Hooker Dan Sheehan scored two tries to help steer Ireland to a 29-16 victory over England on Saturday for their fourth Five/Six Nations Grand Slam.

Ireland skipper Johnny Sexton became the Six Nations all-time record points scorer after landing a penalty, also going on to convert Sheehan’s double and another try by Robbie Henshaw.

It was a dream final Six Nations Test for the talismanic Irish fly-half.

“Bloody hell, what a team!” said Sexton. “We did exactly the opposite of what the coaches told us!

“But we did it in the end.

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