FULL TIME. England's first half was much more impressive than their second, but they've set themselves up well enough to maintain a massive lead. Ireland will be pleased with the fact that their second half only resulted in 12 points - but they'll be disappointed with their performance.
England Lions 42-0
Cudjoe sprints down the left side of the field - he looks back in field for some support, but there's no one there. England grubber the ball down field, but Ireland clean it up.
England Lions 42-0
But no, they've thrown it away again. Ireland really have been their own worst enemy for large parts of this game.
England Lions 42-0
Only one minute remaining in the game - Ireland get a penalty and will have one more set in an attempt to put some points on.
England Lions 42-0
Cudjoe almost takes a cutout pass from his inside man - if he had caught the ball he'd have probably raced away to score.
England Lions 42-0
England look for another try down the right side of the field, but the last pass drifts forward.
England Lions 42-0
Ireland running out of time to steal this game now - they'll need a quick fire 44 points in the next 6 minutes to get the win...
England Lions 42-0
We're going to the Video Referee here. It's not a Ireland try, but the referee wants to check on what the restart should be.
England Lions 42-0
Ireland make their first line break in a long, long time.
England Lions 42-0
And it's led to another try for England! England show some impressive skill to put a grubber in behind the line at a sprint, and Chase wins the race to the ball and scores the try. Widdop takes over the kicking duties, and puts it over the black dot from just left of the posts.
England Lions 42-0
Tom Burgess making some strong runs here - Ireland finding it hard to drag him down.
England Lions 36-0
England almost away down the left sideline - Hall sends the ball back in field. Tom Burgess crashes forward looking for the line, but is tackled 30cm out, and loses the ball.
England Lions 36-0
A mistake from James Hasson - as he attempts to play the ball like it's a basketball - bouncing it under his legs. Ugly stuff. England get the scrum feed 30 metres out.
England Lions 36-0
Not a lot to report here at the moment - it's a lot of back and forth, both teams making decent metres off their sets. England will be looking to finish strong here, to set themselves up for the rest of the tournament.
England Lions 36-0
James Graham takes a hit up and gets up a bit dusty.
England Lions 36-0
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Scored by Kallum Watkins. Conversion attempt by Kevin Sinfield successful.
Widdop kicks to the right of the field, and Briscoe fields the kick, before passing it back inside to Kallum Watkins, who's unmarked. Watkins takes three steps, and puts the ball down, to open the England account in the second half. Kicking doesn't get any easier for Sinfield, again from the sideline, but this time in the rain as well. He lines it up, and this time puts it over the cross bar.
England Lions 36-0
Ireland penalised for being offside at marker. Not surprising - the two markers were side by side at the ruck...
England Lions 30-0
No points yet in the second half - a combination of some better Ireland defense, and a more even possession flow.
England Lions 30-0
Blanch is dragged out over the sideline, and England get the scrum field. Sinfield fumbles at the back of the scrum, but the ref calls play on.
England Lions 30-0
Raining quite heavily now, and this breeze has turned into a stiff wind.
England Lions 30-0
Ireland still not really able to get out of their own half.
England Lions 30-0
Penalty to England - they get the ball 30 metres from the Ireland tryline. The Irish defense doing better in this half so far.
England Lions 30-0
Last tackle, Sinfield cross field kicks out to the left of the field - Chase almost scores in the left corner, but some good defense puts him out over the sideline at the last second. Ireland off the hook.
England Lions 30-0
Ireland on attack only metres out from the England line. They kick into the in goal, but they're offside at the chase. England kick for touch, and get themselves out of trouble.
England Lions 30-0
Second half underway, and Ireland has already received a penalty. James Graham penalised for what looked to be giving the referee a lipful.
England Lions 30-0
England all over Ireland so far in this match. Ireland have had only 30% of the possession, and have been running into a massive breeze, but their defense has not been up to scratch. England have spread the ball well, and used angle running to great effect.
