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05 Sept 2025

Where to watch as Ireland team to play England is confirmed

Andy Farrell has confirmed that Hugo Keenan has returned to the starting 15 for the game in Twickenham while James Ryan misses out through injury

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Andy Farrell. PICTURE: Sportsfile

Hugo Keenan has returned to the starting 15 for Ireland's crunch game with England on Saturday. 

Head Coach Andy Farrell has named his Ireland Match Day Squad for Saturday’s Guinness Men’s Six Nations clash against England at Twickenham - Kick-off 4.45pm.

Peter O’Mahony captains Ireland for the Round 4 visit to London, with Hugo Keenan returning to the starting XV after recovering from injury.

The IRFU confirmed that Keenan joins Calvin Nash and James Lowe in the Ireland back three, with Bundee Aki and Robbie Henshaw continuing their midfield partnership.

Jack Crowley and Jamison Gibson-Park are retained as the half-back pairing.

In the pack, Andrew Porter, Dan Sheehan and Tadhg Furlong are in the front row, with Joe McCarthy and Tadhg Beirne named in the engine room. Captain O’Mahony is at blindside flanker, Josh van der Flier is at openside and Caelan Doris completes the starting XV at number eight.

The Ireland Coaching Team have selected a 6-2 split on the bench, as Ronan Kelleher, Cian Healy, Finlay Bealham, Iain Henderson, Ryan Baird and Jack Conan provide the reinforcements in the pack.

Backs Conor Murray and Ciaran Frawley complete Ireland’s Match Day 23 to face England.

The game is live on RTÉ2 from 4pm and also on UTV.

The game will be played in the 82,000 capacity Twickenham Stadium. 

James Ryan has been ruled out of the remaining games, due to injury. 

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