LONDON - Pundits and former players queued up to pour praise on England after their 23-22 victory over Ireland, with Clive Woodward and Lawrence Dallaglio describing it as the team's best performance since the 2019 World Cup semi-final win over New Zealand.

England snatched the victory on Saturday with a last-minute drop goal by Marcus Smith but it would have been a travesty had they lost after dominating for long periods against the title-chasing visitors and delivering the sort of ambition in attack that the fans have been crying out for for so long.