It was there for Ireland and then it wasn't for Ireland.
There will be a studied debrief from Andy Farrell and Peter O'Mahony in a couple of minutes - most of you will be able to catch it online.There is an irritating indent/advertisement that plays in Twickenham and it plays into the home side's self-image - it goes "England are England..."
Ireland, having got themselves into a winning position on too many occasions but most noticeably in the final moments couldn't keep control.Ireland failed to dominate field position which would have been the beating of the straight frontal-rush England side.
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