Wales v England Match Reports
A clinical performance from England saw them score 10 tries in a record 68-14 victory over Wales in Cardiff. England made a fast start with Maro Itoje and Tom Roebuck both scoring tries in the opening 10 minutes. A frantic first-half then developed with lots of open play. Ben Thomas got a try back for Wales, before Tommy Freeman, Chandler Cunningham-South and Will Stuart added further tries for England to give the visitors a 33-7 halftime lead. After the break, Wales had their chances, but England were again first to score when Alex Mitchell crossed in the 55th minute. Things got worse for the home side when Henry Pollock scored England's seventh try on his debut. A few minutes later, Joe Heyes added an eighth try for England. Ben Thomas got a second try for Wales in the 77th minute before Henry Pollock scored England's ninth. Chandler Cunningham-South then added a tenth try as England delivered a crushing victory, which puts them top of the Six Nations table ahead of the evening's finale in Paris. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- Six Nations Guide: England score 10 tries in Cardiff as dismal Wales condemned to wooden spoon
- BBC: England rout Wales to keep title dream alive
- Guardian: England put 10-try demolition job on Wales to retain Six Nations hopes
- Daily Mail: Steve Borthwick's men keep Six Nations title hopes alive as they run in TEN tries for dominant win in Cardiff
- Sky Sports: Wales 14-68 England: Record-breaking 10-try thrasing in Cardiff
- WRU: Wales beaten by England and end Six Nations without a win
- England Rugby: Dominant England defeat Wales in Cardiff in final Six Nations game
Wales v England - Match Highlights
Wales v England - Match Stats
Wales (7) 14
Try: B Thomas (31', 77')
Conversion: Anscombe (32'), Evans (77')
England (33) 68
Try: Itoje (3'), Roebuck (10'), Freeman (34'), Cunningham-South (38', 80'+2), Stuart (40'), Mitchell (55'), Pollock (67', 79'), Heyes (70')
Conversion: F Smith (3', 11', 35', 39', 56'), M Smith (68', 70', 80', 80'+3)
Man of the match: Ben Curry (England)
Wales v England - Team Line-ups
Wales Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Nicky Smith
- 2 Elliot Dee
- 3 WillGriff John
- 4 Will Rowlands
- 5 Dafydd Jenkins
- 6 Aaron Wainwright
- 7 Jac Morgan (Captain)
- 8 Taulupe Faletau
Backs
- 9 Tomos Williams
- 10 Gareth Anscombe
- 11 Joe Roberts
- 12 Ben Thomas
- 13 Max Llewellyn
- 14 Ellis Mee
- 15 Blair Murray
Replacements
- 16 Dewi Lake
- 17 Gareth Thomas
- 18 Keiron Assiratti
- 19 Teddy Williams
- 20 Tommy Reffell
- 21 Rhodri Williams
- 22 Jarrod Evans
- 23 Nick Tompkins
England Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Ellis Genge
- 2 Luke Cowan-Dickie
- 3 Will Stuart
- 4 Maro Itoje (Captain)
- 5 Ollie Chessum
- 6 Tom Curry
- 7 Ben Curry
- 8 Ben Earl
Backs
- 9 Alex Mitchell
- 10 Fin Smith
- 11 Elliot Daly
- 12 Fraser Dingwall
- 13 Tommy Freeman
- 14 Tom Roebuck
- 15 Marcus Smith
Replacements
- 16 Jamie George
- 17 Fin Baxter
- 18 Joe Heyes
- 19 Chandler Cunningham-South
- 20 Henry Pollock
- 21 Tom Willis
- 22 Jack van Poortvliet
- 23 George Ford