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Ireland head coach Andy Farrell said his players “showed respect for each other and the jersey” as he hailed Saturday’s 42-21 Six Nations win over England as a “special day”. <\/b><\/p>\n
A ravenous and resurgent Irish side scored five tries to secure their biggest away win over England and reignite their title ambitions. <\/p>\n
And Farrell, who was critical of his side following their 36-14 loss to France a fortnight ago, was delighted with the graft his players put in to deliver a vintage Irish display. <\/p>\n
“It’s a special day, 100% is, to come here and perform like that,” said Farrell.<\/p>\n
“We’re delighted with that. But even more so than that for us, I thought the respect the lads showed for one another out there was immense.<\/p>\n
“The respect they showed for the jersey and what it meant to them and respect for the Irish people really. To learn some lessons and grow as a group and a team was the overriding feeling for me.”<\/p>\n
Ireland skipper Caelan Doris, who Farrell said had his “one of his best games in a while”, echoed the coach’s comments. <\/p>\n
“It’s big,” Doris said when asked what Saturday’s display will do for Ireland’s belief. <\/p>\n
“I spoke to you guys about Paris being a reference point and hopefully we’ll see a pretty steep incline in performances. <\/p>\n
“I think this will now be a reference point that we look back on as a proper good performance that’s given us a lot of belief.<\/p>\n
“It was an unbelievable atmosphere out there. You talk about inspiring the nation and getting the Irish people behind us… Hopefully that brought people here and back at home a bit of joy today.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n