Ireland v England: Can England Stop the Green Machine? | 6 Nations 2025
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- Ireland vs England Six Nations 2025 Preview: Lineups, Stats & Predictions
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Lineups:
Ireland: 15 Hugo Keenan, 14 Mack Hansen, 13 Garry Ringrose, 12 Bundee Aki, 11 James Lowe, 10 Sam Prendergast, 9 Jamison Gibson-Park, 8 Caelan Doris (c), 7 Josh van der Flier, 6 Ryan Baird, 5 Tadhg Beirne, 4 James Ryan, 3 Finlay Bealham, 2 Rónan Kelleher, 1 Andrew Porter
Replacements: 16 Dan Sheehan, 17 Cian Healy, 18 Thomas Clarkson, 19 Iain Henderson, 20 Jack Conan, 21 Conor Murray, 22 Jack Crowley, 23 Robbie Henshaw
England: 15 Freddie Steward, 14 Tommy Freeman, 13 Ollie Lawrence, 12 Henry Slade, 11 Cadan Murley, 10 Marcus Smith, 9 Alex Mitchell, 8 Ben Earl, 7 Ben Curry, 6 Tom Curry, 5 George Martin, 4 Maro Itoje (c), 3 Will Stuart, 2 Luke Cowan-Dickie, 1 Ellis Genge,
Replacements: 16 Theo Dan, 17 Fin Baxter, 18 Joe Heyes, 19 Ollie Chessum, 20 Chandler Cunningham-South, 21 Tom Willis, 22 Harry Randall, 23 Fin Smith
*Lineups from Planet Rugby
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England caught us on the hop last year. We were expecting them to kick the leather off the ball and they didn’t. You could see the confusion on the pitch when England started to run, recycle and offload. I don’t think the boys thought England had it in their locker. Hopefully we won’t be as, dare I say it, complacent (arrogant?) this time round. England have some serious players and if it turns into a shoot-out, we need to bring intensity to the breakdown and snap in our attack.
We are all waiting with baited breath to see what Ireland attack turns up.
Has the attack come on has their timing improved?Will the lineout function well?
Will Ireland get better this six nations stay static or go backwards.
I'm confident of an improvement going on Easterbys past record but I am less certain about the attack.
I expect France to beat us in Dublin and possibly Scotland to beat us over there.
Hope I wrong about everything 😂
I think the Irish provincial half back pairings are a big factor in the selection. Murray was never going to be the starting 9. But bringing him and Crowley on together for the last 20 could be pivotal.
Ireland have conceded 12 trys in 11 games, and that includes 2 games v SA and the autumn game v NZ
Man that's nuts!
Stats and records can be smashed but let's hope not today 🇮🇪👍
So Mark you're going to be on night shift for the next two months eh?
Good on ya man. I don't know how you manage to get up at stupid o'clock in the morning, watch the games and then 10 or 15 mins later you upload a video giving us the details of not just how the games went but give us all the stats as well. That's pretty phenomenal man! What are you putting into your coffee? 😀
How many other kiwis in NZ take the 6N as seriously as you do and stay up all night and watch the games live? Or do they prefer their beauty sleep? More than likely the latter and that's understandable because if I was living in NZ that's what I would do and catch the highlights the next day.
Anyway, for me I reckon Ireland will win this one but it will be tight...5-8 points.
Haha man it's a great time of year isn't it! I would say most Kiwis don't follow it intently. Those who do will likely watch late games live - eg. France v Wales is 9:15am for us here, but the 3am/5am games... no way many are getting up for that!
I think Mark has a secret team working him otherwise he one tuff cookie .
This year's prediction is harder because apart from Wales & dark horse's Italy any of the others can win . Ireland at home to England an Irish win . That will settle us nicely thank you .
Predicting a low scoring slog but hoping it doesn't turn out that way, come on Ireland, get yourselves off to a winning start
I think you’re right, lots of penalties would be my guess however I’m hoping England just edge it
It's time for Ireland to prove we deserve to be spoken of in the same sentence as NZ or SA. Can we handle having a target on our back every game?
Because England have never beaten either
Ireland lack World Cup dominance, that’s what prevents the above.
