{"id":295707,"date":"2026-02-21T21:22:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T21:22:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/295707\/"},"modified":"2026-02-21T21:22:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T21:22:07","slug":"england-v-ireland-gibson-park-guides-ireland-to-record-breaking-win-in-england","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/295707\/","title":{"rendered":"England v Ireland: Gibson-Park guides Ireland to record-breaking win in England"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"nfOBuVOCysHhj\" style=\"display:none\">Gibson-Park, Robert Baloucoune and replacement back Tommy O\u2019Brien all ran in tries before the interval, with Dan Sheehan powering over from close range early in the second half for Ireland\u2019s bonus-point score.<\/p>\n<p class=\"nfOBuVOCysHhj\" style=\"display:none\">Discipline again proved a problem for England, with fullback Freddie Steward and No 8 Henry Pollock, making his first Test start, both shown yellow cards in skipper Maro Itoje\u2019s 100th Red Rose appearance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"nfOBuVOCysHhj\" style=\"display:none\">Ireland dropped Sam Prendergast from their matchday 23 entirely after the fly-half\u2019s error-strewn display in last week\u2019s unconvincing 20-13 win at home to Italy, with Jack Crowley installed in the No 10 shirt.<\/p>\n<p class=\"nfOBuVOCysHhj\" style=\"display:none\">Ireland coach Andy Farrell also recalled British and Irish Lions Gibson-Park, Tadhg Beirne, Tadhg Furlong and Josh van der Flier.<\/p>\n<p class=\"nfOBuVOCysHhj\" style=\"display:none\">Crowley opened the scoring with an eighth-minute penalty.<\/p>\n<p class=\"nfOBuVOCysHhj\" style=\"display:none\">Committed Irish defence kept England at bay and the hosts did not help themselves when veteran first five-eighths George Ford kicked a penalty dead when trying to set up an attacking lineout.<\/p>\n<p class=\"nfOBuVOCysHhj\" style=\"display:none\">Ireland\u2019s defensive effort was rewarded when Gibson-Park caught England cold in the 19th minute, his quickly-taken tap penalty near the line leading to an opportunistic try.<\/p>\n<p class=\"nfOBuVOCysHhj\" style=\"display:none\">Crowley landed the tough conversion from out on the left.<\/p>\n<p class=\"nfOBuVOCysHhj\" style=\"display:none\">England halfback Alex Mitchell went off injured in the 25th minute.<\/p>\n<p class=\"nfOBuVOCysHhj\" style=\"display:none\">Amid the disruption, England were 15-0 behind after Ireland scored their second try in the 28th minute.<\/p>\n<p class=\"nfOBuVOCysHhj\" style=\"display:none\">Stuart McCloskey burst through England\u2019s defensive line, with the 33-year-old centre sprinting clear before Gibson-Park\u2019s cut-out pass sent in Baloucoune at the corner.<\/p>\n<p class=\"nfOBuVOCysHhj\" style=\"display:none\">To make matters worse for England, fullback Steward was yellow-carded for an illegal challenge on Gibson-Park.<\/p>\n<p class=\"nfOBuVOCysHhj\" style=\"display:none\">Crowley missed the conversion but England had another mountain to climb after last week falling 17-0 behind against Scotland.<\/p>\n<p class=\"nfOBuVOCysHhj\" style=\"display:none\">Italian referee Andrea Piardi went off injured, with France\u2019s Pierre Brousset taking his place, but there was no change to the course of the game as Ireland scored a second try in two minutes and a third in 10.<\/p>\n<p class=\"nfOBuVOCysHhj\" style=\"display:none\">Baluconne burst through the porous cover, his simple pass sending in O\u2019Brien for a try in front of the posts that Crowley converted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"nfOBuVOCysHhj\" style=\"display:none\">In the last play of the half, a rare spell of sustained England handling ended with replacement Marcus Smith, on for Steward, sending in centre Fraser Dingwall for a try converted by Ford.<\/p>\n<p class=\"nfOBuVOCysHhj\" style=\"display:none\">Ireland, however, attacked again at the start of the second half with a surge towards England\u2019s line ending in a yellow card for Pollock.<\/p>\n<p class=\"nfOBuVOCysHhj\" style=\"display:none\">From the ensuing close-range penalty, Sheehan powered over.<\/p>\n<p class=\"nfOBuVOCysHhj\" style=\"display:none\">Ford sent-in recalled centre Ollie Lawrence for a 55th-minute try that the standoff converted to cut Ireland\u2019s lead to 29-14.<\/p>\n<p class=\"nfOBuVOCysHhj\" style=\"display:none\">But two Crowley penalties in the final quarter put the result beyond doubt before fullback Jamie Osborne dived over for Ireland\u2019s fifth try in the 70th minute, with Gibson-Park leaving the field to huge applause from the travelling fans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"nfOBuVOCysHhj\" style=\"display:none\">England replacement Sam Underhill scored a try four minutes from time but by then the damage had been done.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Gibson-Park, Robert Baloucoune and replacement back Tommy O\u2019Brien all ran in tries before the interval, with Dan 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