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.

Jack Conan hails Dan Sheehan's stellar comeback just over six month after his ACL heartbreak, and the back row predicts an important role for Peter O'Mahony - who didn't make the bench against England

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

England's intimidating trip to Dublin beckons, and the Six Nations clash will be officiated by a referee who has past sparked controversy.

This defeat was far too familiar for England as they lost 27-22 to Ireland in Dublin. Just like we've seen all too often, England fell away in the final quarter of the match, the bench failed to bring any second wind,