England vs Ireland - player ratings

Standard Sport assesses the individual performances from England's 21-13 victory over Ireland in their final World Cup warm-up at Twickenham.

Mike Brown 7/10

Yet to recapture his fine form from last year’s Six Nations but was exceptionally solid defensively.

Anthony Watson 9/10

A once-in-a-generation player who is Jason Robinson’s true heir. Another exceptional try here.

Jonathan Joseph 8/10

Danced through defences, doing so three times in the opening minutes before fading slightly.

Brad Barritt 7/10

Solid defensively without offering as much as his team-mates going forward – but it was ever thus.

Jonny May 9/10

An exceptional, electrifying performance capped with a superb try. Nailed down his place

George Ford 8/10

After the horrors of Paris a welcome return to form as Ford produced a composed, dynamic display.

Ben Youngs 9/10

Exceptional here, sniping around the fringes and a constant menace. A shoe-in for the Fiji game.

Joe Marler 7/10

Strong and abrasive in the loose, but the Harlequins man faded slightly after a bright start.

Tom Youngs 8/10

Superb in the loose but loose in the set-piece – and with the line-out working well his talents shone through.

Dan Cole 6/10

An improvement on Paris but still below-par. England need him to improve quickly.

Geoff Parling 7/10

Shored up the line-out as expected and stole a couple of the Irish into the bargain.

Courtney Lawes 6/10

England’s enforcer was surprisingly quiet, but may be saving himself for the challenges ahead.

Tom Wood 8/10

With James Haskell breathing down his neck Wood needed a performance – and he got one. Superb.

Chris Robshaw 7/10

Praised by the coaches afterwards this was a classic Robshaw performance – an utter nuisance for Ireland.

Ben Morgan 8/10

After 40 minutes’ rugby since January this was just what he needed. Back to his best just in time for World Cup.

Simon Zebo 5/10

Only his fourth start at full-back and inexperience showed as he was out-jumped by Watson for his try.