The Freddie Steward red card was the main talking point of the opening 40 in Dublin.
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The fullback was dismissed after he made contact with the head of Ireland fullback Hugo Keenan.
England captain Owen Farrell was left baffled saying: “What? A red card?’ in a shocked tone.
One fan wrote: “Rugby is Dead! What can Steward do there?! That is a pure collision!.”
A second commented: “How on earth is that red card? Utterly absurd! What exactly was Steward supposed to do: dematerialise? IRLvENG.”
Another said: “Rugby is done, Steward tried to turn out of contact.”
Andy Goode added: “Awful call from Jaco Peyper, that’s a rugby incident never a red card for Steward.”
Freddie Steward red card
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