England pulled off a huge Six Nations shock in beating Ireland.
Ben Earl, the standout player for England, was the brains behind their strategy to upset Ireland in the Six Nations, according to England coach Steve Borthwick.
The 26-year-old Earl outperformed Ireland’s best players to help England win 23–22 at Twickenham, which came as a surprise.
Earl put up a strong showing with 19 carries, 101 metres gained, 12 tackles, and a pivotal try, despite his patchy selection history.
Ben Earl, the standout player for England, was the brains behind their strategy to upset Ireland in the Six Nations, according to England coach Steve Borthwick.
Earl, who is 26 years old, outperformed Ireland’s top players and helped England secure a surprising 23-22 victory at Twickenham.
Despite his inconsistent selection history, Earl made an impressive performance with 19 carries, making 101 metres, 12 tackles and scoring a crucial try.
Theo Dan, a young player who replaced England captain Jamie George 55 minutes into the match, contributed added vigor to the team. George promised to make Twickenham a difficult place for opponents, and to Dan’s great satisfaction, he delivered.
Dan gave his teammate high marks, stating, “He’s an amazing person. a fantastic mentor to me. He has been so wonderful to me that I am at a loss for words. If you’re an older player and you see someone younger coming through as a little distant, it’s tempting to assume the worst, but he couldn’t be more the complete opposite. I’ve been taken under his wing by him. In general, he has been an amazing mentor to me over the past few years.”
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Ireland’s rugby team lost to England in the Six Nations, but head coach Andy Farrell says his squad will bounce back soon and acknowledges that “we deserved to lose.” At Twickenham, the host team won 23–22 thanks to a last-minute drop goal by Marcus Smith of England, which put the Irish team within a whisker of winning the championship.
Ireland can still win the tournament even after this loss if they defeat Scotland in Dublin the following weekend. “We said from the beginning that we’d like to be in with a chance of winning the competition on the last day and here we are,” Farrell said.
He added: “Look, the lads are realists, they’ll learn the lessons quickly. There’s not a problem at all about getting the lads back on track for next week. Six Nations (titles) are unbelievably difficult to come by. To win them you tend to have a lot of ups and downs.”
He continued: “We were on the wrong side of that result but there will be absolutely no problem whatsoever getting back to work next week for what is a super important week for Irish rugby. You dust yourselves down. We’ve been very good at winning and moving on to the next one. We’ve got to be really good at losing as well.
“We’ve got to dust ourselves down tomorrow and make sure that we turn up with a smile on our face because we’ve got a championship to win next weekend.”
Rebounding off a disheartening defeat to Scotland in the third round of the Calcutta Cup, the opposition scored three goals through Ollie Lawrence, George Furbank, and Ben Earl. Farrell expressed no complaints about the result.
“Observe the caliber of the players they possess,” said Farrell. “Undoubtedly, recovering from a setback tends to focus the mind a little bit. Hopefully, this works for us the next week.
