Date:
Venue: Twickenham Stadium, London
Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand)
Attendance: 82,000
England v Wales Match Reports
England recovered to edge Wales 16-14 in a tight contest at Twickenham.
The visitors were first to score when they were awarded a penalty try in 17th minute after England had collapsed a rolling maul.
Ben Earl quickly replied with a try for England, but George Ford failed to convert it after being charged down.
Just before the break, Alex Mann finished a well-worked try to give Wales a 14-5 half-time lead.
England were gaining momentum when Fraser Dingwall scored a try in the corner to cut the deficit to just one point.
Wales were down to 14-men for the final ten minutes after Mason Grady was shown a yellow card for a deliberate knock-on.
George Ford kicked the resulting penalty to give England the lead for the first time in the match.
Wales pressed for a score in the final minutes, but England held on for a well-deserved win. A selection of match reports is listed below:
England v Wales – Match Highlights
England v Wales – Match Stats
England (5) 16
Try: Earl (20′), Dingwall (63′)
Penalty: Ford (48′, 72′)
Wales (14) 14
Try: Penalty Try (17′), Mann (38′)
Conversion: Lloyd (39′)
Man of the match: Ben Earl (England)
England v Wales – Team Line-ups
England Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Joe Marler
- 2 Jamie George (Captain)
- 3 Will Stuart
- 4 Maro Itoje
- 5 Ollie Chessum
- 6 Ethan Roots
- 7 Sam Underhill
- 8 Ben Earl
Backs
- 9 Alex Mitchell
- 10 George Ford
- 11 Elliot Daly
- 12 Fraser Dingwall
- 13 Henry Slade
- 14 Tommy Freeman
- 15 Freddie Steward
Replacements
- 16 Theo Dan
- 17 Ellis Genge
- 18 Dan Cole
- 19 Alex Coles
- 20 Chandler Cunningham-South
- 21 Danny Care
- 22 Fin Smith
- 23 Immanuel Feyi-Waboso
Wales Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Gareth Thomas
- 2 Elliot Dee
- 3 Keiron Assiratti
- 4 Dafydd Jenkins (Captain)
- 5 Adam Beard
- 6 Alex Mann
- 7 Tommy Reffell
- 8 Aaron Wainwright
Backs
- 9 Tomos Williams
- 10 Ioan Lloyd
- 11 Rio Dyer
- 12 Nick Tompkins
- 13 George North
- 14 Josh Adams
- 15 Cameron Winnett
Replacements
- 16 Ryan Elias
- 17 Corey Domachowski
- 18 Archie Griffin
- 19 Will Rowlands
- 20 Taine Basham
- 21 Kieran Hardy
- 22 Cai Evans
- 23 Mason Grady
