Six Nations 2010: Danny Care insists penalty decision was wrong

By Gavin Mairs Published: 7:30AM GMT 01 March 2010

Squaring up: Danny Care and Tomas O"Leary sell views during England"s better to Ireland at Twickenham Photo: GETTY IMAGES

The topsy-turvy penalty, only as England seemed to be gaining the top hand, supposing Ireland with the height for Keith Earls to measure the second of Ireland"s 3 tries.

Care"s preference to throw O"Leary to the belligerent as he attempted to grab the round to take a discerning chastisement was flagged by partner arbitrate Christophe Berdos and the Harlequins scrum-half, who was shown a yellow label in the analogous tie last season, again found his fortify underneath scrutiny.

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But the twenty-three year-old was unrepentant. "I thought it was a bit harsh," Care said. "I was only perplexing to get the round and it could have left possibly approach really. It was frustrating that it didn"t go the approach as it led to their try.

"I thought it was the wrong decision. I was you do what I think any scrum-half would do and get the ball.

"Looking behind I may be shouldn"t have attempted to flip him but if the same thing happened subsequent week I would probably try to do the same."

England physical education instructor Martin Johnson, whilst describing the chastisement as "silly", additionally shielded Care, claiming the preference to endowment it was harsh.

But Earls, who skipped past Care from a prosaic pass by Jonathan Sexton, insisted the officials had been right to penalize Care.

"He [Care] reacted," Earls said. "He threw Tomas on the belligerent so patently the chastisement was turned."

Earls certified his initial try at Twickenham for Ireland felt additional special after he feared he would have to lift out of the diversion at the 11th hour since of illness.

"I came down with a little sort of bug during Friday night and didn"t know if I would have the energy," he said.

Ireland manager Declan Kidney discharged any damage fears about Brian O"Driscoll after his captain was taken off 10 mins from time carrying been struck on the head by the knee of team-mate Paul O"Connell. "It was zero he was out on the representation at the end," Kidney said.

England will await a healing comment currently of close Simon Shaw, who was forced to retire in the initial half with an damage to his A/C corner in his shoulder, whilst Delon Armitage is additionally struggling with a rib injury.