Ireland obliterate England as Kildare stars shine bright

Ireland’s best performance in two years delivered their biggest ever win over England in Twickenham as Andy Farrell's men ran in five tries to win 42-21.

A huge defensive effort from Ireland in the opening quarter coupled with a clinical attack saw the visitors lead 10-0 after 20 minutes, and amazingly they moved 22-0 up with just half an hour on the clock.

England got on the board just before half time, but Ireland produced another sensational 40 minutes in the second half to pull away from England and put Farrell's men back in contention for the Six Nations championship. 

The Kildare players involved each played their part, with another unbelievable effort from Tadhg Beirne, who narrowly missed out on the Man of the Match distinction.

Jamie Osborne was excellent at full back and finished off an outstanding team move to score Ireland's third try. 

Jeremy Loughman was under enormous pressure at the scrum, but held up well under the circumstances and had his best performance for Ireland around the park, including an important block that helped Dan Sheehan cross for the bonus-point try. 

Having not played since his start against France in Round 1, Cian Prendergast was called into the team just an hour before kick-off to to replace Jack Conan on the replacement's bench. Prendergast did well once he came on for the last 20 minutes, and claimed a defensive lineout with his very first touch.