Catch up on how Bundee Aki, Huw Jones and Antoine Dupont took centre stage in the opening round of the 2025 Six Nations championship.
Ireland’s contingent of Kiwis were at their best in Dublin as Aki, James Lowe and Jamison Gibson-Park rallied the defending champions to victory over England in the opening round of the competition.
๐ @sageuk Play of the Round
๐ช Garry Ringrose passes a 24m long pass (The longest of the match) at a 45.7kph pass
๐ฅ A reload of 0.6s to James Lowe who breaks the tackle and gives a 3.7m inside ball to Jamison Gibson-Park who scores ๐คฉ#SageInsights pic.twitter.com/Y9prdyAkYn
โ Guinness Men’s Six Nations (@SixNationsRugby) February 1, 2025
โ๏ธ James Lowe with the perfect offload to Dan Sheehan to score the bonus point try for Ireland in their victory over England ๐คฉ #Breitling #DefiningMoment @Breitling pic.twitter.com/XCSqSKgszY
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Bundee Aki, could not and would not be stopped ๐ ๐ค#guinnessm6n pic.twitter.com/dygxAvbkhH
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Lowe ๐ค Gibson-Park
Try time for @IrishRugby ๐#GuinnessM6N pic.twitter.com/zak0Tzf86b
โ Guinness Men’s Six Nations (@SixNationsRugby) February 1, 2025
That’s how you make your @EnglandRugby debut ๐
Cadan Murley ๐๐๐#GuinnessM6N pic.twitter.com/CWrBeIOvev
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READ: Easterby lauds Irelandโs grit
A spirited comeback from Italy made Scotland sweat at times, but Jones rescued the hosts with a hat-trick to secure a 31-19 win at Murrayfield.
๐ฝ๐๐๐ช๐ช๐ช๐ช๐ฉ๐๐๐ช๐ก ๐ง๐ช๐๐๐ฎ ๐๐ง๐ค๐ข ๐๐๐ค๐ฉ๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ ๐#GuinnessM6N @Scotlandteam pic.twitter.com/ZJPvTG9jPo
โ Guinness Men’s Six Nations (@SixNationsRugby) February 1, 2025
“A Hooker in Finn Russell’s clothing”
Dave Cherry ๐ค Ben White ๐คฉ#GuinnessM6N pic.twitter.com/pppDBbORwP
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The interception ๐คฉ#GuinnessM6N @Federugby pic.twitter.com/1eBQk62Cvd
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๐ช Darcy Graham the magician setting up Huw Jones for his second try ๐คฉ#GuinnessM6N @Scotlandteam pic.twitter.com/tbXRaogs6x
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โ๏ธ Is there a better time to score a hat-trick for Scotland than in front of a home crowd ๐
Huw Jones = ๐ฅ#Breitling #SquadOnAMission @Breitling pic.twitter.com/pMW8PY4jEq
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READ: Townsend lauds Scotlandโs will to win
The championship kicked off in Paris on Friday night, and Wales will want to blank their memory of France’s seven, unanswered tries.
Le 50-22 ๐ฅ
Thomas Ramos dรฉbute fort ๐ช
๐บ @FranceTV#FRAGAL | #SixNationsRugby pic.twitter.com/A978PmRVJs
โ Six Nations (FR) (@SixNations_FR) January 31, 2025
Le caviar dโAntoine Dupont ๐คฉ
Thรฉo Attissogbe marque le premier essai du Tournoi des Six Nations 2025 ๐
๐บ @FranceTV#FRAGAL | #SixNationsRugby pic.twitter.com/IBYvu0Kyds
โ Six Nations (FR) (@SixNations_FR) January 31, 2025
Bonus offensif acquis pour les Bleus โ
Comme Thรฉo Attissogbe, Louis Bielle-Biarrey y va aussi de son doublรฉ โ
๐บ @FranceTV#FRAGAL | #SixNationsRugby pic.twitter.com/95I4fkjFeO
โ Six Nations (FR) (@SixNations_FR) January 31, 2025
READ: Les Bleus licking their lips for Bok revenge
Photo: Stu Forster/Getty Images
