England 13 - 19 Ireland
Ireland bet England at Twickenham.
Mostly, Ireland defended well, and England lost all their balls because of the most pitiful lineout one has ever witnessed. I mean, even I can throw better than that.
The English would probably have won had they had the balls to play with. They almost scored twice, and did score one try, despite having very few ammunititon. They didn't play very fair, however, and were lucky not to get a yellow card on at least two occasions. They also leaked too many penalties, which is something they didn't do last year. Of course, at least once I didn't understand why the referee penalised Hill, but overall, the English did make mistakes, conceding penalties and giving all their lineouts but one or two to the Irish. Very interesting game to watch, as the suspense lasted to the end. And a few nice mauls, particularly from the Irish, whose pack I didn't expect at that level.
Ireland bet England at Twickenham.
Mostly, Ireland defended well, and England lost all their balls because of the most pitiful lineout one has ever witnessed. I mean, even I can throw better than that.
The English would probably have won had they had the balls to play with. They almost scored twice, and did score one try, despite having very few ammunititon. They didn't play very fair, however, and were lucky not to get a yellow card on at least two occasions. They also leaked too many penalties, which is something they didn't do last year. Of course, at least once I didn't understand why the referee penalised Hill, but overall, the English did make mistakes, conceding penalties and giving all their lineouts but one or two to the Irish. Very interesting game to watch, as the suspense lasted to the end. And a few nice mauls, particularly from the Irish, whose pack I didn't expect at that level.
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