It was a huge win for Steve Borthwick, with Ollie Lawrence registering an early try after Jack Crowley’s penalty before the Ireland fly-half’s accuracy from the tee had his out-of-sorts side leading at the interval. James Lowe struck to extend the lead after half-time, only for England to hit back through George Furbank and Ben Earl, the second after Irish captain Peter O’Mahony had been sin-binned.
