Injuries piled up but Andy Farrell’s men held firm in tough Six Nations encounter
In truth, Ireland’s defending was standoffish and at times even sloppy, particularly in the first half, and their breakdown issues undermined their normal fluency in attack.
What’s more, Doris suffered a back injury when hit in the air with that lineout read, and this was compounded by losing Sheehan, by the end of the first quarter, with Iain Henderson soon following. Ireland had been indebted to one superb try-saving tackle on van der Merwe by Hugo Keenan before Lowe won a penalty in the jackal and the half ended with another big Keenan tackle on Hogg before Lowe tackled George Turner into touch.
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