Passmore: short corners our undoing

IRISH coach Dave Passmore refused to be disheartened by yesterday’s 5-1 loss to England - and believes his team will bounce back from the defeat.

“In terms of circle penetration we were only beaten 17-15 by England and throughout the game we were a match for them in most areas,” he said.

“It was only in terms of short corners earned that they beat us heavily, 7-2. They scored five times from those opportunities and we only scored once.”