Lost out in the air twice in the game’s opening minutes, the tone-setting moments of the match. Later his positioning was exposed for the George Ford try. Didn’t offer much in attack, either.

His fourth minute tackle on Manu Tuilagi saved a certain try. Never got the opportunity to do anything in attack, either – under-employed on a day when Ireland were outplayed.

Finished off his 50^th minute try superbly, one of the bright moments on a dark day for Ireland. Did as well as he possibly could in defence.

Put in a huge tackle on Courtney Lawes on 31 minutes and was one of the few Irish players who could be satisfied with the shift he put in.

He spilled an early pass from Peter O’Mahony and was all over the place for the Elliot Daly try, allowing the ball to bounce in the end-goal area, leading to a cheap score for England. Again, never got much chance to do anything in attack.

Deserves credit for his seventh-minute tackle on Tuilagi but was sloppy with his handling in the lead-up to the Ford try, failing to gather Youngs’ kick. Misdirected his cross-field kicks shortly afterwards and screwed an easy penalty badly wide on 14 minutes. His 51^st minute conversion attempt was worse.

Three good exit kicks in the first five minutes offered promise but even though he followed that up with brave tackles on Tuilagi and Jamie George, his form suddenly deserted him. Didn’t find touch with a couple of clearance kicks which ultimately led to two England tries. Poor execution of his 29^th minute box-kick led to a 50-metre turnaround, England setting up camp in the Ireland 22. To his credit, Murray carried and passed well in the lead up to Henshaw try.

Only lasted 25 minutes, did reasonably well in the time he was on.

First two throws to O’Mahony and Toner were cleanly taken while a key tackle on 19 minutes led to an Ireland scrum at a time when England had a two-man overlap and looked certain to add to their lead. Another tackle on 37 minutes saved a try. Faded in the second half before being replaced.

Penalised on 21 minutes at the scrum but contributed massively to the scrum penalty Ireland won in the opening minutes of the second half. Also put in some big tackles before getting subbed in the 57^th minute.

Gathered Herring’s second throw of the day but failed to hold his third, putting Ireland under pressure. Just didn’t do nearly enough in the loose to suggest he deserves to permanently replace Iain Henderson.

Forced mistake from George Kruis from first England attack of the second half but when he reflects on this match, it'll be with irritation that he didn't get enough help from his pack.

Good take on 11 minutes at tail of lineout from a Herring throw and that was followed by a huge 22^nd minute moment when he spoiled George’s throw as England were camped in the Ireland 22. Decent enough contribution.

Just didn't make a big enough impact on this game.

Good carry in the first minute, sent flying by Tuilagi on 15 minutes. Carried well in lead up to Henshaw try but overall this was a mixed-bag of a performance.

Provided energy late on.

Introduced on 25 minutes, did well initially in the scrum, helping Ireland win a 44^th minute penalty. He was dispossessed in the tackle by Maro Itoje on 42 minutes. He was then pushed back when Ireland coughed up a scrum penalty in the 60^th minute. England would subsequently get their third try.

Deserved his try - a brave piece of play. Contributed well in his brief time on the field.

Offered a bit of spark in the final quarter.

Looked really good. Needs to be given a start against Italy.

Did enough to reignite the debate. Really deserves to start against the Italians, not just because he offers something different to Murray but also because he can kick goals. Sexton's kicking was poor today.

Tried things, taking risky passes. Need to see him on the pitch for longer periods before we can make a judgement.

Looked lively during his short period on the field.

Big difference being a No1 to an assistant. If he didn't know this beforehand, he knows it now.