Rugby
Here are our player ratings as Ireland score a huge 42-21 Six Nations win over England at Twickenham.
Doesn't do as much as others in the loose, but that is not why he is in the team, and he once again showed up fairly well in the scrum.
Will be disappointed with his forward pass just before going off.
A costly overthrown lineout aside, Sheehan was largely very good.
Took his try well.
The scrum was far from perfect but there was still improvement in this area.
Really good work rate with 10 tackles.
Was great defensively and at the ruck.
He also got to show off his gallop a couple of times and had a nice turnover.
A similar performance to his second row partner.
His form bodes very well for club and country.
From looking lethargic and tired after a long year, Ireland's talisman was back to his generational best.
Big plays, big turnovers, and kept his side fired up throughout.
Maybe all he needed was a rest on the bench.
A welcome return to the Irish fold.
Defended like an animal and made a brilliant first-half break.
Was taken off after 49 minutes for Timoney.
A tireless 80-minute run out.
Ireland's top tackler with 18 and made the most metres of any forward.
A flawless display from the 34-year-old.
His speed of play, decision making, and accuracy of pass and kicking was as good as we have seen from an Irish scrum-half.
Had a few huge defensive moments as well and a turnover.
Ireland needed solidity at 10 and a better goal-kicking performance and they got this from Crowley.
He also had a couple of perfect up-and-unders and some body-on-the-line tackles.
Gets marked down a bit for a few poor cross-fields and for throwing a second-half intercept.
Came on after 18 minutes for an injured James Lowe.
A big performance was needed after taking a lot of flak for his game against France.
He delivered in spades and showed up well in the air, which is a part of his game that has been lacking.
The big man is not too far off World XV form at the minute.
Another top-drawer showing, with the highlight being his scything break in the first half through the English defence, which set up Baloucoune's try, and a last-gap tackle on Marcus Smith late in the game.
He threw a very poor intercept pass when Ireland were away down the right, but made up for it with a phenomenal defensive intervention with England looking odds on to score.
Was a monster at times defensively, and always carried well off scrappy ball.
He did, however, make two poor decisions to shoot out of the line in the lead up to Fraser Dingwall's try.
Somehow improved on his magnificent display last week.
His aerial work and defence was again top notch, and he added what was a dummy assist to set up Tommy O'Brien.
Made a turnover on the deck as well.
He was going to be marked down for his yellow and a couple of iffy clearance kicks, but then came up with a remarkable finish for his try, which led to many an English supporter leaving the ground.
Unreal in the air once again.
Rónan Kelleher - 7
Tom O'Toole - 6.5
Finlay Bealham - 6.5
Nick Timoney - 7
Cian Prendergast - 7
Craig Casey - 6
Ciarán Frawley - 6.5
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21st February 2026
04:16pm GMT
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