Rugby Union - Six Nations Championship - England vs Ireland - Twickenham Stadium, London, Britain - March 17, 2018 Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt during the warm up before the match REUTERS/Toby Melville
LONDON (Reuters) - Ireland set up the grand slam with three-first half tries en route to their 24-15 victory at Twickenham but it was their defence after that, when England threw everything at them, that encapsulated their approach, coach Joe Schmidt said on Saturday.
Tries by Garry Ringrose, CJ Stander and Jacob Stockdale had them 21-5 ahead at halftime and defending champions England, desperate to avoid a first home defeat under Eddie Jones, came out throwing everything at them in a relentless series of attacks.
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