One of the greatest days ever - George

JAMIE George last night admitted that derailing Ireland's Slam hopes Grand was one of the greatest days of his career after their Twickenham upset.

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Marcus Smith's 81st-minute drop goal sent the ground into meltdown as England celebrated a first win over the Irish since 2020. And their third win of the Six Nations, after victories over Italy and Wales, guarantees England their best tournament for four years.

Captain George claimed England ignored all the criticism that came their way after the 30-21 Calcutta Cup defeat two weeks ago and they are ready to make it four wins next week against France in Lyon. He said: "I am so proud. It is probably one of the most emotional and proud days of my career.

There were doubters after that Scotland performance - and probably rightly so but, at the same time, internally we didn't listen to the noise outside. For us to go out there and do that to a team like Ireland who, for me, are the best team in the world at the minute, is a really special day. We spoke a lot about making Twickenham a tough place to come and play and we did that today.