James Ryan insists it is not all doom and gloom

An improved performance let down by inaccuracies at crucial moments was how first-time captain James Ryan assessed Ireland’s performance in this latest defeat to England at Twickenham on Saturday.

Ryan’s side were beaten 18-7 in this Autumn Nations Cup pool match, the fourth straight defeat to the old enemy since February 2019, but the 24-year-old lock believes the gap is closing to Eddie Jones’s Six Nations champions.