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Published 15:42 28 Feb 2017 GMT
Updated 17:15 28 Feb 2017 GMT
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Only two points between the sides as the game entered the final quarter.
Sour grapes was the order of the day, however, which was clear from the comments from the likes of Dylan Hartley, James Haskell and Ben Youngs immediately after the game.
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Danny Care, who was like a rabbit in the headlights when Italy employed their tactics, is a former play of O'Shea's at Harlequins, and according to The Independent, makes a ridiculous claim when it comes to the style of rugby which the Irishman is implementing at his new team.
"He’s gone from being the most attacking man in rugby to the most negative in one game,” Care said of his former coach.The most negative coach in the game?
What was he expecting O'Shea to do? Encourage his players to go toe-to-toe with the English in the physicality stakes and then throw the ball around like the Fijian Sevens?
Get a grip.
O'Shea doesn't have the players or the resources at his disposal to implement the same brand of rugby that he did at Quins and these latest comments from Care are the latest in a long line of embarrassing post-match comments from players and management.
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