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23rd February 2020
06:02pm GMT

Early tries from George Ford and Elliot Daly - compounded by Irish errors - put England 14-0 ahead and there was no way back for the visitors. Andrew Porter's late try added a sheen of respectability for Ireland but the game was never as close as 24-12 suggests.
Following the game, Jones was cock-a-hoop and aimed a playful dig at the press for highlighting his selection of five locks in his squad while making a cricketing reference about the game.
"We controlled the conditions and the referee," he told reporters. "At half time, if that was a cricket game, we could have declared." "I don't need vindication," Jones added. "You guys stay clever. I'll learn from you and pick a better team. Maybe I'll pick six locks next week."Virgin Media's Sinead Kissane caught up with Jones before he stepped into that press conference. "We had a great preparation for this game," he began. "We played great against Scotland and had a great second 40 against France. "We had to [play well] as Ireland are a very good side," Jones continued. "As you guys have being saying all week, they're the greatest thing to come into rugby, they're all this and all that." Eddie Jones lives to fight another day, and several more after that.
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