Rory Best, Ireland Rugby, RBS Six Nations

Ireland composure enough against England.

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Ireland produced a ruthlessly composed performance to derail England’s Grand Slam chances in the final match of this seasons RBS Six Nations series at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday evening.

The writing was always on the wall that this set of overinflated gym-bunnies would self destruct, following the absurd performance against Italy, and Eddie Jones and his management team should have a look at their “World Class” Women’s side if they want to learn how to play under intense pressure.

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As we’d predicted, Ireland didn’t have to do a lot to win this one. Composure under pressure, secure scrums and lineouts and harass England was all it was ever going to take. Of course there was the huge physical commitment, but that was always a given, given the enormity of the occasion.

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One response to “Ireland composure enough against England.”

  1. David

    If only they had dropped Toner earlier

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