Captain Reggie Corrigan paid tribute to his pack after Ireland A's two tries to nil victory over England A at Franklin's Gardens last night. This 25-18 win came hot on the heels of their 55-22 thrashing of Wales A a fortnight ago and the Leinster prop admitted everything so far had gone according to plan.
"We had a great start to the competition against Wales and we were determined to follow that through with a good result here," Corrigan said. "It wasn't an easy thing to do, to come over here to Northampton and try to win at quite an intimidating venue, but I have to say I was very happy with the way the guys performed and their attitude on the pitch."
Corrigan felt the performance from the front eight had laid the foundations for what was a good overall performance by the visitors. "In the scrum we were putting England under a lot of pressure, especially in the first half. And at crucial stages - when we were on our own line - we got turnover ball," he explained.
"Our mauls and our driving mauls were fantastic. We went through the middle of the England pack. They didn't seem to be able to cope with it."
Filed by Sinéad Kissane