I personally think Ireland are going to clean house and rip up the game plan next year so they really peak for the right time.
That would mean last year/this year they may lack results.
You wouldn't go out in public dressed like that 😅
😂😂😂
I always get a little bit of sick in my mouth when I see Mark in English white.
Haha believe it or not I done in the past... but pretty seldom 😅
You must have lost a bet
😂
I hope that this is a close and exciting game. Thanks for putting in the hours to entertain and inform!
If it’s as good and as intense as last year’s match then we’re in for a real treat. Plus a fascinating fact in the autumn internationals you could say England played the better rugby but didn’t get the results.
Yeah man should be a real belter!
it will be, no doubt a close game, whoever wins. the 2014 match was immensely physical, a good watch if you're bored.
I have just read the predictions for the Six Nations in the Guardian by their five rugby writers and I thank them profusely for writing Ireland off.
All predict a French win, two predict Ireland in fourth place, two predict a third place and only one predicts a second place.
That will stoke the Irish boiler!
Ireland should triumph at home, but only by a small margin. Would not be surprised by a final score with the winner only 2 or 3 points ahead. Love that pair of centers Ireland have. England has Marcus, so anything can happen. This should be a close competitive match.
wearing the English colours for this vid, Mark? Ireland for the win, brother.
Underdog for the preview, winner for the review ;)
@@TwoCentsRugby as it should be, God bless, hope all is well with you and the family.
Because of English coach changes and now set up changes, looks like kicking is firmly on their menu, but England are still a rugby enigma and hard to read. Ireland need to be 100% on it and bring that intensity we know they can.
@@SMacCuUladhCalm down :)
Has to get at least one use out of that Jersey
Just watched Traitors NZ season 1 and 2
Mark in Season 2 was awesome
So many faces with clear Irish ancestry on the show
What % of the population have Irish descent over there?
Looking forward to this one. Imo Ireland's not far off from getting back to level of dominance. A couple of blips last year after rwc23, and caught on the hop by motivated NZ. A win in SA is no joke, possibly their set piece is a worry.
But England is a tough day out and make all their opposition fight for everything. Booked the tv for Sunday morning
I thought as an interim we could have seen some real left field picks. This 6N is all about the lions and Farrell knows what these guys can offer. Would love to have seen a few rogue picks to offer others time to shine.
Although it’s a very unpopular thing, I Still think Finn Smith should be 10 and M Smith at 15. You can’t imagine an ABs or Wallabies side from the last 20 years not managing to get their best backs on the pitch, I think it’s such a NH way of doing things not to get M smith in and let him be play maker from 2nd or 3rd phase ball when the field is broken, in the same way Beale used to for the wallabies also playing 10 for the rag’s or Mackenzie for the ABs. Both Beale and M smith are pretty similar players in my mind complete mavericks and with even an ounce of space can cause carnage, but test defences for the first few phases just don’t offer opportunities like club rugby.
Don't think the England and France game were ever going to be wild picks. They still have a possible never done 3 in a row to win.
I concede that they still want to win the tournament but I think this would be the best opportunity for them to build squad depth with over 500 caps on the bench this is an OLD squad. On the three in a row thing France did 4 in a row between 86’ 90’
Good analysis as usual. Expect it will be close, but home advantage should help Ireland and often England dont play well away.
Prendergast isn't a big call. He's been chosen because his game suits this match. If he has a shocker then Crowley will come on. The roles could be reversed against Scotland. Great to have two decent 10s.
Leinster have a pretty good record this season.
Jordie Barrett’s signing has made all their backs better
@tobyslater2011 and RG is being a beast for them(as a Munster man that's tough to take). But 11 of the starting 15 for Ireland are winning with each other every single week.
I expect this will be the closest contested game this weekend (sorry Wales). Wish it wasn't planned for 3:45AM, there's not way I could stay up to watch it live
Just watched last years game again, what a doozy.
Ireland in dublin aint easy, imma say oirland by 9.
Time for prendo to show us what hes got.
Did you really have to type "oirland"? Is is supposed to be funny? Explain how funny it is.
@@washerdryer3466 If anything it's "Arlan".
