Finished Twickenham
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Wales beat England in Twickenham thriller
Wales won their first Six Nations match at Twickenham since 1988 and sealed the Triple Crown with a dramatic 19-12 victory. More
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Live Commentary
Time:80'- England
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82' And it's no try! Time is up and Wales have won an amazing encounter. FULL TIME: England 12-19 Wales.- 81' Ooh this one is too close to call. Did Strettle get it down? One angle says yes, the other no!
- 80' Looks like Strettle is in the corner! It's down to the TMO as England spread it wide. So tense.
- 79' England lineout. It's do or die now.
- 78' Wales offside England penalty. They have to make this count. They go for the lineout. Brown is on for Foden.
- 77' Tuilagi charges up to the 22. Not over for England yet. They inch their way towards the Wales line. Flood chips for the corner and Strettle is nearly in. Lineout England.
- 76' Halfpenny sends it over. England 12-19 Wales.
75' Try Wales! It's a disaster for England as Scott Williams steals the ball from Lawes, chips ahead and scores under the posts. Surely game over!- 74' Ben Foden marks and England escape. He fails to find touch and back come Wales. But England turn it over!
- 73' England with teritory in the Welsh half. Wales penalty though for Lawes offside. Another silly error.
72' England sub: Hartley off for Webber. Morgan off for Dowson.
71' No mistake and it's England 12-12 with eight minutes remaining. What a finish we have here.- 70' Penalty Wales for hands clearly in the ruck. Stupid mistake and Halfpenny will have no problem with this one.
- 69' Penalty Wales as Robshaw takes Warburton in the air. Good touch for Wales.
- 68' Ben Youngs concedes a penalty and Williams is nearly in the corner. He should have passed out wide with a two man overlap. Great turn over from England and Youngs makes amends with a good clearance.
- 67' England with 65% of territory this second half. Wales now with the put in, England on the defensive.
- 66' North gathers and Wales attack as Stevens comes on for Corbisiero. Wales have an attacking scrum.
- 65' A game of kicking tennis has developed and Farrell is off with an injury. On comes Toby Flood.
- 64' Farrell nearly finds touch and Halfpenny looks to have escaped knocking the ball on.
- 63' Farrell is human! He misses and Wales escape.
- 62' Penalty England now. This time for Wales going off their feet.
- 62' Penalty Wales for England holding on. Priestland fails to find touch. That was poor.
- 61' England sub: Lawes on for Botha. Youngs on for Dixon.
- 60' Still anyone's game with 20 minutes to go. Back come England through Foden.
- 59' Cole wins it back and England come again. Farrell's chip gives the ball away.
- 58' Turnover ball for England and Robshaw comes away. But Wales win it back again. Errors on both sides now.
- 57' Penalty to Wales, Dixon caught offside. Priestland finds touch.
- 56' Wales will be back to 15 soon.
- 55' England on the attack again but they knock it on. Frustrating stuff.
- 54' Wales sub: Wyn Jones off for Ryan Jones.
- 53' Halfpenny sends it over off the post. England 12-9 Wales.
- 52' Penalty Wales for England offside. They are going to come away with the points with England down to 14!
- 51' Great tackle from Jonathan Davies with a tackle and follow up on Farrell. Penalty Wales but they fail to find touch.
- 50' England with an attacking platform. They must make this count.
- 49' 21 phases for Wales now. Patient stuff but England win a penalty for Wales winding the clock down with a pick and drive round the side. Good touch from Farrell.
- 48' Still Wales with the ball, keeping it close to the pack. It's spun wide and Wales attack again.
- 47' Great possession from Wales with a man down. England need the ball back.
- 46' Wales break out through Jonathan Davies. Doesn't seem like they are a man down!
- 45' Farrell converts. England 12-6 Wales.
44' Botha charges down Priestland's kick and he's nearly in! Yellow card for Priestland for offside and a penalty to England!- 43' Faletau turns over possession for Wales, Strettle gathers the kick for England and Parling comes forward.
