Wales 10-20 England
Date:
Venue: Principality Stadium, Cardiff
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France)
Attendance: 74,007
Wales v England Match Reports
England scored three tries as they battled to a 20-10 victory over Wales in Cardiff. A tense first half ended 8-3 in England's favour thanks to a well-taken try by Anthony Watson. Louis Rees-Zammit scored an interception try straight after the break to give Wales a brief lead. A few minutes later, Kyle Sinckler crashed over to put England ahead once again. Wales struggled to make an impact and couldn't find a way through a well organised English defence. With five minutes remaining, Ollie Lawrence scored a try in the corner to secure a hard earned win for the visitors. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- Six Nations Guide: Ollie Lawrence scores crucial try as England claim welcome win in Wales
- BBC: England pile more misery on Wales in Cardiff
- Guardian: Kyle Sinckler strikes for England to compound Wales’ miserable week
- Daily Mail: Steve Borthwick's steady revolution continues with convincing win over Warren Gatland's side against backdrop of tumult in the Welsh game
- Sky Sports: England bank Cardiff victory to continue Wales' miserable Six Nations
- ESPN: England battle to edge Wales in nervy Six Nations tie
- WRU: England edge past Wales in Cardiff
- England Rugby: England defeat Wales in Cardiff
Wales v England - Match Highlights
Wales v England - Match Stats
Wales (3) 10
Try: Rees-Zammit (41')
Conversion: Halfpenny (42')
Penalty: Halfpenny (22')
England (8) 20
Try: Watson (19'), Sinckler (45'), Lawrence (75')
Conversion: Farrell (45')
Penalty: Farrell (10')
Man of the match: Freddie Steward (England)
Wales v England - Team Line-ups
Wales Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Gareth Thomas
- 2 Ken Owens (Captain)
- 3 Tomas Francis
- 4 Adam Beard
- 5 Alun Wyn Jones
- 6 Christ Tshiunza
- 7 Justin Tipuric
- 8 Taulupe Faletau
Backs
- 9 Tomos Williams
- 10 Owen Williams
- 11 Louis Rees-Zammit
- 12 Joe Hawkins
- 13 Mason Grady
- 14 Josh Adams
- 15 Leigh Halfpenny
Replacements
- 16 Bradley Roberts
- 17 Rhys Carre
- 18 Dillon Lewis
- 19 Dafydd Jenkins
- 20 Tommy Reffell
- 21 Kieran Hardy
- 22 Dan Biggar
- 23 Nick Tompkins
England Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Ellis Genge
- 2 Jamie George
- 3 Kyle Sinckler
- 4 Maro Itoje
- 5 Ollie Chessum
- 6 Lewis Ludlam
- 7 Jack Willis
- 8 Alex Dombrandt
Backs
- 9 Jack van Poortvliet
- 10 Owen Farrell (Captain)
- 11 Anthony Watson
- 12 Ollie Lawrence
- 13 Henry Slade
- 14 Max Malins
- 15 Freddie Steward
Replacements
- 16 Jack Walker
- 17 Mako Vunipola
- 18 Dan Cole
- 19 Courtney Lawes
- 20 Ben Curry
- 21 Alex Mitchell
- 22 Marcus Smith
- 23 Henry Arundell