Ugo Monye’s run down of Ireland’s defensive stats:
Since the beginning of 2022, based on games played against the world’s top-10 sides, Monye pointed to Ireland having:
- Won the most breakdown turnovers
- Conceded the fewest linebreaks of any team
- Conceded the fewest points per 22 entry
- Conceded the fewest tries of any team
- Conceded the fewest 22 entries
- Conceded the fewest points
Just an awesome team.
England tried, but England’s defence is pathetic compared with Ireland’s. And I say this as an Englishman!