Ireland began its Six Nations three-peat bid by blowing away England during 30-plus minutes of controlled aggression in the second half for a 27-22 comeback victory in Dublin.

AN EIGHT-DAY turnaround after a bonus-point win on the opening weekend of the Six Nations is just about the dream scenario. The extra day of recovery will help any Ireland player carrying the usual bumps and bruises that come with taking on a fired-up England team.

Ireland has gotten off to a five-point start to its bid for an unprecedented third straight outright Six Nations rugby title by overpowering England in a second-half recovery to rack up a 27-22 victory in Dublin.

Ireland legend Tommy Bowe has accused England’s players of being “unfit” after their 27-22 Six Nations defeat in Dublin. Steve Borthwick’s side led 10-5 at half-time before conceding 22 unanswered points in the second 40,

The biggest game of the opening weekend of the Six Nations sees England travel to Dublin to take on Ireland in a true heavyweight clash. Both sides will need a win to keep pace with the red-hot France, who demolished Wales yesterday. Kick-off is at 5:45am NZT.