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Ireland 27-22 England: Steve Borthwick plan crumbles in Dublin

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Steve Borthwick's England side were beaten by Ireland in their opening Six Nations match.

England scored the opening try early but struggled to contain Tadhg Beirne and Bundee Aki .

The Aviva jangled with nerves at the interval as England trailed at the break in every Six Nations game last year .

France , buoyed by Antoine Dupont's return and experience of a 53-10 win on their last visit to Twickenham , loom next weekend . England have made their fans plenty of promise, but wins mean more than words. And they have been in painfully short supply..

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