Catch up on how Bundee Aki, Huw Jones and Antoine Dupont took centrestage 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 2025 Six Nations championship.
🏉 @sageuk Play of the Round
💪 Garry Ringrose passes a 24m long pass (The longest of the match) at a 45.7kph pass
🔥 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 🤩#SageInsights pic.twitter.com/Y9prdyAkYn
— Guinness Men’s Six Nations (@SixNationsRugby) February 1, 2025
⌚️ James Lowe with the perfect offload to Dan Sheehan to score the bonus point try for Ireland in their victory over England 🤩 #Breitling #DefiningMoment @Breitling pic.twitter.com/XCSqSKgszY
— Guinness Men’s Six Nations (@SixNationsRugby) February 1, 2025
Bundee Aki, could not and would not be stopped 😅😤#guinnessm6n pic.twitter.com/dygxAvbkhH
— Guinness Men’s Six Nations (@SixNationsRugby) February 1, 2025
Lowe 🤝 Gibson-Park
Try time for @IrishRugby 😎#GuinnessM6N pic.twitter.com/zak0Tzf86b
— Guinness Men’s Six Nations (@SixNationsRugby) February 1, 2025
That’s how you make your @EnglandRugby debut 😎
Cadan Murley 👏👏👏#GuinnessM6N pic.twitter.com/CWrBeIOvev
— Guinness Men’s Six Nations (@SixNationsRugby) February 1, 2025
READ: Easterby lauds Ireland’s grit
A spirited comeback from Italy made Scotland sweat at times, but Huw Jones rescued the hosts with a hat-trick to secure a 31-19 win at Murrayfield.
𝘽𝙚𝙖𝙪𝙪𝙪𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙧𝙪𝙜𝙗𝙮 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙎𝙘𝙤𝙩𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙙 😍#GuinnessM6N @Scotlandteam pic.twitter.com/ZJPvTG9jPo
— Guinness Men’s Six Nations (@SixNationsRugby) February 1, 2025
“A Hooker in Finn Russell’s clothing”
Dave Cherry 🤝 Ben White 🤩#GuinnessM6N pic.twitter.com/pppDBbORwP
— Guinness Men’s Six Nations (@SixNationsRugby) February 1, 2025
The interception 🤩#GuinnessM6N @Federugby pic.twitter.com/1eBQk62Cvd
— Guinness Men’s Six Nations (@SixNationsRugby) February 1, 2025
🪄 Darcy Graham the magician setting up Huw Jones for his second try 🤩#GuinnessM6N @Scotlandteam pic.twitter.com/tbXRaogs6x
— Guinness Men’s Six Nations (@SixNationsRugby) February 1, 2025
⌚️ Is there a better time to score a hat-trick for Scotland than in front of a home crowd 😎
Huw Jones = 🔥#Breitling #SquadOnAMission @Breitling pic.twitter.com/pMW8PY4jEq
— Guinness Men’s Six Nations (@SixNationsRugby) February 1, 2025
READ: Townsend lauds Scotland’s 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 🔥
Thomas Ramos débute fort 💪
📺 @FranceTV#FRAGAL | #SixNationsRugby pic.twitter.com/A978PmRVJs
— Six Nations (FR) (@SixNations_FR) January 31, 2025
Le caviar d’Antoine Dupont 🤩
Théo Attissogbe marque le premier essai du Tournoi des Six Nations 2025 🏆
📺 @FranceTV#FRAGAL | #SixNationsRugby pic.twitter.com/IBYvu0Kyds
— Six Nations (FR) (@SixNations_FR) January 31, 2025
Bonus offensif acquis pour les Bleus ✅
Comme Théo Attissogbe, Louis Bielle-Biarrey y va aussi de son doublé ✌
📺 @FranceTV#FRAGAL | #SixNationsRugby pic.twitter.com/95I4fkjFeO
— Six Nations (FR) (@SixNations_FR) January 31, 2025
READ: Les Bleus licking their lips for Bok revenge
Photo: Stu Forster/Getty Images
