In rugby, defence is a state of mind said Mako Vunipola after England ripped Ireland a new position on how this year will go. Where Ireland came up short was one of those elementary blocks. Ireland knew that they would, with the Vunipola brothers Billy and Mako, with Manu Tuilagi, Jack Nowell and with Nathan Hughes on the bench. England knew they had the bodies and when beefy Ben Te’o dropped out, a bigger unit in Tuilagi came in. as a team I think it showed out there and we knew Ireland dominate possession.

Source: The Irish Times February 04, 2019 01:52 UTC