Rugby Union - Autumn Nations Cup - England v Ireland - Twickenham Stadium, London, Britain - November 21, 2020 England's Jonny May in action with Ireland's Jamison Gibson-Park and Peter O'Mahony Action Images via Reuters/Matthew Childs
It was something of a strange performance from England, who were always in control but barely fired an attacking shot in the second half, seemingly content to display their impressive defensive organisation and aggression as Ireland banged away in midfield. “In the second half we got a bit loose and a run of penalties meant we had to defend but sometimes that’s just the way the game flows.”
May had gone five games without a try but is now his country’s joint-second highest scorer alongside Ben Cohen and Will Greenwood - though still 18 adrift of Rory Underwood.Ireland, who began their campaign with victory over Wales last week, made almost no impression as Tom Curry, Billy Vunipola and Maro Itoje all made key turnovers and England constantly disrupted the visitors’ lineout to reach halftime 12-0 up.
After Henry Slade had brilliantly turned Chris Farrell as the centre crossed the line, Ireland finally got on the scoreboard five minutes from time when replacement flyhalf and former England Under-20 player Billy Burns chipped through for fellow replacement Stockdale to catch on the full and score.
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