England Lions 30-0
Sinfield attempts to chip over the top, but Ireland clean it up.
England Lions 30-0
Ireland will get their last attacking set of the half. Only 40 seconds remaining.
England Lions 30-0
Ireland kick down field under pressure. Tomkins takes the ball and spins it out wide to Rangi Chase. The referee calls it forward, but it definitely did not look forward.
England Lions 30-0
England's line break stat tells the story of the first half - 7 line breaks to Ireland's 0.
England Lions 30-0
And Ireland knock the ball on again. They look to be unsure of what to do when they get in the opposition danger zone.
England Lions 30-0
O'Loughlin penalised for a shoulder charge, and Ireland get a penalty.
England Lions 30-0
On the last, Finn kicks across field, bringing it down about 1 metre into the field of play. Sinfield takes the ball, but is forced back into his in goal. Simpkins takes the dropout.
England Lions 30-0
England put a grubber in through Finn, and Roby retaliates with a kick of his own - which is more of an overzealous charge down. He attempts to pick up the ball to run away, but knocks it on.
England Lions 30-0
And it's another penalty to England not 3 seconds later.
England Lions 30-0
Bit of feeling here now - Littler's tackle is a bit high, and a bit of push and shove breaks out. England kick downfield again, and are in good attacking position.
England Lions 30-0
Ireland chase their kick downfield, but they're penalised for being offside. Sinfield kicks for touch from his own ten metre line, and the breeze catches it, sending the ball almost 40 metres down field.
England Lions 30-0
And Ireland, with their first set in the England danger zone since the first 5 minutes, knock the ball on. England gather the ball and start their trek down field.
England Lions 30-0
Ireland are running into a massive breeze at the moment. They can't seem to kick any further than about 20 metres.
England Lions 30-0
Ireland spread the ball now, out towards the left wing, as they work it away from their danger zone. They get piggybacked, as England are penalised.
England Lions 30-0
And England get a penalty, Ireland all ruled offside.
England Lions 30-0
Ireland get the ball for the first time in over five minutes, but lose it almost straight away. England on attack in great field position.
England Lions 30-0
Ireland are having massive problems in defense out wide. England have just made 30 metres down the left flank, just from playing a bit of hot potato with the ball.
England Lions 30-0
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Scored by Brett Ferres. Conversion attempt by Kevin Sinfield successful.
And it's another try! This time Brett Ferres gets the ball and scores just left of the posts. Sinfield will be happier with the easier kick presented to him. And this time he has no problem with the kick.
England Lions 30-0
VIDEO REFEREE - possible England Try, we're just checking the catch, and the put down.
England Lions 24-0
Ireland looking in all sorts at the moment. They've just got no answer for the ball movement that England is putting on. If Sinfield was more accurate with his kicking this scoreline would be getting embarrassing.
England Lions 24-0
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Scored by Ryan Hall. Conversion attempt by Kevin Sinfield unsuccessful.
England put the ball through almost every set of hands on the field, before finding Hall on the left wing, who plants the ball for his third try. That try shows the benefit of supporting the man with the ball. Sinfield again attempts the conversion from the sideline, and misses again.
England Lions 24-0
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Scored by Tom Briscoe. Conversion attempt by Kevin Sinfield successful.
Only two plays after the kick off and Briscoe gets his second try. England spread the ball wide through the hands, before it finds its way to Briscoe, who sprints through some messy defense to score near the posts. Sinfield, with a much easier kick, adds the extras.
England Lions 20-0
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Scored by Tom Briscoe. Conversion attempt by Kevin Sinfield unsuccessful.
And it's a benefit of the doubt try. Video Referee Henry Perenara can't find a camera angle that shows both the kicker and the winger in the same shot, so he's forced to give benefit of the doubt to the attacking side. Briscoe gets his first try of the game. Sinfield again misses the conversion.
