England 24 Ireland 28:  England 24 Ireland 28:  Shane Horgan's dramatic 78th-minute try secured Ireland their second Triple Crown in the space of three years as they snatched a memorable victory over England at Twickenham.  France, who finished level on points with Ireland at the top of the table, win the Six Nations on scoring difference.

It was Ireland’s third consecutive win over the world champions and capped off a desperately disappointing Six Nations Championship for Andy Robinson’s men.

After away defeats to Scotland and France, it was time for the Twickenham faithful to witness just how far their team have fallen since that memorable World Cup final night in Sydney in November 2003.

Andy Goode looked to have secured England an unlikely win when he struck an magnificent touchline penalty in the 74th minute to put England three points ahead.

But Horgan’s late try, scored despite the best efforts of Lewis Moody, gave Ireland a win they fully deserved.

Ronan O’Gara grabbed a personal haul of 13 points as the masses of Irish supporters left Twickenham delighted on St Patrick’s weekend.

In stark contrast to last weekend in Paris, England started the game in superb style with Newcastle centre Jamie Noon flying over for a try in the second minute.

However Ireland responded when winger Horgan, who at first appeared to step into touch, kicked ahead to score.

Steve Borthwick went over for the home side in the second half but Ireland hit straight back with a try from Denis Leamy after a horrible mix up at an England line-out.

Leamy’s try, converted by Ronan O’Gara, put the visitors three points ahead but a penalty from Goode after 68 minutes levelled the scores at 21-21.

And despite Goode kicking successfully again soon afterwards, Horgan struck decisively to break English hearts and secure a determined and ultimately deserved win for Ireland.