Slattery and Ireland get timing just right

CLUBS INTERNATIONAL:

There was reason to celebrate a little more than just the unveiling of a magnificent new club premises for Cork Constitution; Ireland, despite yielding a fair bit on the physical stakes, produced a top quality performance to secure another win over the auld enemy.

They did have to fight for everything as England upped the tempo in a second half when the Irish clubs lost both half-backs for 10 minutes apiece to yellow cards, but the fight in Ireland was always evident, they survived considerable trauma and then hit back with an injury-time try to prove their worth.