Weather looks good here in Dublin so this one might open up. I expect some fireworks. England have to go for it and trust their defence. Ireland dont concede tries so this is going to be very interesting. I expect moves from smith kicking behind so the Keenan is gonna have to be on top form. Let the games begin ☘️
Whatever happens, really hope Murley and Ben Curry have great games. Bring it on!
Should be a great game. England won’t want to be on the wrong end of the score for another time, and have it in them to beat anyone on their day. Looking forward to it!
There may be more than pressure for Prendergast to handle.
Yeah, the ball.
This is why older wiser heads are still there. Also what is the worst that can happen? Crowley coming on is a decent backup plan.
@ P gets taken out for months by injury.
Hi 'Two Cents', enjoy your channel.
When you said England were considered boring I found that harsh. I would have agreed a few years ago but not at present. I feel England are playing with ambition and excitement - love rush defense, even though it leaks !!
I'm English, this game is impossible to predict- I don't think it will lack excitement- bring it on!!
To be fair he said the squad gets stick for being boring, not that he agreed with it.
He's gotten up at 4AM to watch mid table URC games. I doubt he finds England boring.
They can, but I don't know if they will.
I have a sneaking suspicion that, in keeping with many English performances over the last year, that we will keep it even over the first 70 minutes and then lose in the last ten. Hope I'm wrong though!
England can definitely beat us and if they do they could win this years championship. If we show up like we did in November we will lose and deserve to. What does give me some confidence though is the form of the Irish teams compared to November. Irish provinces have been playing well in European competitions and a majority of the selected team seem to be peaking now. The only one I have issues with is Ian Henderson who hasn't played well in years and should definitely retire.
Mark wearing the England shirt, how do you make the decision which shirt to wear each game? Are you favouring England to win, or just a random choice.
Generally it's underdog for the preview and winner for the review - otherwise there are some teams whose jerseys would never be seen 😅
Great answer, love your videos and your stats and analysis….Irish rugby nut, living in Bangkok
Should be close. But I expect Ireland to have a bit too much. Ireland by 8 for me
As an Irish supporter, the answer is yes England could well beat Ireland. When ye count England down and out, that's always when they turn up and break your nose to punish ye.
The teams history is one of the oldest rivalries in rugby of 150yrs, and obviously Ireland lossing more times than we won.
It's always sweet when we win and always no surprise when we lose to England. Never count an English rugby team washed out.
England will feel they are better this year and probably look at Ireland as past their best.
I think ireland by 2 if they turn up, but very close game
Im going bold: ireland by 30
Very bold.
Extremely bold.
U dont no what ur talking bout
Obviously you don't watch rugby that much , from an Ireland fan 😂😂
@@MatthewM-m8v u dont no inglish
10 of this Irish team will be British lions with only 2/3 England so shows the depth.Delighted for Murlay but he only in coz Wiboso injured and Sleighthome been out.Irand by 7
British and Irish lions.
Ireland to win this one by 7-12 points
If England do win this it would be a big result
Penalties!! Ireland have been giving away far too many penalties, that’s how they gave away possession against England last year. Will this team be disciplined? Do they care enough?
And the line out!
What are you wearing....shakes head... How many R's are there in Iiiirrreeeerrrrlarnd....?
Prendergast a great choice, I think he'll step up (easily) and Gibson-Park will be phenomenal. Henderson a worry for Ireland, He needs a performance.
Earl always scares me, but Itoje, while a great appointment, I've felt he's been inconsistent in the 6 nations over the last couple of years (I'm most probably wrong if someone provides facts, rather than feels) and he's not been the friend of the officials recently either.
Ireland for the win, by 10!
Itoje was overplayed in 2023/2024, he played in 29 games, for 80 mins per game, which is unheard of, the fact he didn’t get injured is a miracle and is the reason why the players formed a society to protect players from been overplayed 👍👌
Ireland playing at home so England don't have a chance to win.
Make it close maybe 🤔
Prediction: Ireland win by 10
When a kiwi says position or possession I always get confused!
