England keep title hopes alive as George Ford outwits Ireland defence
(The Guardian Sports News)

England 24-12 IrelandTries from Ford, Daly, Cowan-Dickie help hosts to victoryEngland are back in Six Nations title contention after a convincing victory over a below-par and overly generous Ireland. In their first home fixture of the tournament the hosts successfully capitalised on a 17-0 first-half lead and now sit second in the table, four points behind unbeaten France with two rounds left to play.The outcome was crucially shaped by Ireland´s failure to deal with two clever George Ford kicks into their in-goal area which yielded tries for Ford and Elliot Daly respectively inside the opening 25 minutes. With Ireland also under frequent forward pressure and glaringly short of inspiration at half-back a sizeable home win was never in doubt, although England missed out on a potential try bonus point. Continue reading...