‘Ireland show they’re far from done with record-breaking win’Image source, InphoImage caption, Ireland notched their biggest points tally and biggest winning margin in an away fixture against EnglandByMatt GaultBBC Sport NI senior journalist at Allianz StadiumPublished1 hour agoThere was a moment, deep into England’s nightmare at Allianz Stadium, that summed up the ferocity and intensity that fuelled one of the great Ireland performances.With a famous Six Nations scalp on English soil already in the bag, Ireland surrendered possession with a rare mistake. Marcus Smith intercepted Jack Crowley’s attempted pass and off he went. England were 42-14 down, but Stuart McCloskey still wasn’t prepared to let Smith out of his sight. Even with a mountain of work already behind him, the seemingly indefatigable Ulster centre hared after the England replacement, chased him down and barrelled him into touch.It prompted one of the loudest Irish cheers on an afternoon soundtracked by them and was highlighted by head coach Andy Farrell in his post-match remarks as evidence of the unrelenting appetite that drove Ireland to a record 42-21 win in the home of English rugby.”Honestly, I mentioned it to the lads, I didn’t care whether we won or lost today, just whether we grew as a group, because we know where we want to go to and it just so happens that to the people of Ireland winning does matter and it brings a bit of joy on everyone’s face,” mentioned Farrell.”For them, I mean the crowd, the people that turned up, it was immense. I hope everyone at home is just as proud as well.”What went wrong for England in nightmare defeat?
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