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England's Maro Itoje, Lewis Ludlam and Freddie Steward harvester to tackle Wales prop Gareth Thomas| Wales (3) 10 |
| Try: Rees-Zammit Con: Halfpenny Pen: Halfpenny |
| England (8) 20 |
| Tries: Watson, Sinckler, Lawrence Con: Farrell Pen: Farrell |
England heaped much misery connected troubled Wales with a scrappy Six Nations triumph successful Cardiff.
A frantic archetypal fractional saw the teams separated by a effort from England helping Anthony Watson.
Wales helping Louis Rees-Zammit managed an intercept effort earlier England responded with scores from Kyle Sinckler and Ollie Lawrence.
Wales' players had threatened to spell connected onslaught successful the build-up and could not flooded their troubled preparation.
They person present mislaid 12 of their past 15 games and suffered a 3rd successive Six Nations decision since Warren Gatland's instrumentality arsenic caput coach.
Wales person endured their worst commencement successful the tourney since 2007 and person to question to look Italy and France arsenic they bid to debar a archetypal Six Nations whitewash successful 20 years.
Following an opening play decision by Scotland, England person picked up successive wins implicit Italy and Wales and could adjacent spend to miss retired connected 10 points arsenic a effect of 4 missed kicks from skipper Owen Farrell.
England full-back Freddie Steward was named subordinate of the lucifer arsenic helium dominated the aerial conflict successful Cardiff, with Wales continually kicking to him.
It was England's biggest triumph successful Cardiff since 2003. Steve Borthwick's broadside present look France and Ireland successful their last 2 matches.
More to follow.
Line-ups
Wales: Halfpenny; Adams, Grady, Hawkins, Rees-Zammit; O Williams, T Williams; G Thomas, Owens (capt), Francis, Beard, AW Jones, Tshiunza, Tipuric, Faletau.
Replacements: Roberts, Carre, Lewis, Jenkins, Reffell, Hardy, Biggar, Tompkins.
England: Steward; Malins, Slade, Lawrence, Watson; Farrell (capt), Van Poortvliet; Genge, George, Sinckler; Itoje, Chessum; Ludlam, Willis, Dombrandt.
Replacements: Walker, M Vunipola, Cole, Lawes, B Curry, Mitchell, M Smith, Arundell.
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France)
Touch judges: Andrew Brace (Ireland) & Pierre Brousset (France)
TMO: Brian MacNeice (Ireland)
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