England produced one of their best performances to beat Ireland with a last minute drop goal and also end their Grand Slam dream.
England’s Marcus Smith celebrates scoring the winning drop goal during the Six Nations international rugby union match between England and Ireland at Twickenham Stadium in south-west London, on March 9, 2024. Picture: Adrian DENNIS / AFP.
England, recovering in fine style from a 30-21 defeat by Scotland, scored three tries — through Ollie Lawrence, George Furbank and Ben Earl — to two from Ireland wing James Lowe. “For us to got out there and do that to a team like Ireland, who for me are the best team in the world at the minute, is a really special day.”
“Jamie has said he wants the supporters to enjoy it and bring them on the journey with us and I thought Twickenham was magnificent and the supporters left with a smile on their face,” said England coach Steve Borthwick.
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