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Here are our Ireland Vs England player ratings after Ireland’s 27-22 Guinness Six Nations victory in Dublin on Saturday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ireland Vs England Player Ratings<\/h2>\n

Ireland:<\/h3>\n

15 – Hugo Keenan: 8<\/h4>\n

Bossed the game from the back and made a crucial cover tackle on Tommy Freeman. As reliable and solid as ever.<\/p>\n

14 – Mack Hansen: 7<\/h4>\n

Smashed debutant Cadan Murley opposite him and didn’t put a foot wrong.<\/p>\n

13 – Garry Ringrose: 6<\/h4>\n

Didn’t have a bad game, but was effectively nullified by England<\/a> and had little impact.<\/p>\n

12 – Bundee Aki: 7<\/h4>\n

Like Ringrose, was ineffective for much of the game. However, proved his quality with a ridiculous finish in the second half to send Ireland on their way to victory.<\/p>\n

11 – James Lowe: 9.5<\/h4>\n

Absolutely immense in the air and created two scores for Ireland<\/a> with ball-in-hand. Played right on the edge without ever overstepping and wound England up superbly.<\/p>\n

Some wayward kicking the only reason Lowe doesn’t get a 10\/10 for his man-of-the-match display.<\/p>\n

10 – Sam Prendergast: 7<\/h4>\n

Shut down in the first half but grew into the game after the break. Not a great day with the kicking tee – something he’ll need to improve in tighter games.<\/p>\n

9 – Jamison Gibson-Park: 8<\/h4>\n

Managed the game well and picked a great support line to follow Lowe’s break and finish off Ireland’s opening try.<\/p>\n

1 – Andrew Porter: 7<\/h4>\n

Great in the scrum and bullied his way around the park. Another strong showing from the Irish loosehead.<\/p>\n

2 – R\u00f3nan Kelleher: 7<\/h4>\n

Solid at set-piece and unlucky to have a try disallowed. Will hope to keep his place with the returning Dan Sheehan breathing down his neck.<\/p>\n

3 – Finlay Bealham: 7<\/h4>\n

Matched up well to Ellis Genge at the scrum, and was a big contributor in the loose.<\/p>\n

4 – James Ryan: 7<\/h4>\n

Solid and effective. Not his best display ever but did his job and managed the line-out well.<\/p>\n

5 – Tadhg Beirne: 7<\/h4>\n

Got penalised for holding Maro Itoje, which cost them a try. However, on another day he gets away with it and is praised for utilising the dark arts well.<\/p>\n

6 – Ryan Baird: 6<\/h4>\n

Nothing remarkable but played his part, will hope to have a bigger impact next weekend. Carried well.<\/p>\n

7 – Josh van der Flier: 8<\/h4>\n

Always among Ireland’s best players, he was ferocious on both sides of the ball. His ball-playing is sometimes overlooked but played a big part in the team’s attack once again.<\/p>\n

8 – Caelan Doris: 7<\/h4>\n

Outplayed by the English back row in the first half but stepped up when it mattered.<\/p>\n

Replacements: 7<\/h4>\n

Great to see Dan Sheehan back and scoring. Subs didn’t change the game particularly, but all did their jobs when brought on and ensured Ireland saw out the game.<\/p>\n

England:<\/h3>\n

15 – Freddie Steward: 6<\/h4>\n

Great in the air as always, but often ran down blind alleys on the counter. Made little impact in attack, along with most of the English backs.<\/p>\n

14 – Tommy Freeman: 7<\/h4>\n

Took his try well late on but had next to no ball. Service from inside him not good enough, meaning he never got a chance to run in space.<\/p>\n

13 – Ollie Lawrence: 8<\/h4>\n

An absolute wrecking ball in attack and defence. Showed glimpses of what he’s done in a Bath shirt for the past two seasons.<\/p>\n

Could be massive for England if they can take off the hand-brake and use him to his full potential.<\/p>\n

12 – Henry Slade: 7<\/h4>\n

Excellent grubber for Murley’s try and slotted in at fly-half when Marcus Smith went to the bin.<\/p>\n

Classy as ever but needs to do better at unlocking this England attack.<\/p>\n

11 – Cadan Murley: 6<\/h4>\n

Did well to score a debut try but looked nervous and made several mistakes. Bags of talent and should come good, but needs time to develop into a test player.<\/p>\n

10 – Marcus Smith: 7<\/h4>\n

Yellow card not his fault as the result of a team warning. Involved in everything England did well in attack, but didn’t see enough from him or the team.<\/p>\n

9 – Alex Mitchell: 5<\/h4>\n

Good kicking game but twice fell off of tackles that led to Irish tries. A harsh reminder of how punishing international rugby can be.<\/p>\n

1 – Ellis Genge: 7<\/h4>\n

Full of bite and intensity in the carry. Coughed up a pivotal scrum penalty but replays suggested it could have easily gone his way.<\/p>\n

2 – Luke Cowan-Dickie: 6<\/h4>\n

Great in the first period but dropped off after half time, as did most of the England team.<\/p>\n

3 – Will Stuart: 6<\/h4>\n

Largely anonymous, but performed solidly at the scrum. Needs to get more involved in open play.<\/p>\n

4 – Maro Itoje: 6<\/h4>\n

Did his best to lead from the front on his debut as captain, but gave away several penalties and seemed to lose the referee in the second half.<\/p>\n

Some harsh calls against him and the team, but needs to get on top of his discipline now he’s leading the team.<\/p>\n

5 – George Martin: 6<\/h4>\n

A solid shift, spend the majority of the game doing the hard work most people don’t see.<\/p>\n

6 – Tom Curry: 8<\/h4>\n

Fantastic in defence and prevented any Irish momentum in the first half. A constant nuisance at the breakdown and proved his quality once again.<\/p>\n

7 – Ben Curry: 8<\/h4>\n

A carbon copy of his twin brother’s performance, both of the Currys were excellent. If any English players deserved to win on Saturday, it was the Sale Sharks pair.<\/p>\n

8 – Ben Earl: 7<\/h4>\n

Made a trademark break in midfield and put himself about well. Not as effective in defence at the Curry twins but made his tackles and put in a good performance before being taken off.<\/p>\n

Replacements: 6<\/h4>\n

Tom Willis did well when he came on for Earl, but most of the others struggled to impact the game. Chandler Cunningham-South’s mistimed tackle in the air felt like a turning point, though the player cannot be blamed for what followed his error.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Now at SportsCasting, James provides expert analysis and detailed research features, as well as covering breaking news stories.","sameAs":["https:\/\/x.com\/https:\/\/x.com\/JChittickjourno"],"url":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/author\/jameschittick\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33743","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/369"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33743"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33743\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33752,"href":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33743\/revisions\/33752"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33745"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33743"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33743"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33743"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}