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12th March 2022
06:39pm GMT
Hugo Keenan - 9
Showed great attacking awareness for his try. Superb under the high balls, for the first 50 minutes, until England got after him and won two penalties from it.
Andrew Conway - 7
One beautiful spiral kick with the outside of his boot. Repeated the dose, later on, but then sliced one out to put his team under the pump.
Garry Ringrose - 6
Needlessly kicked away possession and spilled forward under pressure.
Bundee Aki - 5
Strangely mute outing. Little impact in attack or defence.
James Lowe - 8
Blazed over for an early try and had 112 metres made after only 30 minutes. Fourth try was all about this guy's power.
Johnny Sexton - 6
Guilty of some loose kicks out of hand. Not his finest game in green but his last Six Nations outing at Twickenham ends with a win.
Jamison Gibson-Park - 7
Decided to quick-tap penalties when easy points were on offer. Quick-thinking did lead to two first half tries.
Cian Healy - 5
One early scrum win but was a tough watch after that. Missed three tackles.
Dan Sheehan - 6
Made a lot of early metres and stuck all his tackles, but was part of a front row that was very much second best.
Tadhg Furlong - 5
Had it hard going against Genge in the scrum. Carried well. A couple of loose handling moments.
Tadhg Beirne - 6
Fought and scrapped all evening, but not his greatest outing.
James Ryan N/A
Awaiting a hopefully positive update after another worrying concussion.
Peter O’Mahony - 5
Stuck all 10 tackles but had little impact in the mini battles and with his carries.
Josh van der Flier - 6
Teed up Lowe for his try. Ran into a few brick walls.
Caelan Doris - 7
Won his side a big turnover, on 54 minutes. Almost had Murray away after great line-break.
Freddie Steward - 6
Had a lot of pitch to cover and was scrambling as best he could. Stuck a couple of big tackles.
Max Malins - 6
Was all about his defence today, as got no real chance to get his mitts on the ball.
Joe Marchant - 7
Won his side a big penalty after a great kick-chase.
Henry Slade - 7
Another one that had little impact with carries, but defended excellently.
Jack Nowell - 8
Some shift from the winger-turned-emergency-flanker. Made some nice carries.
Marcus Smith - 7
Put up some lovely kicks for chases that won turnovers.
Harry Randall - 6
Some tough moments out there, but water off a duck's back. Lively.
Ellis Genge - 9
Was a scrum menace today. Tortured Tadhg Furlong.
Jamie George - 8
Put in a huge hit to stop Sexton in his tracks.
Kyle Sinckler - 7
Was going and scrummaging well until he got sparked out.
Maro Itoje - 9
The guy was everywhere today. A real pain for the Irish.
Charlie Ewels - 3
Got his tackle technique all wrong and cannot blame fatigue as it happened so early in the game.
Courtney Lawes - 7
Tackled anything in green that moved, and tackled hard.
Tom Curry N/A
Went into the game carrying a knock, and only lasted 15 minutes.
Sam Simmonds - 8
Gobbled up Keenan to win his side a big turnover and attacking platform.
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