High praise.

England head coach Steve Borthwick has weighed in on the battle at fly-half for Ireland following yesterday’s Six Nations clash in Dublin.

Ireland secured a bonus-point win over England at the Aviva Stadium yesterday evening but it was the visitors who impressed in the first half, with Borthwick’s side leading 10-5 at the break.

Interim Ireland head coach Simon Easterby looked to his bench in the second half with the likes of Dan Sheehan, Jack Conan, and a certain Jack Crowley making a big impact.

Crowley lost his place in the starting line-up to Leinster’s Sam Prendergast ahead of the game and Borthwick claims the Munster man’s introduction was “significant” as Ireland turned the tide and secured a 27-22 win.

“The change at 10 was pretty significant,” Borthwick said.

“I thought [Jack Crowley] played really well when he came on there in that final part of the game.

“They have got quality in their team. I was looking at the teams beforehand and on their bench I think they had almost as many caps as we had in our whole 23.

“I was looking at it going, ‘this is going to be a test for us’ and ultimately we came up short, and I am really disappointed we came up short because I thought we could come here and win the game.”