England’s Rugby World Cup warm-up win over Ireland: five things we learned | Paul Rees

Jonny May’s pace strikes fear into opponents while Tom Wood’s return to form gave England’s lineout a boost in a victory that demonstrated the importance of home advantage for Stuart Lancaster’s sideStuart Lancaster’s plans for the opening World Cup match against Fiji were thrown into confusion after last month’s defeat in Paris when problems at the scrum, lineout and the breakdown forced him to assess his options against Ireland. Geoff Parling’s return to lead the lineout helped England to a 100% return from 14 throws and the second row stole an Irish lineout five metres from his line in the …