#HALFBACKS:
- 10. Marcus Smith (England)
- 9. Ben White (Scotland)
Mail Online on Smith: “Can do no wrong at the moment and took his try well proving one step ahead of the Scots defence.”
#FRONT-ROW:
- 1. Andrew Porter (Ireland)
- 2. Julian Marchand (France)
- 3. Tadhg Furlong (Ireland)
The Irish Times on Porter: “Porter never stops. No trouble in the scrum although the referee had an early word. Around the pitch was at his bullocking best.”
RTE Online on Furlong: “Superb for the first half, with and without ball in hand, even more impressive given his lack of game time recently. Was called ashore after 53 minutes with eyes on a bigger battle.”