Welcome to our live coverage of the final day of this year’s RBS Six Nations. Stuart Lancaster can further his chances of becoming England’s permanent head coach with victory over Ireland. Earlier, Wales completed the Grand Slam by beating France 16-9 in Cardiff, while Scotland collected the wooden spoon after losing 13-6 to italy in Rome.
England 30-9 Ireland FT
6.53pm: A resounding victory for England that must surely earn Stuart Lancaster the coach’s job full-time. They secure second place, but the biggest celebrations today are in Wales, where Warren Gatland’s team have completed the Grand Slam with a 16-9 win over France at the Millennium Stadium. It’s not such good news for Scotland, though, who collect the wooden spoon after going down to a 13-6 defeat against Italy in Rome. Thanks for sticking with us today and throughout this year’s RBS Six Nations.
6.48pm: FULL-TIME England 30-9 Ireland
6.47pm: Ben Morgan has been named man of the match after a superb display.
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6.45pm: PENALTY GOAL England 30-9 Ireland Farrell back on track with a straightforward penalty right in front of the posts.
6.42pm: Farrell, for once, is off target with the conversion, but it doesn’t matter. Ireland are on their knees. Hartley, Cole and Morgan have come off for England, with Dowson, Stevens and Mears replacing them.
6.42pm: Ben Young takes a quick tap penalty and waltzes through a beleaguered and half-asleep Irish defence. Game over.
6.41pm: TRY England 27-9 Ireland
6.37pm: Another change for Ireland, as O’Mahony replaces O’Brien, while Brown is on for Foden for England.
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6.34pm: McCarthy on for O’Callaghan for a beaten-up Ireland.
6.32pm: England are dominating both territory and possession now. It’s one-way traffic.
6.31pm: PENALTY TRY England 22-9 Ireland Farrell flawless once again. England, and their pack in particular, are well on top.
6.30pm: Farrell comes up short with a drop-goal attempt, but it doesn’t matter because England’s rampant pack have forced Ireland’s forward into another penalty, which Farrell will kick.
6.24pm: CONVERTED PENALTY TRY England 19-9 Ireland England pack’s make mincemeat out of the Ireland scrum and earn a penallty try. Farrell converts.
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6.20pm: England have driven their own scrum over the Ireland try line and touched down, but the whistle blown before the ball was grounded. Another England scrum inside the five-metre line. Massive England pressure.
6.15pm: PENALTY GOAL England 12-9 Ireland Sexton replies instantly for the Irish after Morgan spilled the ball in his own 22.
6.11pm: PENALTY GOAL England 12-6 Ireland Farrell makes no mistake. Ben Youngs is on for Lee Dixon for England, and Ronan O’Gara is on for Ireland in place of Gordon D’Arcy.
6.09pm: Incredible! Tom Croft breaches the Ireland line and, just as he was about to offload the try-securing pass, he lost control of the ball and let it slip out of his hands. In better news for England, they force the Irish scrum to collapse, earning Farrell the chance to kick another penalty.
6.03pm: The second half is under way. Both teams will be looking for a bit more compsure after a disjointed opening period.
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5.51pm: HALF-TIME England 9-6 Ireland
5.51pm: PENALTY GOAL England 9-6 Ireland No mistake from Sexton despite kicking from an angle.
5.49pm: England try to see the clock down to half-time inside their own 22 and, almost predictably, concede a penalty. Sexton lining up a kick.
5.45pm: Change for Ireland as Mike Ross picks up and injury and is replaced by Tom Court.
5.43pm: PENALTY GOAL England 9-3 Ireland Farrell couldn’t miss, and doesn’t. Three from three for him. Four minutes to half-time.
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5.42pm: Penalty earned by some great work from the England forwards. Dead centre, 23 metres out.
5.39pm: England are dominating possession but it’s Ireland who are enjoying the best of the territory. Defences are on top here.
5.30pm: Ireland turn it over about 30 metres out and attempt a drop goal, but it’s charged down and England clear.
5.29pm: PENALTY GOAL England 6-3 Ireland No mistake from Farrell as England regain the lead.
5.27pm: England win a penalty in a central position about 27 metres out after Jamie Heaslip kicked the ball out of the scrum.
5.19pm: PENALTY GOAL England 3-3 Ireland Jonathan Sexton gets Ireland back on level terms after Brad Barritt had presented them with a soft penalty.
5.16pm: A monstrous attempt at a drop goal by Ireland’s Rob Kearney agonisingly rebounds back off the post. It had the legs but not quite the direction. Fine effort.
5.14pm: Mishandling from England’s Lee Dixon presents Ireland with a lineout five metres out, but they fail to capitalise.
5.06pm: PENALTY GOAL England 3-0 Ireland Farrell slots it over comfortably to get England off to a great start.
5.04pm: We’re under way at Twickenham and almost immediately, England have a penalty that Owen Farrell will kick.
5.00pm: England and Ireland have emerging for the final game of the Six Nations and the anthems have been sung. Kick-off just moments away now.