Ireland's bid for back-to-back Grand Slams ends with defeat by England

Andy Farrell insisted retaining the Six Nations title would be anything but an “anti-climax” after Ireland ’s bid for back-to-back Grand Slam s ended with a defeat by England . The head coach could only watch as Marcus Smith’s last-ditch drop goal condemned Ireland to a 23-22 loss at Twickenham on Saturday.

Ireland remain firm favourites to retain the title and victory over Scotland in Dublin on the 16 March concluding ‘Super Saturday’, coinciding with St Patrick’s weekend celebrations, will put the issue beyond doubt. They could still be crowned champions with a loss should England fail to record a bonus-point win away to France in Lyon. So dominant were Ireland in the opening rounds, there were fears of this Six Nations being turned into a procession. But that no team has yet won successive Slams in the Six Nations era, with France the last side to achieve the feat in the 1998 Five Nations, is a reminder of how just how difficult it is to complete a clean swee

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