Simon Easterby: Gibson-Park a 'dream player' for Andy Farrell's Ireland

Gibson-Park’s speed of thought in scoring Ireland’s first try off a quick tap against England was a key moment and he terrorised the fringe defence time and again with his quick heels

Jamison Gibson-Park during training with the Ireland squad. Pic: Henry Simpson/Inpho

It’s the beauty of rugby that, in a game populated by giants, a man standing just 5’ 9” can stand head and shoulders above the rest. That man in Twickenham last Saturday was Jamison Gibson-Park.

Take James Lowe out of the equation after his early injury and every man jack who started for the visitors scored highly in the infamous player ratings pieces that proliferated in the wake of the bonus-point win.