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Robbie Henshaw (AFP)
Robbie Henshaw (AFP)

Dublin - Robbie Henshaw's first Test try has kept alive defending Six Nations champions Ireland's hopes of the Grand Slam on Sunday as the Irish beat England 19-9 at Lansdowne Road for a national record-equalling 10th success in a row.

The 21-year-old man-of-the-match's second-half try -- allied to 14 points by Jonathan Sexton -- ended a run of four successive defeats to the English, whose own hopes of the Grand Slam disappeared with this defeat, and could see the Irish retain the Five/Six Nations trophy for the first time since 1948/49.

"My first try coming against England is a dream that you daren't even think will come to reality," said Henshaw. "It was good chance to use my Gaelic football skills and get it down."

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