Ireland have the opportunity to claim a fifth victory in five games and sign the Grand Slam this Saturday afternoon when they receive England in Dublin, for the last day of the 6 Nations Tournament.
The equation is very simple for Ireland this Saturday against England on the lawn of the Aviva Stadium. The XV of Clover has the opportunity, if successful today, to win the 6 Nations Tournament by achieving the Grand Slam for the first time since 2018. An essential success as long as France manages to beat Wales , a little earlier at the Stade de France this Saturday. First nation in the world rankings, Ireland can count on their opener Jonathan Sexton, who will play his last match in the Tournament this Saturday.
On the side of England, the picture is much less encouraging. Little in verve in this 6 Nations Tournament, the XV of the Rose experienced a defeat as historic as it was humiliating last Saturday against France (10-53) in its lair of Twickenham. The players of England coach Steve Borthwick therefore want to avoid a second defeat in a row to end the Tournament on a high note before preparing for the World Cup. Easier said than done on the lawn of Aviva Stadium.
The kick off of the match of the 5th day of the 6 Nations Tournament between Ireland and England will be given at 6 p.m. at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin by the South African referee Jaco Peyper.
Like all the matches of the 6 Nations Tournament, this match between Ireland and England will be broadcast unencrypted on television by the public channel France 2, of the France Télévisions group, this Saturday afternoon from 6 p.m.
To follow this meeting between Ireland and England on the Internet, all you need is a France Télévisions account. Only this platform offers free online broadcasting of this last match of the 6 Nations Tournament, 2023 edition.
Andy Farrell has been forced to make several changes from the team lined up in Scotland last week, due to injuries (Ringrose and Henderson in particular). Jamison Gibson-Park returns to scrum half for his first start since the start of the Tournament. Ireland’s starting XV: 15. Keenan – 14. Hansen, 13. Henshaw, 12. Aki, 11. Lowe – 10. Sexton (cap.), 9. Gibson-Park – 7. van der Flier, 8 Doris, 6. O’Mahony-5. Ryan, 4. Baird-3. Furlong, 2. Sheehan, 1. Porter.
On the England side, coach Steve Borthwick decided to start to revive his captain Owen Farrell, replacing in the defeat against France (10-53) and to launch hopeful Henry Arundell from the wing. . England starting XV: 15. Steward – 14. Watson, 13. Slade, 12. Tuilagi, 11. Arundell – 10. Farrell (cap.), 9. Van Poortvliet – 7. Willis, 8. Dombrandt, 6. Ludlam – 5. Ribbans, 4. Itoje – 3. Sinckler, 2. George, 1. Genge.
In this decisive encounter for the final victory in the 6 Nations Tournament, Ireland are the big favorites according to the various sports betting sites. The odds for a Clover XV victory are close to 1 and fluctuate between 1.1 and 1.2 while that of an English victory in Dublin is above 7. The odds for a draw are d around 35.
