The home side conceded eight points during captain Nick Walshe's spell in the sin-bin, as their eight-match unbeaten run came to an end.

Aside from the two tries, Burke added five penalties for Ireland in a match that was nip and tuck right to the end.

Burke and Goode traded penalties in the opening eight minutes before Ireland got the first try of the game on 12 minutes.

England's efforts were rewarded on 25 minutes with Goode's second penalty.

But seven minutes later Burke restored the five-point deficit when England were adjudged to be offside in their own 22 .

Goode's third penalty a minute into first-half injury-time set up an exciting second period.

England took the lead for the first time in the match inside the opening minute when Goode stepped up twice to convert penalty chances.

But Burke pulled one back on 48 minutes to make it 15-14 before Ireland strayed offside again for Goode to take his points tally to 18.

England were reduced to 14 men just before the hour when Walshe was sent to the sin-bin for diving over at the ruck.

Burke added another three points before Ireland scored their second try when Paddy Wallace slipped a neat pass Howe, who offloaded to Alan Quinlan, before running on the loop to catch the scoring pass to touch down in the corner.

Burke failed with the conversion but made no mistake with the final penalty of the game.