‘Job done’ for Andy Farrell after Ireland finally see off 14-man England

Head coach Andy Farrell declared it “job done” after Ireland battled to a pulsating 32-15 win over 14-man England to keep alive their dreams of Guinness Six Nations glory.

Eddie Jones’ heroic hosts played almost the entire game a man down following the shock of losing Charlie Ewels to a red card inside 82 seconds.

The Irish raced into an 8-0 lead and looked destined to canter to victory but England rallied and provided a major scare by levelling at 15-15 early in the second period of a compelling encounter.

Tries from replacements Jack Conan and Finlay Bealham ultimately earned the error-prone visitors their biggest Twickenham win, adding to first-half scores from James Lowe and Hugo Keenan to secure a potentially crucial bonus point.

Ireland complete the championship at home to Scotland next weekend, with their title challenge also reliant on England doing them a major favour against Grand Slam-chasing France in Paris.

“It was a crazy old game and Test matches are never perfect, that’s why they are called Test matches,” said Farrell.

“They are there to put you under pressure.

“The crowd were behind them, momentum was going their way and sometimes when you’ve got 14 men you’ve got nothing to lose; sometimes when you’ve got 15 men and you’re playing against 14 men you’ve got everything to lose.

“We became a little bit desperate at times, a little bit inaccurate at certain stages but having said all that you take the rough with the smooth and we came away with a brilliant victory in the end.

“It’s never going to be perfect. But we managed to find a way.

“We talked during the week about finding a way to get our supporters singing towards the end and we did that. We go home tonight to recover very happy. It’s job done and we