Wales 20-9 England: Warren Gatland's side defeat disappointing England in warm-up

Wales scrum-half Gareth Davies scored his 16th planetary try

Wales enjoyed triumph successful the opening World Cup warm-up crippled against England successful Cardiff.

Wales were inspired by caller skipper Jac Morgan, portion England lone managed 3 penalties from Marcus Smith.

Head manager Steve Borthwick volition sanction his last 33-man World Cup squad connected Monday portion Warren Gatland volition hold a mates much weeks.

After a mediocre year, Gatland had promised Wales would "surprise people" and "do thing special" astatine the World Cup.

It is aboriginal days but the show provides immoderate optimism earlier the instrumentality fixture astatine Twickenham adjacent Saturday.

Wales first-half show volition beryllium remembered for a dogged antiaircraft effort with centre North proving important successful denying England 2 tries.

Borthwick volition beryllium acrophobic with England's inability to nett connected first-half dominance and the mode successful which they allowed a Wales second-half revival arsenic the visitors conceded 22 turnovers.

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Line-ups

Wales: Halfpenny; Rees-Zammit, North, Llewellyn, Dyer; Costelow, G Davies; Domachowski, Elias, Assiratti, Jenkins, Rowlands, Tshiunza, Morgan (capt), Wainwright.

Replacements: Dee, Smith, H Thomas, Carter, Plumtree, T Williams, Biggar, Grady.

England: Steward; Malins, Marchant, Porter, Cokanasiga; Smith, Care; Genge (capt), Blamire, Stuart, Ribbans, Martin, Ludlam, Pearson, Dombrandt.

Replacements: Dan, Rodd, Sinckler, Hill, T Willis, Van Poortvliet, Ford, Slade.

Referee: Nic Berry (Australia)