England Saxons produced a gutsy second half comeback to claim a 14-10 victory over Ireland Wolfhounds
in their clash at The Sportsground in Galway.
2 min: Early Robbie Henshaw penalty goes wide of the post.
9 min: Ireland going for the corner. Lineout 5 metres out. Ref goes upstairs after Kevin McLoughlin goes over. Looks like a try.
10 min: Paddy Jackson conversion is successful. Irish lead 7-0
27 min: Elliott Daly’s penalty comes off the post for England. Kick was 41 metres into the breeze. Tremendous effort nevertheless.
33 min: Paddy Jackson penalty puts Ireland 10-0 in front.
HALF-TIME: Ireland Wolfhounds 10-0 England Saxons
SECOND HALF
50 min: England on the board with a penalty from George Ford.
63 min: Ford again is succesfull from a penalty and the gap narrows to four points.
67 min: Will Frazer with a try for England. They lead 11-10. Conversion is missed.
75 minute: George Ford is again successful from the half-way and England now lead 14-10
FULL TIME: Ireland Wolfhounds 10-14 England Saxons