Ireland will rue much of the inaccuracies which undermined this display
The scrum went well, and Tadgh Beirne, Josh van der Flier and Cian Prendergast put in big shifts, albeit the Irish pack missed the dynamic carrying of a Caelan Doris or Jack Conan. Behind them, Jamison Gibson-Park will be better after shaking off the cobwebs here and Ross Byrne grew into the game, although he’ll rue missing three of four kicks.
For the third meeting in a row, England’s efforts were blighted by a third red card, after Billy Vunipola’s yellow for catching Andrew Porter’s head with his shoulder was upgraded to red by the bunker official. That, and Earls’ introduction, belatedly brought both the crowd and the occasion to life. As expected, an England team utterly devoid of ambition brought nothing but their kicking game, along with solid set pieces and defence. Ireland looked capable of dissecting England whenever they generated quick ball and timed their runs and passes, as they did at either end of the first period, but hardly at all in between as their attack spluttered.
The opening try originated in one of five takes in the air by Hansen, from which Ringrose passed long to Lowe on the wing and, as ever, the ball was recycled after he took on Watson on the outside to spread the English defence off the next recycle. When Ford missed a penalty to touch, admittedly Lowe did brilliantly to keep the ball infield and kick downfield, Vunipola’s knock-on proved a turning point.After Ireland worked the ball wide to O’Mahony, again stretching the English defence off the recycle, Hansen showed his all-round footballing ability by stepping into midfield and crosskicking perfectly for Garry Ringrose, hugging the right touchline.
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