Six Nations 2015 Round 3: 5 things we learned
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Six Nations 2015 Round 3: 5 things we learned
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Rugby is a simple gameGoing into Sunday’s game in Dublin, all the talk was of how England had the more exciting set of young backs, but Ireland were so tactically astute that the visitors might not get the chance to show it.
The game went almost exactly to script.
Ireland had nearly 60% possession and territory, more passes and runs than England, but far fewer metres gained.
They nailed the basics and starved England of a platform or field position from which to unleash the likes of Watson and Nowell, who looked dangerous intermittently.
Joseph was nowhere to be seen – the speed w…
Rugby is a simple gameGoing into Sunday’s game in Dublin, all the talk was of how England had the more exciting set of young backs, but Ireland were so tactically astute that the visitors might not get the chance to show it.
The game went almost exactly to script.
Ireland had nearly 60% possession and territory, more passes and runs than England, but far fewer metres gained.
They nailed the basics and starved England of a platform or field position from which to unleash the likes of Watson and Nowell, who looked dangerous intermittently.
Joseph was nowhere to be seen – the speed w…
