Marcus Smith crushes Ireland’s grand slam dream as England become title contenders
by Harry Latham-Coyle
Mar 09, 2024
4 minutes
Twickenham has scarcely known a noise like it. Marcus Smith dropped boot to ball and then wheeled away in embrace of triumph and, once they’d caught up, his England teammates. Ireland – the best team in the world – had been beaten, dreams of a grand slam and history dashed by a side producing their best home performance for more than a decade.
Smith’s drop goal with time expiring gave England victory by a single point, the margins so fine in this grand old championship. The Six Nations heads to the final weekend with a title still up for grabs – and on
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