Ireland didn't fire enough shots against England - Peat

Former Ireland international Lindsay Peat said she was "frustrated" that Ireland "didn't fire enough shots" in their 33-12 Women's Six Nations defeat by England. Scott Bemand's side made a slow start against the world champions in front of a record Women's Six Nations crowd of 77,120 at Allianz Stadium and trailed 21-0 at half-time. They responded well in the second half and got on the board courtesy of tries from Anna McGann and Erin King, but Peat was disappointed that they did not threaten more against an England side that were far from their sparkling best.

"I'm frustrated and I say I speak for a lot of players and the management team, it's a level of frustration because we didn't fire enough shots and showcase a consistency. There were small glimpses, two great tries but the story of being too little too late," Peat told the Ireland Rugby Social podcast. "England, world champions and you can forgive them for having a little bit of a hangover, they've been superstars.

They looked a little bit out of sorts, but we kept giving them the ball back. "On paper, 33-12 is a really good score considering it was 49-5 and 88-10 the years before. On paper, huge improvement against the world champions but really, watching the game, I've been left frustrated personally.

" England beat Ireland in front of record Women's Six Nations crowd England far from perfect but Red Roses machine marches on Ireland 'had no plan B' Ireland came into the Six Nations hoping to atone for a World Cup quarter-final exit at the hands of France in September and prove they can compete against the big sides. Peat felt that Ireland's performance served to highlight that the gap between Bemand's side, who are ranked fifth in the world, and those above them is still great. "When teams have momentum and rhythm they can do big things and this Irish team didn't get into their rhythm or build momentum.