PAUL REES

A red letter day for Ireland who achieved a first Grand Slam victory in Dublin after a red card for Freddie Steward at the end of the first half that England felt was harsh.
The score was then 10-6 to Ireland who had been dragged into a slow game by an England team that, led by Jack Willis, battled at the breakdown and shackled the home half-backs by slowing down possession. It was a marked contrast to the previous week when they have been overrun by France, but even if Steward had remained on the field England did not show enough in attack to suggest they would break up their hos...