The Irish team won, five years later, with its fourth title of champion of the Six Nations rugby tournament
Those of Andy Farrell have not found a rival in this edition
The The Irish rugby team did not fail and won, five years later, with its fourth title of champion of the Six Nations tournamentafter winning this Saturday for 29-16 to Englandwho, despite his tenacious resistance, could not prevent the full victories of the local team.
An immaculate career that allowed Ireland to win the fourth Grand Slam in its history, the first achieved in Dublin, which it found in the victory of those from andy farrel the best reason to prolong the celebrations on the occasion of the Saint Patrick’s Day.
Party that seemed bent on watering down the local fans, an English team still enraged by the resounding ‘beating’ (10-53) that suffered last Saturday against France, the largest defeat suffered by the “XV” de la Rosa in all its story in twickenham.
Owen Farrelson of the Irish coach, led the attack of an English team willing to make amends for the affront suffered against the French with a victory in Dublin.
England stood at fourteen minutes with a more than interesting advantage of six points (0-6) thanks to the two penalty blows transformed by Owen Farrel.
But neither did the Irish team, number one in the world rankings, let alone its captain, get nervous. Jonathan Sextonwho three minutes later reduced the gap (3-6) with a penalty that made him the top scorer in the tournament’s history ahead of his compatriot Ron O’Gara.
A kick that began the comeback of the Irish team, which in the 32nd minute definitively turned the score around (10-6) with a test from Dan Sheehan and the subsequent conversion of sexton.
To this advantage was added the numerical superiority that the Irish team enjoyed from the forty-three minute mark with the expulsion of the Englishman freddy stewartwho saw the red card after hitting the Irishman’s face at the wrong time with his forearm Hugo Keenan.
The numerical superiority did not prevent England from getting closer on the scoreboard (10-9) ten minutes after the start of the second half with a new penalty blow transformed by Owen Farrel.
Result that made the Irish team nervous, which did not seem to breathe until Robby Henshawfirst, and later Dan Sheehanchosen as the best player of the match, placed with their essays a fifteen point lead (24-9) over the “XV” of Trébol on the scoreboard.
The advantage was made sterile by the subsequent trial by England, which could not prevent Ireland from celebrating yet another trial to put an end (29-16) to an edition of the Six Nations in which Andy Farrell’s men have found no rival.
The best possible tribute to the Irish captain Jonathan Sextonwho at the age of 37 played his last game of the Six Nations, from which he says goodbye as his all-time top scorer with a total of 569 points.
A legend who will try to extend his service sheet with the Irish team next September during the World Cup to be held in France and in which the “XV” of Clover is emerging as the main rival of the three “giants ” from the southern hemisphere: New Zealand, South Africa and Australia.