Anatomy of a Twickenham wonder-try: How England wing Jonny May stunned Ireland

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Jonny May is no stranger to spectacular, solo tries at Twickenham. His very first in Test rugby, against New Zealand back in 2014, came from a mazy run that stunned Conrad Smith and Israel Dagg. But the Gloucester wing will remember his 31st England score, which drew him level with Ben Cohen and Will Greenwood on his country’s all-time list, for a long time. Fittingly, given Saturday’s game was defined by the defence of England’s superb forwards, it begins in the pack. Ireland have won a penalty for obstruction and kick to touch, presenting them with a gilt-edged opportunity to respond to May’s first try minutes previously. This is their third lineout of the game. The first, a shortened set piece, was won with a throw to the middle. Ronan Kelleher’s second effort, aimed towards the tail, skewed off the straight. Ireland call a six-man set-up with CJ Stander in the scrum-half role. Note that blindside wing James Lowe is lingering around the 15-metre line with scrum-half Jamison Gibson-Park and fly-half Ross Byrne. Bundee Aki and Chris Farrell are beyond that. It is a decent bet that the visitors were planning to launch their explosive wing, perhaps flanked by their powerful centres, towards Owen Farrell and Ollie Lawrence:

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