- 42' Penalty to England for Warburton off his feet. Farrell finds a good touch as 'Swing Low' rings out.
- 41' Scott Williams is on as Wales attack.
We're underway here again and if this half is as good as the first, we're in for a treat! Priestland gets us underway and Dixon clears.- 40' And he finds touch. HALF TIME: England 9-6 Wales.
- 39' Slow ball for England in their own 22. Dixon clears.
- 38' But the lad seems nerveless and slots it through! England 9-6 Wales.
- 37' A tougher one for Farrell now.
- 36' Ashton and Tuilagi combine well on the wing and win a penalty for Wales over the top.
- 35' England come back. It's end to end stuff akin to a game of basketball! Tuilagi brushes Priestland aside.
- 34' This match is really bubbling to life now. Farrell re-starts.
- 33' Halfpenny slots it through. England 6-6 Wales.
- 32' Wales have a penalty for Strettle holding on. All that enterprise but one mistake and Wales can draw level.
- 31' Great chip and gather from Farrell sets up an England attack. He was clattered but the ball was shipped wide and England were nearly in at the corner. Great stuff.
- 30' England gather Dixon's high ball and Croft bulldozes forward. Much better stuff from England now.
- 29' Farrell converts. England 6-3 Wales.
- 28' Steve Walsh goes back for the original penalty. Jamie Roberts offside.
- 27' Overlap for England but a great tackle by Warburton on Tuilagi prevents a try. Strettle goes for the other corner. Great stuff from England.
- 26' North bundled into touch from the restart. Attacking platform for England.
- 25' This time Halfpenny makes no mistake. England 3-3 Wales.
- 24' England lucky to be ahead, it must be said from their one break out. But back come Wales and they have a penalty of their own. Botha off his feet.
- 23' Farrell slots the easy penalty. England 3-0 Wales.
- 22' Penalty advantage to England. Farrell misses the drop at goal but he will come back to take another for the Welsh offside.
- 21' Ashton feeds Tuilagi and Wales defend in their own 22. Good stuff from England but slow ball now.
- 20' Morgan picks up and Tuilagi drives forward. Dixon taps and goes from the penalty. A great little break!
- 19' Halfpenny misses an easy kick and England escape!
- 18' Wales put a huge shove on and England concede a penalty as England pull the scrum up. Halfpenny to kick for goal.
- 17' Another scrum to Wales. Immense pressure.
- 16' This is great defence from England but Wales get the put in after the 17th phase. It's 33 phases to four for Wales already!
- 15' Sustained pressure from Wales. 13th phase now.
- 14' Wales spin it wide to North but the England defence is firm.
- 13' Penalty to Wales against Corbisiero for collapsing the scrum. Halfpenny finds touch and a base for a Welsh attack.
- 12' Strettle nearly latches onto a risky pass from Wyn Jones but knocks it on. He would have been under the posts.
- 11' Great take from Dixon from the Welsh up and under. England keep the ball close in the pack.
- 10' Wales come again but it's slow ball. The England defence doing well.
- 9' England steal the lineout. Dixon clears and England escape. Poor lineouts from either side.
- 8' Penalty to Wales for Barrett holding on. More carelessness from England. A good touch from Priestland.
- 7' Roberts bulldozes forward but Davies kicks to touch when there could have been men over there.
- 6' Careless from Hartley as he throws it in off centre. Lancaster will be annoyed by that.
- 5' Penalty England. Wyn Jones taking the man without the ball. Farrell finds a good touch in the corner. An early chance to attack.
- 4' Respite for England as Wales offside. Farrell fails to find touch and Halfpenny clears upfield.
- 3' What a start from Wales, England do well to survive. Tom Croft gathers the line out but Wales with a big shove on.
- 2' North finds a gap and goes for the line! It's a great tap tackle from Ashton to prevent a try! North again down the wing but Corbisiero puts him in touch.
