Ant and Dec caught at centre of Six Nations rugby fan storm trends now
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Ant and Dec were caught at the centre of a storm with furious rugby fans on Saturday after coverage of the Ireland v England Six Nations match was 'cut short'.
On Friday, it was announced Saturday Night Takeaway would be starting later this weekend to ensure the sports game would be shown.
After Takeaway fans took aim at ITV for removing the show from the schedule in favour of the rugby last year, this weekend it was sports devotees who were left fuming.
While the game, which was won by Ireland 29-16, was shown to the end, the presentation of the Grand Slam trophy was not aired so Takeaway could go ahead at its scheduled time.
The ITV commentator told viewers the trophy presentation would be shown on ITV4 but the move left a bitter taste in the mouth of Ireland supporters.
Rage: Ant and Dec were caught at the centre of a storm with furious rugby fans on Saturday after coverage of the Ireland v England Six Nations match was 'cut short'
Change: While the game which was won by Ireland 29-16 was shown to the end, the presentation of the Grand Slam trophy was not aired so Takeaway could go ahead (pictured: Johnny Sexton of Ireland celebrates with the Six Nations Trophy)
Many viewers took to Twitter to vent their frustrations, questioning whether ITV should have the rights to rugby over the BBC.
One person wrote: 'Did ITV just cut the 6 Nations Grand Slam presentation for Saturday night takeaway JOKE!!!
