England have already been crowned Six Nations champions for the 2017 season thanks to Ireland’s collapse in Cardiff last weekend. The Red Rose responded in emphatic fashion to Ireland’s defeat by going out and posting a record win over Scotland at Twickenham. So Eddie Jones has made it two titles from two Six Nations campaigns and now they have one final game as they head off to Ireland on the weekend.
Even though the championship has been wrapped up there is still a lot at stake for them as England will be competing for the Grand Slam and for a record-breaking 19th straight victory. So there is still an exciting conclusion to the tournament to come, even though this isn’t the big title showdown that it was expected to be. Can England create some history in Dublin?
Ireland v England Six nations Odds
England 8/13, Ireland 11/8, Draw 33/1
Never before has a side won back to back Grand Slams in the Six Nations and it was France who were the last side to pull it off in the Five Nations back in 1998. So there is plenty of pressure on England still, who produced their best performance of the championship last weekend against Scotland, where they were powerful, clinical and frankly, unstoppable. If that England show up in Dublin then Ireland are going to have a tough task on their hands.
England have won six of the last seven games against Ireland including two of the last three at the Aviva Stadium. England are 8/13 favourites at Betfred to take the match win in the Emerald Isle with Ireland opposing them at a price of 11/8. This is expected to be a low scoring affair as well because in three of the last four between the two nations, the winning team has collected less that 20 points.
An England -3 handicap at a price of 10/11 is an option at Betfred will be popular option. There is also a great shot at a price of 9/2 on England to win b a 6-10 point margin. After all, they are the ones with a lot at stake in this game, including that big historic 19th consecutive international win. As much as Ireland would love to ruin their day, the manner of England’s win over Scotland was so impressive and with the amount of mistakes that Ireland have made in defeats to both the Scots and Welsh this season, the men in green may miss out. They will pose a stern test of course, but the Red Rose can impress their authority in this one.
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