England v Wales Match Reports
England comfortably defeated Wales 29-18 at Twickenham to win their first Triple Crown in 11 years. An adventurous looking England scored two tries and kicked five penalties, whilst a ponderous looking Wales were restricted to six penalty kicks. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- BBC: England keep title hopes alive
- Guardian: England rise to dramatic win over Wales to leave Six Nations open
- Telegraph: England gain revenge over Wales
- Daily Mail: Care and Burrell tries set up Six Nations title charge as Lancester's men win Triple Crown
- Sky Sports: England beat Wales at Twickenham to win Triple Crown
- ESPN: England prevail to claim Triple Crown
- Wales Online: Six Nations title chances disappear as Wales outclassed at Twickenham
- RBS 6 Nations: England land Triple Crown at Twickenham
England v Wales - Match Highlights
England v Wales Match Statistics
England 29 (20)
Tries: Care, Burrrell
Conversions: Farrell (2)
Penalties: Farrell (5)
Wales 18 (15)
Penalties: Halfpenny (6)
Man of the Match: Courtney Lawes (England)
England Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1. Joe Marler
- 2. Dylan Hartley
- 3. David Wilson
- 4. Joe Launchbury
- 5. Courtney Lawes
- 6. Tom Wood
- 7. Chris Robshaw (Captain)
- 8. Ben Morgan
Backs
- 9. Danny Care
- 10. Owen Farrell
- 11. Jonny May
- 12. Billy Twelvetrees
- 13. Luther Burrell
- 14. Jack Nowell
- 15. Mike Brown
Replacements
- 16. Tom Youngs
- 17. Mako Vunipola
- 18. Henry Thomas
- 19. Dave Attwood
- 20. Tom Johnson
- 21. Lee Dickson
- 22. George Ford
- 23. Alex Goode
Wales Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1. Gethin Jenkins
- 2. Richard Hibbard
- 3. Adam Jones
- 4. Jake Ball
- 5. Alun Wyn Jones
- 6. Dan Lydiate
- 7. Sam Warburton (Captain)
- 8. Taulupe Faletau
Backs
- 9. Rhys Webb
- 10. Rhys Priestland
- 11. George North
- 12. Jamie Roberts
- 13. Jonathan Davies
- 14. Alex Cuthbert
- 15. Leigh Halfpenny
Replacements
- 16. Ken Owens
- 17. Paul James
- 18. Rhodri Jones
- 19. Andrew Coombs
- 20. Justin Tipuric
- 21. Mike Phillips
- 22. Dan Biggar
- 23. Liam Williams