Ireland
Hugo Keenan Wonderful aerial take which ultimately led to Conan’s try. England did not seem to clock how accomplished he is in the air. 8
Keith Earls A superb finish, leaving May with twisted blood. Wouldn’t make many predicted Lions squads but Gatland could do a lot worse. 8
Robbie Henshaw A certainty for the Lions. Rounded off a superb campaign with another hugely effective display in both attack and defence. 9
Bundee Aki Another red card on Ireland duty. A shame because until then he hadn’t missed a beat on first appearance of the tournament. 6
Jacob Stockdale Played a significant role in the build-up to Conan’s try and did enough to suggest James Lowe may struggle to get his place back. 7
Johnny Sexton (capt) An imperious performance from Ireland’s ringmaster. Steered the ship with authority and kicked well. Probably booked a Lions spot. 8
Conor Murray Did not look like he has been scrapping for his place. So assured at scrum-half and brought great variety. 9
David Kilcoyne Made way after just 20 minutes having suffered a head injury when attempting to tackle Sinckler. Solid until then. 6
Rob Herring Gave away an early penalty but grew in stature as the game wore on and did enough to justify his selection ahead of Kelleher. 7
Tadhg Furlong No Phil Bennett impressions this week but emphatically won the scrum battle with Mako Vunipola. Back on form. 9
Iain Henderson A couple of barnstorming runs up the middle and didn’t give an inch in the all-important battle for the gainline. 7
Tadhg Beirne Shifted to the second row but superb once again. Repeatedly disrupted England’s maul and a menace at the lineout. 9
CJ Stander Gave absolutely everything on his final appearance in an Ireland jersey and his teammates gave him the perfect send-off. 7
Josh van der Flier Excellent rip on Billy Vunipola when England were threatening to build up a head of steam. Not outstanding but no complaints. 7
Jack Conan Set up Earls in a clever lineout move and finished off a superb team try. First start for 18 months but made up for lost time. 8
Replacements: Ronan Kelleher (for Herring, 70) n/a; Cian Healy (for Kilcoyne, 20) At his rampaging best 7; Andrew Porter (for Furlong, 64) Got stuck in 6; Ryan Baird (for Henderson, 64) Has a bright future 7; Peter O’Mahony (for Van der Flier, 64) 6; Ross Byrne (for Henshaw, 80) n/a; Jordan Larmour (for Stockdale, 78) n/a
England
Elliot Daly Denied the chance to start at outside-centre after late Malins injury and struggled again at full-back. Outfought by Keenan. 4
Anthony Watson England’s best three-quarter in the tournament but was well shackled here. Ford almost slipped him in early on. 5
Ollie Lawrence Got involved early on but Ireland dealt well with his carrying threat. Still hasn’t happened for him in an England jersey. 5
Owen Farrell (capt) Could do nothing about his team’s indiscipline and general torpor. Did not want to go off for HIA but was the correct decision. 4
Jonny May Said he would be “devastated” if England did not back up their performance against France but this was a big failure in that regard. 5
George Ford Kicked too often and inaccurately. One loose pass into touch and hooked early on. If this was a Lions audition he didn’t pass it. 4
Ben Youngs Outplayed by opposite number and did not kick well enough. Took try nicely and has been one of England’s better performers. 6
Mako Vunipola Dreadful day at the office. Could not make an impression with ball in hand and struggled badly at the scrum. Off at half-time. 3
Luke Cowan-Dickie Lineout throwing came under pressure from Ireland but stuck to the task well. Can count himself unlucky to go off at half-time. 5
Kyle Sinckler Carried hard, as usual, but couldn’t prise an opening and did not make any sort of impression at the scrum. 6
Maro Itoje Had some joy early on in making a nuisance of himself but overshadowed by Beirne and discipline not squeaky clean. 5
Charlie Ewels Guilty of ill-discipline but not alone in that regard. Has 21 caps now but has yet to demonstrate the required consistency. 5
Mark Wilson Rolled up his sleeves, as always, but made way for Earl early in second half and will come under pressure for his place. 5
Tom Curry Not able to reproduce the heights of last week but typically all-action display in losing cause. England’s best player again. 7
Billy Vunipola Largely anonymous in first half and one of many England players whose Lions chances suffered a blow. Nasty head injury. 4
Replacements: Jamie George (for Cowan-Dickie, ht) Positive impact 7; Ellis Genge (for M Vunipola, ht) Few hard carries 6; Will Stuart (for Sinckler, 66) n/a; Jonny Hill (for Ewels, 56) 5; Ben Earl (for Wilson, 51) Brought energy 6; George Martin (for B Vunipola, 63) 6; Dan Robson (for Farrell , 56) Emergency fly-half 6; Joe Marchant (for Ford, 51) 6
