Steve Borthwick’s side led 10-5 at half-time before conceding 22 unanswered points in the second 40, only getting on the scoresheet again once the hosts had taken an unassailable lead.
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Read More“I would say England are unfit,” former Ireland winger Bowe said on BBC 5Live’s Rugby Union Weekly podcast.
“It seemed like they were deliberately trying to slow down play. And then in the second half, they just had no puff. They had no energy. They were walking to line-outs.”
“That’s quite concerning I think, because whenever these guys came off the bench they were meant to add tempo, but realistically the rest of the players around them didn’t have the energy to try and build on that.”
He wrote in the Telegraph: “Ireland proved that rugby players will always triumph over athletes. In England, we build athletes. The others build rugby players who turn into athletes. This match in Dublin was a microcosm of the current state of English rugby.
“There are few in England’s starting team who could be directly criticised but barely any are in the World XV conversation. We create athletes not rugby players and the chickens are coming home to roost.”
And ex-England captain Lawrence Dallaglio made a similar point about the difference in quality between the two sides.
“Look across the Ireland team: Doris, Jamison Gibson-Park, Sheehan from the bench. They have world-class options, and at the moment, England don’t.”
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Read More“England did show some signs of improvement,” Dallaglio said. “Their defence has moved on significantly from the autumn. I thought that both in terms of one-up tackling and the cohesiveness of the whole system, they look far more competent.
Woodward was even more positive, writing in the Mail on Sunday: “I thought the display from Borthwick’s team against Ireland was a step in the right direction, especially when compared to the autumn.
“Marcus Smith’s kick-off was instantly regained by Freddie Steward. This might seem a small thing, but it is part of something far bigger.
“Most teams kick long from kick-offs or restarts, but going short shows you are trying to be brave. It shows a positive mindset. That’s what I’ve been crying out for from England for a long time now, hence my glass-half-full view.”
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