John O’Sullivan hands out the marks with Mack Hansen a deserved man of the match
It was a curate’s egg, pinged three times for getting in front of the jumper at a lineout, crawling through at a ruck and then again for grabbing the man in the air but there was plenty of good stuff in there too.An excellent 53 minutes, lively, accurate, hard-working with several classy touches and a great awareness of creating and preserving space. He took a super short line for Aki’s try and a fine carry out wide in the build-up to Ringrose’s try.
Ireland's James Lowe celebrates scoring a try with Josh Van der Flier. Photograph: Dan Sheridan/InphoAn outstanding effort from a young player operating in a less familiar position. He worked hard and to good effect on both sides of the ball, illustrated in 13 tackles, the second highest in the team, and 11 carries for 38 metres. He forced a penalty turnover in his own 22 after Aki’s try. He put his hand up.
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