Conway: We just got beaten by a better team

It is not the first time in recent memory that Ireland’s players have been asked to explain a costly sluggish start against a more physical England side but both Andrew Conway and Keith Earls were prepared to say this was a blip from which they can rebound.

Not only that but there is no lack of belief in the Ireland camp that the fightback from this first defeat of the 2020 campaign can lead to silverware in the form of the Guinness Six Nations title.