Identity of the pitch invader during England's Nations League victory against Ireland?

England's victory in the Nations League match against the Republic of Ireland in Dublin will be most remembered for Declan Rice's spectacular goal and his admirable decision not to celebrate. Jack Grealish also made headlines by scoring against his former country, but he did not feel the same compulsion to follow Rice's gestures in his jubilation.

The victory was the ideal start to Lee Carsley’s tenure as interim manager; the attacking fluidity of the team, refreshed by some new youthful inclusions, caught the eye in what could have been a difficult fixture.

Among the new faces, one in particular stood out as the teams lined up before kick off. A pitch invader had managed to make it all the way to the players, dressed in a full England kit, before he was hauled off by security staff.

Who was the pitch invader during Ireland vs England?

The man was not, it transpired, simply an overeager fan trying to get within touching distance of the England team. Instead, it was someone with plenty of experience of gatecrashing sporting events.

The guilty culprit at the Aviva Stadium was YouTuber Jarvo, whose channel has over 200,000 subscribers. He has carried out several pranks at sporting events, including getting onto the pitch during the Cricket World Cup last year and at a Test match between England and India at Lord’s in 2021.

He was also supposedly the man behind the sex noise played in the BBC studio before an FA Cup match between Wolves and Liverpool in January last year, which left Gary Lineker red-faced.

Jarvo’s interruption of the Ireland vs England match meant kick off was delayed by five minutes, although his short video of the event has already racked up 48,000 views at the time of writing.

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Where he will appear next remains to be seen, but keep an eye out for a tall man with the number 69 on his shirt.

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