Ireland: England Saxons 8 Ireland Wolfhounds 14

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A gritty defensive display from the Wolfhounds was enough to secure an 8 – 14 win against England Saxons at Kingsholm on Saturday evening.

The conditions and the thrown together nature of the teams for these matches ensured it was never going to be a classic but Ireland’s pinching of two soft tries by Leinster pairing Isaac Boss and Ian Madigan proved enough to give the Wolfhounds victory.

Boss exploited a huge defensive gap to stroll over in the fourth minute  after dummying of the back of a scrum. Madigan added the extras and Ireland led 0 – 5.

Despite plying with the wind Ireland were pegged in their own half and, after spurring a few chances, England finally got on the scoreboard when Anthony Watson latched onto a Craig Gilroy fumble to sprint clear. Freddy burns missed the conversion leaving the score at 5 – 7.

Ireland nicked a second try moments later, this time Madigan catching the defence wrong footed with a quick tap and go at a penalty. The Leinster tyro . . .

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