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Published 16:21 13 Mar 2022 GMT
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Peter O’Mahony of Ireland after the Guinness Six Nations match against England and Ireland at Twickenham Stadium. (Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile)[/caption]
'Struggled against Sinckler at the scrum and taken off early. Not his afternoon and Ireland badly missed Andrew Porter.'Tadhg Furlong only scored 4 in the same ratings, as did Peter O'Mahony. The outlet described the flanker as 'largely anonymous before he was hooked'. Hugo Keenan was the top-rated Irish player in The Guardian. O'Mahony received a 6 in the Sky Sports ratings, while Healy got the lowest rating from the Ireland starters, with a 5/10 as he 'struggled on his first Test start in a year'. Stephen Jones was tasked with Ireland player ratings for The Sunday Times, and while O'Mahony and Bundee Aki scored 5s, it was Healy bringing up the rear with a 4/10. The loosehead was criticised for Ireland's scrum troubles which were 'a black mark' against him. On O'Mahony, Jones returned to a suggestion that he has made previously. He wrote:
'You can't even whisper this in Munster, but Ireland will surely improve with Tadhg Beirne on the flank and bigger locks.'In isolation, the Munster man may not be entirely pleased with his performance at Twickenham. He has had a very good season to date, though. It will be interesting to see if Andy Farrell sticks with O'Mahony in the No.6 jersey for next weekend's visit of Scotland to Dublin. Beirne could be an option at blindside, as could shifting Caelan Doris back from No.8. With James Ryan a concussion doubt and Iain Henderson leaking penalties like a sieve, on Saturday, Beirne may be kept in the second row until the end of the championship, at least.
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