won't be easy, we know that. But we have got
:56:04. > :56:08.the squad and the ability. It I about going there and putting in
:56:08. > :56:15.the performances week after week and then once you get to the knock
:56:15. > :56:20.out, it is turning up in the pressure situations. The perfect
:56:20. > :56:23.send off for England. For Ireland four defeats from four. They kept
:56:23. > :56:27.saying that there was, it didn't matter whether they won or lost.
:56:27. > :56:31.But I think it mats they have lost all four. I think with 20 minutes
:56:31. > :56:35.to go, they look like a team that was shy on confidence and seemed as
:56:35. > :56:41.if they had had the stuffing knocked out. Were they struggling
:56:41. > :56:46.for leaders? There was an element of that. Ireland have struggled
:56:46. > :56:50.when O'Driscoll doesn't play. He does a huge amount of ruck work and
:56:50. > :56:55.of defence work that seems to engender something more positive in
:56:55. > :57:00.the team. That was lack today. didn't seem to have the same
:57:01. > :57:07.ferocity that they had six months ago. Yes, that is what worries me.
:57:07. > :57:11.Ireland, they play with passion and intensity and then tend to be as
:57:11. > :57:15.good as most teams. Today I felt they were off that mark and that
:57:15. > :57:20.England had it in spades. They actually, you know they hit
:57:20. > :57:24.everyone with the greatest level of intensity and comfort. They looked
:57:24. > :57:28.comfortable with the idea that they would play. How far can this
:57:28. > :57:33.England side go? How knows, they have a good draw and they do know
:57:33. > :57:38.how to play in this competition. They can consistently win the knock
:57:38. > :57:42.out matches, playing either lugly rugby, whatever they need to do.
:57:42. > :57:47.But today I thought they looked composed and played with intensity
:57:47. > :57:51.and kicked when they needed it. Ireland's pool, Australia, who
:57:51. > :57:57.beaten New Zealand today and Italy who almost beat Ireland in the Six
:57:57. > :58:01.Nations. It will be tough? Italy will be setting everything in the
:58:01. > :58:04.next month to beating Ireland. That will be their World Cup and their
:58:04. > :58:11.opportunity. Ireland have the chance to beat Australia and we
:58:11. > :58:16.have been close to them in the past. But Australia looked Mag Nith sebts
:58:16. > :58:21.and -- magnificent and it is going to be tu. I still expect Ireland
:58:21. > :58:30.too get out of group. So close to the tournament, David Wallace, just
:58:30. > :58:33.come back, looks very serious? was so unbelievibly uncomfortable
:58:33. > :58:38.viewing. You carry the risk of losing placers of quality. Who will
:58:38. > :58:45.win the World Cup? I have said not with hind sight, I said it all the
:58:45. > :58:52.time, Australia. Thank you. So the warm up matches are over. Now can