Owen Farrell has been praised for his post-match interview following his sides defeat in Dublin.
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The very first thing England captain did, when ITV collared him for a chat, was to pay tribute to the hosts. The victors.
“First of all,” he said, “congratulations to Ireland. Winning a Grand Slam is special.
“We showed a tremendous amount of fight. We probably gave too many penalties away in the first half which allowed Ireland in.”
He was then quizzed on Freddie Steward’s red card, which he’d go onto describe as ‘harsh’ but accepted they ‘make rules for a reason’.
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#1. Alex Dombrandt
RUCK 5/10: “Caught out defensively again. Poor.”
Telegraph 6/10: “Late hit on Sexton put England under pressure and he was left on an island chasing Van der Flier before Sheehan’s try. Better here, but was it enough long-term”
Planet Rugby 6/10: “The number eight didn’t quite rise to the occasion again, and while he did have some success with his carries, he still isn’t fronting up physically.
Rugby Pass 4.5/10: “With Zach Mercer back from France when England will next play he needed a big game following last week’s anonymity, but it didn’t materialise. Deserved kudos for holding Johnny Sexton up over the line off a penalty tap but otherwise struggled to impose himself in the first half. There was no impact carrying and his defence was exposed for the opening Irish try, getting flummoxed by the inside pass when trying to provide protection in the first channel away from a maul..”
Mail Online 5/10: “Challenge on Johnny Sexton gifted Ireland penalty in first half but did share of defending.”
Replacement: Zach Mercer
