BBC Sport looks at five key talking points from Ireland's 29-10 win over England in the World Cup warm-up game in Dublin.
Ireland boosted their World Cup preparations and heaped pressure on an England side clearly lacking confidenceBut what did we learn from the match? BBC Sport looks at five key talking points fromWith Owen Farrell's World Cup participation already in doubt, England head coach Steve Borthwick faces further disciplinary-based disruptions this week following Billy Vunipola's red card against Ireland.
"We talked about the way this Test week was disrupted [by the Farrell saga] and I need to adapt throughout the week. It's another challenge that's been thrown at us."Veteran wing Keith Earls gave the Ireland fans a moment to savour when he marked his 100th cap with the final try of the game A hugely popular member of the squad, Munster stalwart Earls, 35, became the ninth Irish centurion on Saturday and provided Ireland with the perfect World Cup send-off when he took Bundee Aki's pass in his stride and raised the Aviva roof with his 36th international try.
And just as he did after the win over Italy, Farrell used the word 'clunky' in his assessment of the performance. But as England toiled, those in green found a way to score five tries and record their 12th straight Test win stretching back to last year's tour of New Zealand.
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