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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Matt Majendie

Time for Eddie Jones to prove in Paris that Ireland defeat was England’s foundation game

England may have just suffered their worst defeat at Twickenham in seven years but Eddie Jones declared it a foundation game for his World Cup side.

With 14 men for 78 minutes, England had admirably held off and nearly beaten the Irish before errors and a lack of energy seeped in during the final 15 minutes and an unlikely win turned into a 32-15 defeat.

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