England 25-21 Wales
Date:
Venue: Twickenham Stadium, London
Referee: Craig Joubert (SARU)
Attendance: 81,916
England v Wales Match Reports
England completed a Triple Crown with a 25-21 victory over Wales at Twickenham. England dominated the first half and looked to have secured a comfortable victory midway through the second half, but two converted tries from Wales inside the final 10 minutes made for a very nervy finish for the hosts. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- BBC: England survive late Wales assault
- Guardian: England weather late fightback to deny Wales and secure triple crown
- Telegraph: How hosts clinched Triple Crown, but why World Cup nightmare nearly returned to haunt Twickenham
- Daily Mail: Anthony Watson try keeps Grand Slam dream alive for Eddie Jones' side as they claim Triple Crown at Twickenham
- Sky Sports: England resist Wales fightback at Twickenham
- ESPN: Six Nations title beckons for England despite Wales scare
- Wales Online: Late surge fails to mask desperate display from Warren Gatland's men at Twickenham
- South Wales Argus: Title hopes ended as lethargic Wales leave it too late
- RBS 6 Nations: England claim Triple Crown in face of frenzied Welsh fightback
- WRU: England stay on course for Grand Slam with revenge win
England v Wales - Match Highlights
England v Wales - Match Stats
England: (16) 25
Try: Watson
Conversion: Farrell
Penalty: Farrell (6)
Wales: (0) 21
Try: Biggar, North, Faletau
Conversion: Biggar, Priestland (2)
Man of the match: Maro Itoje (England)
England Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Joe Marler
- 2 Dylan Hartley (Captain)
- 3 Dan Cole
- 4 Maro Itoje
- 5 George Kruis
- 6 Chris Robshaw
- 7 James Haskell
- 8 Billy Vunipola
Backs
- 9 Ben Youngs
- 10 George Ford
- 11 Jack Nowell
- 12 Owen Farrell
- 13 Jonathan Joseph
- 14 Anthony Watson
- 15 Mike Brown
Replacements
- 16 Luke Cowan-Dickie
- 17 Mako Vunipola
- 18 Kieran Brookes
- 19 Joe Launchbury
- 20 Jack Clifford
- 21 Danny Care
- 22 Manu Tuilagi
- 23 Elliot Daly
Wales Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Rob Evans
- 2 Scott Baldwin
- 3 Samson Lee
- 4 Bradley Davies
- 5 Alun Wyn Jones
- 6 Dan Lydiate
- 7 Sam Warburton (Captain)
- 8 Taulupe Faletau
Backs
- 9 Gareth Davies
- 10 Dan Biggar
- 11 George North
- 12 Jamie Roberts
- 13 Jonathan Davies
- 14 Alex Cuthbert
- 15 Liam Williams
Replacements
- 16 Ken Owens
- 17 Paul James
- 18 Tomas Francis
- 19 Luke Charteris
- 20 Justin Tipuric
- 21 Rhys Webb
- 22 Rhys Priestland
- 23 Gareth Anscombe