Ireland beat England at Twickenham to secure grand slam
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LONDON (Reuters) - Ireland beat England 24-15 in their final match of this year's Six Nations at Twickenham on Saturday to claim the grand slam, the third in their history after clean sweeps in 1948 and 2009.
Ireland had already secured the championship title with a round to go but handed holders England a third straight defeat.
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(Reporting by Mitch Phillips, editing by Ken Ferris)
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