Wales 16-21 England
Date:
Venue: Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (FFR)
Attendance: 73,815
Wales v England Match Reports
England came from behind to beat Wales in the Six Nations curtain-raiser. A strong start by Wales saw them lead 16-8 at the break, but England came out full of purpose in the second half and dominated the game. England ended the match 21-16 winners, taking a famous victory at the Millennium Stadium and laying down an important marker in a World Cup year. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- BBC: England hit back to beat Wales in Cardiff
- Guardian: England storm back to beat Wales in stirring Six Nations opener
- Independent: Rampaging Watson leads fight-back for England in thrilling Wales victory in Six Nations opener
- Telegraph: Stuart Lancaster's team rally to claim thrilling win
- Daily Mail: Lancaster's men storm back after hosts' first-half blitz as Watson and Joseph score maiden tries in victory
- Sky Sports: Bath trio inspire 21-16 England win over Wales in Millennium Stadium curtain-raiser
- ESPN: England clinch memorable Cardiff victory
- Wales Online: Warren Gatland's side outclassed as Six Nations begins with nightmare defeat
- South Wales Argus: Wales 16 England 21
- RBS 6 Nations: Ford seals famous England comeback in Cardiff
Wales v England Match Highlights
Wales v England Match Statistics
Wales 16 (16)
Tries: Webb
Conversions: Halfpenny
Penalties: Halfpenny (2)
Drop-goals: Biggar
England 21 (8)
Tries: Watson, Joseph
Conversions: Ford
Penalties: Ford (3)
Man of the Match: George Ford (England)
Wales Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Gethin Jenkins
- 2 Richard Hibbard
- 3 Samson Lee
- 4 Jake Ball
- 5 Alun Wyn Jones
- 6 Dan Lydiate
- 7 Sam Warburton (Captain)
- 8 Taulupe Faletau
Backs
- 9 Rhys Webb
- 10 Dan Biggar
- 11 George North
- 12 Jamie Roberts
- 13 Jonathan Davies
- 14 Alex Cuthbert
- 15 Leigh Halfpenny
Replacements
- 16 Scott Baldwin
- 17 Paul James
- 18 Aaron Jarvis
- 19 Luke Charteris
- 20 Justin Tipuric
- 21 Mike Phillips
- 22 Rhys Priestland
- 23 Liam Williams
England Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Joe Marler
- 2 Dylan Hartley
- 3 Dan Cole
- 4 David Attwood
- 5 George Kruis
- 6 James Haskell
- 7 Chris Robshaw (Captain)
- 8 Billy Vunipola
Backs
- 9 Ben Youngs
- 10 George Ford
- 11 Jonny May
- 12 Luther Burrell
- 13 Jonathan Joseph
- 14 Anthony Watson
- 15 Mike Brown
Replacements
- 16 Tom Youngs
- 17 Mako Vunipola
- 18 Kieran Brookes
- 19 Tom Croft
- 20 Nick Easter
- 21 Richard Wigglesworth
- 22 Danny Cipriani
- 23 Billy Twelvetrees