- 1' Penalty Wales Barrett not releasing. Wales find a good touch.
16.00 Referee Steve Walsh blows the whistle and Owen Farrell gets us underway! Wales gather and Phillips clears the lines.- 15.55 Only five minutes remaining until kick-off in this eagerly-anticipated clash. And if history is any guide, expect fireworks. There has not been a try-less England v Wales Test since 1978! It's a gloriously sunny day here and the atmosphere is palpable as the anthems begin.
- 15.50 England are bidding to start the RBS 6 Nations with three consecutive wins for the second year running but this time with considerably less experience. No fever than seven players running out today have never experienced the atmosphere of a home international.
- 15.45 There is a lot at stake here, notably a Triple Crown for Wales. They have won the Triple Crown 19 times - but have never done so at Twickenham.
- 15.40 Many eyes will be on Owen Farrell, who switches to the number ten slot due to Charlie Hodgson's injury. Outside him are the formidable pairing of Brad Barritt and Manu Tuilagi up against the Welsh midfield force of Jamie Roberts and Jonathan Davies.
- 15.35 After battling to hard-fought victories over Scotland and Italy, England will come into today's match with some confidence. Stuart Lancaster's men have lost just one of their last eight games - 12-19 to France in the World Cup quarter-final.
- 15.30 Wales start as favourites but have won just one of 13 games at Twickenham since 1988, 26-19 in 2008.
- 15.25 Hello and welcome to our LIVE coverage of England v Wales from a sunny Twickenham.
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Summary
England versus Wales Tries Williams 76’ Conversions Halfpenny 77’ Farrell 24’, 30’, 39’, 46’ Penalties Halfpenny 26’, 35’, 54’, 72’ Drops
Live Team Line-Up
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EnglandManager: Stuart Lancaster
On the Field
- Corbisiero
- Hartley
- Cole
- Botha
- Parling
- Croft
- Robshaw
- Morgan
- Dickson
- Farrell
- Strettle
- Barritt
- Tuilagi
- Ashton
- Foden
Subs
- Stevens
- Flood
- Brown
- Webber
- Dowson
- Youngs
- Lawes
Injured
None
Suspended
None
- Corbisiero
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WalesManager: Warren Gatland
On the Field
- Jenkins
- Owens
- Jones
- Jones
- Evans
- Lydiate
- Warburton
- Faletau
- Phillips
- Priestland
- North
- Roberts
- Davies
- Cuthbert
- Halfpenny
Subs
- Jones
- James
- Williams
- Jones
- Hibbard
- Tipuric
- Williams
Injured
None
Suspended
None
What a great game!!!------much closer than I thought, but still a win and the slam beckons.
England did improve much in that game, wales did not play that well, they seemed to lack structure at times but still came away with a win at twikenham, they were a man down but still scored all the points from there!! Wales now have that mental toughness that all great teams have when they're down but can still come back and win, the all blacks did it in the world cup, France threw everything at them and yet they were able to pull through and get a win!!--- and that is what it's about at this level, winning, winning is everything, win ugly-win pretty but that big ole W up there means a win is a win!!!
The opposing fans can bemoan all they like but it won't change the score line, ( AND THAT IS A FACT!!!!!!!!!!!!!)England must now go on from there and prove they can play well consistantly, and it was not just a one off.
England most of the time are victims of their own media with rugby journalists now threatening to take their ball home, because the so called disallowed try really was a try, and they've got the "PROOF". But even if it wasn't it should have been cos it would have beeen much fairer if it was, the ref, and all the line judges were all biased because they weren't English, and if they were given a 10 point head start at the begining as they should of had, because Wales were favourites, then it would have been a much fairer game, then England could have one by a couple off points and it would have made it all okey dokey!
England getting better , NOBODY I COURT THIS WEEK
England getting better.... Wales did enough to win it. Can't help thinking as an England supporter that the team may still have problems at prop.
