{"id":30117,"date":"2024-03-10T00:40:04","date_gmt":"2024-03-09T21:40:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/30117\/ireland-win-one-of-the\/"},"modified":"2024-03-10T00:40:06","modified_gmt":"2024-03-09T21:40:06","slug":"ireland-win-one-of-the","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/?p=30117","title":{"rendered":"Ireland win one of the &#8216;proudest&#8217; moments of my career &#8211; George"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ireland win one of the &#8216;proudest&#8217; moments of my career &#8211; George\u060c<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>England captain Jamie George described his thrilling 23-22 victory over Ireland at Twickenham on Saturday as one of the proudest moments of his career.<\/p>\n<p>Flyhalf Marcus Smith scored a drop goal on the final kick of a home-and-away match to seal victory for the home side and end Ireland&#39;s hopes of becoming the premier team of the era of the Six Nations to achieve a consecutive victory.  Grand Slam crowns.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at a press conference after what will surely be considered a Six Nations classic, George said he couldn&#39;t be happier with his team.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m so proud, it\u2019s probably one of the most emotional and proudest days of my career,\u201d George said.  \u201cThe reason is there were a lot of skeptics after Scotland\u2019s performance and probably rightly so.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor us to go there and do that to a team like Ireland, who for me are the best team in the world at the moment, it was a really, really special day.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline inline-photo full\">\n<figure><picture><source data- media=\"(min-width: 376px)\"><source data- media=\"(max-width: 375px)\"><img class=\" lazyload lazyload\" data-image-container=\".inline-photo\" height=\"320\" width=\"570\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"photoCaption\">Jamie George described Saturday&#39;s victory over Ireland as one of the proudest moments of his career. <cite>Getty<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>George has led a campaign to forge a better connection between his team and fans, with the atmosphere of Twickenham at his core.<\/p>\n<p>It is therefore not surprising that the England captain, who finished on the bench, spoke of the emotion the victory gave him.<\/p>\n<p>Twickenham erupted as the match was won in the dying moments when Smith forced the nervous fans to their feet and crushed Ireland&#39;s dreams at the same time with a single kick.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe talked a lot about making Twickenham a really tough place to play and I thought we did that today,\u201d he said.  &#8220;I don&#39;t like watching. But I was impressed with the boys on the pitch. The composure we showed but also going out there to <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/win\/\"   title=\"win\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">win<\/a> the game.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We didn&#39;t panic at any point. I have to admit it was a little emotional at the end because of everything that happened, but the most important thing was that I was so proud of the players in the field.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Head coach Steve Borthwick was pleased with the determination his team showed after bouncing back from defeat against Scotland a fortnight ago, and challenged his players to improve further and finish with a victory against France in Lyon next weekend.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#39;ve seen teams be pulled in all kinds of different directions [after a loss]&#8221;, Borthwick said at a press conference. &#8220;What pleased me the most was that the players remained loyal to [the] path we are trying to follow and have tried to take the next step in progress.  We asked them again to do things a little differently and under the direction of the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/man\/\"   title=\"man\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">man<\/a> next to me. [George]it takes a lot of courage.<\/p>\n<p>I want a better performance next <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/week\/\"   title=\"week\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">week<\/a> against France, we will watch their match tomorrow [against Wales] with keen interest.  \u201cIt promises to be a great Test match and hopefully another great Test match like today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ireland coach Andy Farrell was quick to praise England, who he said had the upper hand for much of the match, but said he was not surprised by their performance.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Not at all. Look at the quality of players they have,&#8221; Farrell said.  &#8220;Certainly when you come off a loss it focuses the mind, I hope that&#39;s the case for us. I thought we were great tonight.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We want to win everything, we never hesitate to do that. That&#39;s the life you dust yourself off after winning and move on to the next one, we have to be good at losing too.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Ireland host Scotland in Dublin next Saturday where they will attempt to secure their second consecutive Six Nations title.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ireland win one of the &#8216;proudest&#8217; moments of my career &#8211; George\u060c England captain Jamie George described his thrilling 23-22 victory over Ireland at Twickenham on Saturday as one of the proudest moments of his career. 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