From beating the blitz defence to creating uncomfortable chaos in transition, how Andy Farrell’s side can prevail on their travels to London
Six Nations: Five ways Ireland can beat England at TwickenhamEngland have been at times an incisive outfit. However, the issue is scoring efficiency. Against Scotland, errors in attacking positions cost them dearly, none more so than George Furbank’s spill which allowed Duhan van Der Merwe to score. England made 25 handling errors in that game, a criminally high number.figure of 36.7 – second highest in the competition – shows a killer instinct that we have not yet seen from the English.
In Rome, English lock Ollie Chessum came flying out of the line to attack Paolo Garbisi. Joe Marler was the defender opposite the Italian 10, but as a prop, he lacked the speed to get in his face, so Chessum intervened. Ethan Roots flies up but fails to stop the pass being made. With prop Will Stuart on his inside, England don't have the pace to close the gap left by Roots and Tommy Reffell can break.
In Sam Underhill and Ben Earl, England have picked two specialist poachers in their backrow. This is a ploy they have used against other teams as well, but Borthwick is certainly aware of the importance of disrupting Ireland on the floor given their desire to dominate possession.
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