Good game from both teams, England came with a spoiling game plan and to be close up front to stop our runners basically getting the run on them. England are rebuilding and if that was the plan then it worked for a good while, that is until they thought they could win and lost sight of their game plan. The referee was watching another game at times and as soon as I heard he was in charge I sunk in my chair, at times during the game he was clueless, continually looking for the linesmen to offer him the answer, this guy is not up to this standard, please dont use this clown again. Da iawn boys.
I think gloating and cocky were made up by english for the english, welsh are humble, we dont have a chip about the english, the whole world does believe me. I think it was a great match and the English were good and need to be proud the came close to a good welsh side maybe the best weve ever had? and I think the fact wales didnt look that good was because the English didnt let them play. Well done both teams.
Fantastic game. Congratulations Wales. But I think England are improving each game. I predict we will beat both Ireland and France !. Wales are a better team than England at the moment but not by much and considering the Welsh team have been together for 18 months and the English team for a month then I believe the future is rosy for both teams. But England needs two players to find their mojo again, Youngs and Ashton. I don't know what is wrong but both players are a shadow of their best which is a shame because they are the best players in the country at Scrum-half and Wing.
Taking into account what has transpired so far I think Lancaster should stay on as coach. He has certainly introduced a more disciplined team who are beginning to show real signs of improvement.Hey mark i got one for you, we got lucky with the bounce fair enough, you got f.ucking lucky with two charge downs, italy were robbed
Poor game by Welsh standards. Glad Roberts was replaced as he has no ball or foot skills, he would not have scored the try by williams who replaced him. I hope he is dropped as he is easy to mark out of the game.
PeterArthur,
Sad statements, butmeant in honesty , but just way off the mark. The supporters may get exited, so what , it depends what the team thinks. This is a differant mental attitude than I have seen from any Welsh side. Gone has the cavalier attitude, if were down throw it everywhere.They didnt play well today and won. they were down until te last 8 minutes and won. I am not taking anthing from the England side, it has potential, but England always have potential to be top quality, so nothing new there. Just because some supporters at the Millenium are not your cup of tea does not make the Welsh side any worse either. Tri nations, what is that ? I have heard there are 4 teams playing there now. But what you seem to forget this extremely experienced Welsh side with most of the backs under 25,and lots of youngsters in the pack still can move on. This time last years many of these lads were not Internationals, we dont know whwre they will be in 3 years. sit back and enjoy the ride , it may be better than you think.at least wales players can last over 80minutes un like the english they changed 7 players and still couldnt get it done
collwr gwael Saesneg
Terry you are so right England such big a country .... wales not so many people and only realy in the south and such a small country , ah well we beat the Scots and the Irish pity I like the Scots and the Irish and the French and the Italians ..... living as an expat here in Bulgaria it is not just so pleasing to beat the English at Rugby ... its a religion it realy doesnt matter if we dont get the grand slam .... as long as we rubbed shyte in the Englanders noses .
I like how Michael G says it's only a game yet writes an essay about how the English think they are better than the Welsh (and everyone else, for that matter). This is pretty much a classic example on why most of the world get pissed off at your attitude. But anyway, WE WON IN ENGLAND!
I seem to remember Wales beat England at Twickenham in 2008 Grand Slam Year.
l love it whenever England loses , lucky today Wales played very badly.
Ronald and Michael G, you are only as good as your last game and YOU JUST LOST IT!!! Now gat over it, for the next year us WELSH OWN YOU!!!!! hahahahahahahaha
michael g your name has cropped up at least 8 times, this afternoon, i see you are racist towards the rest of the uk . for the record the language you refered too is spoken in bretton france i hope this answered your question, have a nice day give my regards to jt of chelsea
comment 143 Michael G, wowww you are one heeluva bitter bad loser , the jealos bigotry is oozing out of you. , you sound like a typical uneducated soccer fan. You really are clutching at straws going on about Welsh history boyo, read it and weep "Wales win the TRIPLE CROWN"!!! YAYYYYYYYYY!!!!!! loving life hahahahaha
