Jack Nowell says he got 'a lot of joy' out of his superb defensive work against Ireland

England wing Jack Nowell admits he got a lot of pleasure from his sensational try-saving tackle during the win over Ireland on Saturday.

Nowell raced over from the opposite side of the pitch to down Robbie Henshaw and drag him into touch before he could score as England kept their Six Nations Grand Slam hopes alive with a 21-10 victory over Ireland.

Nowell, usually a key attacking component of Eddie Jones' side, said he was thrilled to make such a key contribution in defence.

"I definitely did get a lot of joy out of that," said the 22-year-old. "It is something a bit different.

"We work very hard on defence and, to be put in a position where I have to give it my all to stop a try, was absolutely important to me.

"I did have a little check on the screen because you're not too sure where the ball is or if his leg was in. I did actually think the ball was on top of me but luckily I got him into touch.

"We work very hard on our back-field cover and that was just the job I had to do. I was probably in the right place at the right time.

"I always try to put myself in those positions, if we have a line break against us. Our defence has been very good this year so I have hardly ever had any against us."

The one negative for England from the match was how they were restricted to just two tries, despite having several good opportunities.

"We felt we got into the 22 a lot but our conversion rate wasn't great," added Nowel

"I feel we left a couple of tries out there and we did change that in the second half. The most important thing for us is to come away with points and when we spin it wide, we go over.

"We know what we want to do and what we need to do and sometimes that doesn't work. We still have a lot of work to do as a squad but it will take time. We are showing positive signs of it week-in week-out."