SUNDAY 25 AUGUST 2019Farrell warns World Cup rivals
‘best is in front of us’
England were rampant against their Irish visitors (EPA)
JACK DE MENEZES
Owen Farrell put the rest of the world on notice in the aftermath of England’s record 57-15 win over Ireland
by stressing their best performances remain ahead of the squad, while Eddie Jones warmed that man-of-the-
match Manu Tuilagi still has “20 per cent to go” before he reaches his peak.
England blew their Six Nations rivals off the Twickenham pitch in an eight-try rout that saw Tuilagi rise to
the fore alongside Joe Cokanasiga, with the young wing scoring twice in a World Cup warm-up demolition.
Ireland were only entering their second of four warm-up matches while England found themselves a game
further into their preparations, but the contest was killed off in 12 emphatic second-half minutes as they ran