Ireland vs England LIVE SCORE: Red Rose begin Six Nations campaign away at defending champions – latest updates

Four of the six will feature this afternoon, as rugby union's annual international test series gets underway.

The French side got off to an almost perfect start in Paris last night, scoring seven unanswered tries against Warren Gatland's Welsh team.

Scotland will be looking for revenge as they welcome Italy to Murrayfield, with the Italians having beaten them 31-29 in last years tournament.

Marcus Smith's drop goal will still haunt the Irish, denied a second Grand Slam in two years at Twickenham by the Harlequins man last year.

Action in Dublin will conclude round 1 at 4:45pm GMT.