Ireland beat England in their final Six Nations match to win a Grand Slam in Dublin for the first time; Ireland are on a 10-game winning streak, which includes a series win in New Zealand and victories over world champions South Africa and Australia
Last Updated: 20/03/23 9:28am
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Ireland head coach Andy Farrell was delighted to clinch the Grand Slam on home turf while England’s Steve Borthwick admitted his side fell short
Ireland head coach Andy Farrell was delighted to clinch the Grand Slam on home turf while England’s Steve Borthwick admitted his side fell short
Andy Farrell insists Ireland’s game is “nowhere near” where he would like it to be as he seeks to keep driving standards on the back of their Grand Slam success.
The world’s No 1 team delivered on pre-tournament expectations by powering to the Six Nations title with an impressive clean sweep, which was sealed by Saturday’s 29-16 win over England in Dublin.
Ireland were never more than six points behind during the championship and combined grit and guile to produce their signature free-flowing rugby amid substantial injury adversity.
Head coach Farrell was pleased with the control his squad displayed during the competition but is striving for improvement moving towards the autumn World Cup in France.
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