I don’t follow England closely, so this is exactly what has been confusing. On paper you shouldn’t be performing this badly, so there is always a chance when there is individual quality. Rugby is a pretty unforgiving sport though for not having your systems sorted.
Also what was up with Irish scrummaging. In theory they should have had an advantage but they kept doing daft things. Driving up, dropping elbow and burrowing in really obviously, screwing. I couldn't believe them just walking the scrum around when we were a man down and getting penalised ...
Really struggled with Barnes reffing in that game. In the first half the Irish prop just walking into the side of the ruck picking the ball up and Ireland running 40 metres up field changed the flow of the late first half. Then Ireland on the Allblacks tryline in the second half, Savea over...