England 12-6 Wales
Date:
Venue: Twickenham Stadium, London
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)
Attendance: 82,000
England v Wales Match Reports
Two early tries from England's Jonny May set up a hard-fought 12-6 victory over Wales at Twickenham. May ran in the opening try after just three minutes before scoring his and England's second midway through the opening period. Wales fought hard in the second half, but Eddie Jones' team held firm to secure a 12-6 triumph at Twickenham. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- Six Nations Guide: Jonny May double sets up 12-6 victory for England over Wales in Six Nations
- BBC: May double gives England tense win over Wales
- Guardian: Jonny May’s early tries take England over the line against battling Wales
- Telegraph: Visitors push defending champions close in hard-fought Test after Jonny May double
- Daily Mail: Jonny May scores twice inside 25 minutes as Eddie Jones' men continue unbeaten start to Six Nations defence with scrappy victory
- Sky Sports: Jonny May scores twice as Eddie Jones' side continue winning start
- ESPN: Early Jonny May tries guide England to hard-fought win over Wales
- NatWest 6 Nations: May's double helps England grind past Wales
- WRU: Battling Wales pick up bonus-point
- England Rugby: England defeat Wales in NatWest 6 Nations
England v Wales - Match Highlights
England v Wales - Match Stats
England: (12) 12
Try: May (3', 20')
Conversion: Farrell (21')
Wales: (3) 6
Penalty: Patchell (24'), Anscombe (76')
Man of The Match: Mike Brown (England)
England v Wales - Team Line-ups
England Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Mako Vunipola
- 2 Dylan Hartley (CAPTAIN)
- 3 Dan Cole
- 4 Joe Launchbury
- 5 Maro Itoje
- 6 Courtney Lawes
- 7 Chris Robshaw
- 8 Sam Simmonds
Backs
- 9 Danny Care
- 10 George Ford
- 11 Jonny May
- 12 Owen Farrell
- 13 Jonathan Joseph
- 14 Anthony Watson
- 15 Mike Brown
Replacements
- 16 Jamie George
- 17 Alec Hepburn
- 18 Harry Williams
- 19 George Kruis
- 20 Sam Underhill
- 21 Richard Wigglesworth
- 22 Ben Te’o
- 23 Jack Nowell
Wales Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Rob Evans
- 2 Ken Owens
- 3 Samson Lee
- 4 Cory Hill
- 5 Alun Wyn Jones (CAPTAIN)
- 6 Aaron Shingler
- 7 Josh Navidi
- 8 Ross Moriarty
Backs
- 9 Gareth Davies
- 10 Rhys Patchell
- 11 Steff Evans
- 12 Hadleigh Parkes
- 13 Scott Williams
- 14 Josh Adams
- 15 Gareth Anscombe
Replacements
- 16 Elliot Dee
- 17 Wyn Jones
- 18 Tomas Francis
- 19 Bradley Davies
- 20 Justin Tipuric
- 21 Aled Davies
- 22 Owen Watkin
- 23 George North