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Farrell vindicated after crushing win over son Owen’s England

Farrell said the Earls try — the veteran wing coming in off his flank to take a tap down from Conan — had been worked on all week

DUBLIN: Andy Farrell basked in the most impressive victory since he took over as Ireland head coach saying the 32-18 Six Nations win over England on Saturday proved they were on the right track.

Farrell’s side out-thought and out-fought an England side captained by his son Owen to end in emphatic fashion a run of four straight defeats to the same opponents.

Farrell was in overall charge for the last two in 2020, but he said he had not been put off course by those losses in where he wanted to take the Irish.

Ireland finished this Six Nations with three successive wins having lost their opening two narrowly, to Wales and France.

“To get that result against a very good side like…

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