England Lions 14-0
England spread the ball wide, only 10 metres out from the Ireland line. Cudjoe beats one, two, three, before sending the ball right. We're going to the Video Referee for a possible England try in the right corner. We're just checking the onside.
England Lions 10-0
England have had almost 65% of the possession so far - a stat backed by the scoreline.
England Lions 10-0
England looking very enthusiastic so far in this match - good line speed, solid defense and a quick kick chase.
England Lions 10-0
Chase almost loses the ball attempting an offload. It's tidied up, but England lose 10 metres.
England Lions 10-0
Ireland again kick short and high on from the kick off, the ball travelling only 30 metres.
England Lions 10-0
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Scored by Ryan Hall. Conversion attempt by Kevin Sinfield successful.
And Ryan Hall gets his second try only 12 minutes in. Tomkins tries to do it all himself, but looks up and sees Hall unmarked on the wing. He flicks him the ball, and Hall strolls over. Sinfield corrects his mistake from the first kick, and puts it right over the black dot.
England Lions 10-0
Kostjasyn buggers up the pick up at dummy half, knocking it on twice in the one movement. Wasn't pretty. England will get the scrum feed.
England Lions 4-0
England kick on the last towards the sideline, and get a solid kick chase - trapping Ireland inside their 20 metres.
England Lions 4-0
Tomkins cleans up a kick, and sprints 20 metres down field, before being pulled down by James Hasson.
England Lions 4-0
Flat ball from Finn sees Ireland almost make a break. Some nice lines being run here at the moment, but the defense is up to the task.
England Lions 4-0
And England are penalised again for being offside at marker. Pressure building against England.
England Lions 4-0
They spread the ball right with a two man overlap, but the winger is standing to wide and the pass goes to ground. They opt to kick on the fourth, but the winger is dragged down. Finn then kicks back towards the posts, and England knock the ball on in-goal. Line drop out, and Ireland get another set.
England Lions 4-0
Ireland only 15 metres out from the England line. Looking to hit back after that early try.
England Lions 4-0
Briscoe with an almost line break. Next play England spread the ball to the opposite side of the field, before Rangi Chase is picked up and thrown over the sideline.
England Lions 4-0
And again the swirling breeze is a problem, this time for Mendeika. He can't take the bomb cleanly, dropping it twice, but it goes backwards. He eventually manages to pick it up.
England Lions 4-0
Some better defence from Ireland this set.
England Lions 4-0
Ireland kick off back to England - it's a high kick off and the ball swirls around as it comes down. England manage to take it cleanly though.
England Lions 4-0
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Scored by Ryan Hall. Conversion attempt by Kevin Sinfield unsuccessful.
And not 3 plays later Ryan Hall crosses in the corner. England spread the ball wide - Cudjoe holds the ball up (almost too long), before offloading to Hall. Sinfield's conversion attempt hits the post and bounces away.
England Lions 4-0
A lot of loose ball so far - England have almost spilled the ball twice. They lose the ball on the 4th tackle, and Ireland pick it up, before losing it themselves.
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We've got our first penalty of the match - Ireland penalised, and England kick themselves downfield.
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And we're underway. Ireland kick off to England. The English team almost spill the kickoff, but manage to regather.
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Welcome to Galpharm Stadium this afternoon, for this Group A clash between England and Ireland. It's a sell out crowd - teams are just about to take the field.
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Week 2 commences for the Group A teams, today it's England v Ireland in afternoon footy at Huddersfield. Later tonight UK time Australia play Fiji at St Helens.
The teams are in for this one - check the teams tab now.
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Referees & scorers:
Referee: Thierry Alibert
Touch Judges: Jamal Thompson, Jose Periera
Video Referee: Henry Perenara
ENGLAND LIONS (42)
Tries: Ryan Hall (3), Tom Briscoe (2), Brett Ferres, Kallum Watkins, Rangi Chase
Field Goals:
Conversions: Kevin Sinfield (4/7), Gareth Widdop (1/1)
Penalty Goals:
IRELAND (0)
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