England clinch Grand Slam

England clinch Grand Slam

1 of 11 England's talismanic captain Martin Johnson speaks to the referee as he prepares to lead his side in the Grand Slam decider

2 of 11 Ireland open the scoring but England hit back with a try from Lawrence Dallaglio after just eight minutes

3 of 11 The former skipper is congratulated after scoring between the posts following good work by scrum-half Matt Dawson

4 of 11 A good period of attacking play from Ireland fails to yield a try thanks to some tigerish England defending

5 of 11 Jonny Wilkinson is influential as ever and two drop-goals on his wrong foot before half-time extend England's lead

6 of 11 There is simply no way through for Ireland as England take control of the match in the second half

7 of 11 Mike Tindall bursts through to score on 60 minutes, opening the floodgates against a tiring Irish side

8 of 11 Will Greenwood bundles over a try and then intercepts a stray pass to run in another in the closing stages

9 of 11 England run out 42-6 winners as Dawson and Wilkinson congratulate each other at the final whistle

10 of 11 Martin Johnson lifts the Six Nations trophy as England complete their 12th Grand Slam and their first since 1995

11 of 11 Man-of-the-match Wilkinson celebrates his first Grand Slam and will now aim to win the World Cup in the autumn