Yeah we have that with SIX and SEX as well 😅
@@TwoCentsRugby- for the English it's "pour", "poor" & "paw"
While for (some of) the Irish it's "mirror", "mare" & "myrrh"
😉
@@TwoCentsRugby - while "sex" in Ballymena-Hey - is when we have our evening meal. . .😉
That 6nations logo looks terrible
Yeah the old one was better
Awful isn't is? The whole app's colour palette is rotten
the games ireland lost last year? it was one game, Mark. Love your vids, just love Ireland more.
In the whole year I mean - ENG, SA, NZ
Calm down :)
I was thinking, you could always just a wear a plain white t shirt to represent England rugby. Mental distress is often exacerbated when someone's outward public signalling is in direct contradiction to their internal belief system.
That English kit really doesn't suit you 😂😂
twindaloo 😂
England will win
I already know who’s going to win the refs surname is o kieffe 😂
Ben O'Keeffe is a New Zealander!
Are you suggesting that he's going to be biased because somebody on his father's bloodline was born with an Irish surname.
The Curry twins have an Irish/Scottish surname. Are you suggesting that they're suspect to throw the match because of their surname?
Your comment is profoundly stupid and ignorant.
I'm Irish and I can see England winning this game. Ireland are just too conservative and dominated by Leinster when there are players in better form being ignored. Baird being promoted straight from AIL to starting in the 6 nations for example. Hansen's been poor this season, Prendergast was poor against Australia and ropey in the Champions cup, but Crowley is dropped purely because Prendergast plays for Leinster.
Do you watch the URC? Crowleys form has been poor, especially his kicking game. As a Munster fan I have 0 complaints about Prendergast starting.
I don’t think Hansen has been poor, we’ll see after the first game
Prendergast has the most passes leading to line breaks of any player in the champions cup this season, even more than Dupont, not bad for a ropey player.
What a stretching argument. Baird was getting a run of games, got a concussion and played 40 minutes in the AIL to get some minutes into his legs before returning and putting in a shift Vs LaR. The form argument holds from before the Nov series when a lot of these players hadn't played much and were off form, but have you seen how well some of these lads have played in the last few weeks?? If you think Sam was poor in the Champions cup, I'm not sure what to tell you. He's assisted the most line breaks of any player in HC this season, scored twice Vs Bristol, was solid Vs LaR and was pivotal Vs Bath creating a number of tries. Hansen has been poor enough yes, and Nash probably deserves a spot.
I'm guessing you don't watch URC or rugby for that matter
Great analysis TC. Ireland to run away with this one.Ireland by at least 15.
Why doesn’t Ross Byrne get the start at 10?
Because he is not good enough
I predict Gary Ringrose to fk up as usual costing a try but the Dublin media to give us slow mo heroic shots of him doing basic things.. Henshaw comes on and steadies the ship and we win by 8..or 18
Harsh.
Ringrose is a savage player
Ringrose is The Man.
That Irish jersey is hideous
Totally agree , looks like something a 3 years would draw 😂
Ireland is on the way down to 5-6th in the world. They had their golden years and now theyre fading. I think england wins this by 3
@Forest9528 "Ireland is on the way down to 5-6th in the world. " Yeah that's never going to happen.
Time will tell..
@cathalsheehan9596 said the biased irish supporter
Star players retired, other stars are old and won't be anywhere near as good in 2027. Ireland had their golden generation and now they're past it and on the way down where they belong
@ Like I said, this is never going to happen, we’ll end up being back to number 1 in the world before long.
😂😂🤣
what do you mean england already beat Ireland in u20s 6 nations!
Fair enough but England under 20s much more experienced this year with a number of players in the Premiership and on their second year in Under 20s. Ireland players have not played at all in URC and is more or less a brand-new intake. I don't think we will finish above third this year but will be better next year.
Agree. That u20 team is like a cake mix it's just not baked yet, but in time it will be just right..
That was Ireland's first home defeat at u20s in 7 years!
Having said that, the better team won on the night.
@@amancalledconor I hope the seniors don't follow suit. However, the English team was much more experienced. They brought in Pollock who was in the seniors and a number of their player's feature regularly in the Premiership. None of our lads had that type of exposure. Also, a good few of the English lads played in last years under 20s whereas our lads are fresh.
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