Needless.

Ireland’s unbeaten streak at home came to a crashing end last night as old rivals England defeated them 30-22 in their Six Nations opener at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin.

It was a bruising affair with massive collisions from the minute a whistle was blown, with Ireland losing Keith Earls early on following a number of questionable hits, with one resulting in a yellow card for flanker Tom Curry.

And another Englishman could find himself in a bit of trouble judging by this footage. A vicious shoulder on Jacob Stockdale by centre Manu Tuilagi was not picked up by the match officials on the day that could result in a citing and a sanction.

Have a look below. Nasty stuff from Tuilagi.