Andy Farrell admits there will be a harsh review of Ireland’s stuttering win over 14-man England but insists he has no concerns about his side’s “world-class” scrum.
Ireland kept themselves in Six Nations title contention on Saturday evening by battling to a 32-15 bonus-point victory over depleted opponents at a raucous Twickenham.
Eddie Jones’ hosts played almost the entire game a man down following Charlie Ewels’ second-minute red card but, with wing Jack Nowell filling in at flanker, they dominated the set-piece.
England’s scrum engineered six penalties, leaving Jones questioning why referee Mathieu Raynal did not penalise the visitors’ misfiring forwards more harshly by reaching for a yellow card.
Ireland head coach Farrell, who selecte …
- March 14, 2022
