England forward Ollie Chessum says his side can draw positives from their performance despite a 27-22 loss to Ireland in the Six Nations opener. Despite conceding 22 unanswered points in the second half, England earned a bonus point for finishing within seven points of Ireland. Chessum highlights the importance of bonus points in this tight Six Nations and looks ahead to the France match.
England forward Ollie Chessum says his side can take solace from their performance despite a 27-22 defeat in their Six Nations opener against Ireland on Saturday."Against Ireland , in their home, they are going to do some damage.
"They say you don't learn when you are winning, so we have obviously taken some big learnings from the game at the weekend."England conceded 22 unanswered points in as many minutes after the interval, but late tries from Tom Curry and Tommy Freeman repaired some of damage and earned a losing bonus point for finishing within seven points of Ireland.
"People are talking about this Six Nations being the tightest it has ever been - those bonus points are going to be huge come the end and it gives us some momentum to take into the game against France this weekend."England may be without wing Cadan Murley for the meeting with the 2022 Grand Slam winners on Saturday.
Tom Roebuck or Ollie Sleightholme would be the likeliest to step in if he is unavailable to face France, who opened their campaign with"That is the scary thing for those watching - they have managed to put 40 points on a team when you don't really think they have reached second gear," added Chessum.
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