PLAYER RATINGS: Supreme Ellis Genge and Jamie George dazzled for England regardless of their Six Nations title hopes ending by the hands of Eire, however Charlie Ewels was reckless after being despatched off simply 82 seconds in
- England’s Six Nations title hopes got here to an finish after their defeat by Eire
- Ellis Genge and Jamie George delivered excellent performances at Twickenham
- However Charlie Ewels’ early sending-off left the hosts within the lurch within the thrilling tie
- Sportsmail’s ADAM HATHAWAY charges the performances of Eddie Jones’ gamers
England’s Six Nations title hopes have been ended after their defeat by Eire at Twickenham on Saturday night, however a number of stars delivered standout showings.
Ellis Genge and Jamie George have been amongst these to face out, however Charlie Ewels’ reckless sending-off simply 82 seconds into the conflict left the hosts teetering.
Marcus Smith scored 5 penalties at hand the Pink Rose a glimmer of hope, however Eire made essentially the most of their man benefit to maintain their very own trophy bid alive.
Sportsmail‘s ADAM HATHAWAY was readily available to price the performances of every of Eddie Jones‘ gamers…
Ellis Genge and Jamie George each stood out for England regardless of their defeat by Eire
Eire saved their Six Nations hopes alive at Twickenham after breaking down the 14-man hosts
Freddie Steward – 6.5 Stable defensively and beneath the excessive ball however we noticed little from him in assault, primarily due to England’s numerical drawback and the actual fact the scrum was their dominant weapon.
Max Malins – 5 Could not cease James Lowe from scoring Eire’s first and produced a poor attacking cross firstly of the second interval.
Joe Marchant – 6.5 He obtained subsequent to no ball to play with, however he hassled and harried and chased each England kick with tenacity. Changed by Elliot Daly.
Joe Marchant hassled and harried each kick with tenacity earlier than being substituted off
Henry Slade – 6.5 Seemed like he would have a shot at objective within the first half earlier than giving method to Marcus Smith and needed to make do with doing the laborious yards.
Jack Nowell – 7 Packed down in England’s back-row after they went all the way down to 14. His orange boots stood out wherever he went and he by no means stopped working.
Marcus Smith – 6 Missed one first-half penalty when England’s alternatives have been at a premium. Kicked nicely after that however this wasn’t a recreation suited to his strengths.
Marcus Smith kicked nicely however the conflict was not one which suited the fly-half’s strengths
Harry Randall – 5.5 Tossed apart like a ragdoll by Caelan Doris. Maintained a want to play with tempo which bodes nicely. One poor kick and changed by Ben Youngs.
Ellis Genge – 9 Dominant in addition to intelligent on the set-piece and obtained on prime of the mighty Tadhg Furlong within the first half. Supreme across the park too. Gave every part earlier than Joe Marler got here on.
Jamie George – 9 Massively spectacular. Helped solidify England after nightmare begin and dominated on the scrum. Leapt like a gazelle every time his group received a penalty.
George was spectacular for the hosts and helped solidify them after their nightmare begin
Kyle Sinckler – 7 A part of an English entrance row which went nicely on the scrum within the first half and gave their group an opportunity. Changed by Will Stuart simply earlier than the break.
Maro Itoje – 8.5 Match to start out after an sickness scare and appeared proper up for the battle earlier than kick-off. Itoje was majestic all through and a scourge of Eire as soon as once more.
Charlie Ewels – 2 Despatched off 82 seconds in after his head collided with that of reverse quantity James Ryan. Referee Mathieu Raynal determined Ewels had been reckless in not making an attempt to get decrease within the deal with.
Charlie Ewels had been despatched off simply 82 seconds in after his head collided with James Ryan’s
Courtney Lawes (capt) – 7 Tried to speak Raynal out of displaying Ewels crimson however all the time confronted a shedding battle on that entrance. His group confirmed heroic effort, however they finally ran out of puff.
Tom Curry – 5 Confirmed outstanding composure when a pitch invader who stood subsequent to him for the anthems was tackled by safety. When the motion began, he lasted simply quarter-hour earlier than damage struck.
Sam Simmonds – 7 Bounced Lowe out broad when given an opportunity to roam and smashed Furlong too. Additionally confirmed he can do the robust stuff in a rear-guard motion.
Replacements: Alex Dombrandt 6 (for Curry 15), Will Stuart 7 (for Sinckler 39), Ben Youngs 6.5 (for Randall 53), Joe Marler 5.5 (for Genge 67), Joe Launchbury 5.5 (for Dombrandt 67), Elliot Daly 5 (for Marchant 70), George Ford 5 (for Steward 80), Jamie Blamire 5 (for George 80)
