England – Wales. The English signed their second victory in this 6 Nations rugby tournament by beating the Welsh, Saturday at Twickenham, with the score of 23 to 19. Discover the summary of the match.
20:05 – A sluggish success for England against Wales
Put under pressure by the great victory of the French team in Scotland a little earlier this Saturday (17-36), England knew at the start of this match against Wales that they had to win to continue to believe in the final victory in this 6 Nations tournament, with in mind the shock of the last day against the Blues at the Stade de France. The English start strong and quickly score their first points thanks to their opener Marcus Smith (6-0 after 6 minutes). But behind, the XV of the Rose is unable to concretize its domination and after a messy first period, the English return to the locker room leading 12-0, after two new penalties passed by Smith. When they return from the locker room, the match heats up. The English third-line center Dombrandt scored the first try of the match from the bottom of the line to increase the English lead to 17-0 (43rd). The moment chosen by the Welsh to finally react and register two tries in quick succession, by Adams (54th) and Tomkins (61st) to return to 17-12. Marcus Smith puts the English to safety thanks to two penalties (23-12, 72nd), but the XV of Leek will shake England until the end after a try signed Hardy (80th), without succeeding in the hold -up.
19:55 – England will face Ireland in two weeks
The 6 Nations tournament will experience a new cut after this third day this weekend. England will face Ireland, still at Twickenham, during the 4th day, Saturday March 12 (5:45 p.m.), while Wales will receive France, Friday March 11 (9:00 p.m.).
19:50 – England second in the standings
Thanks to this second consecutive victory in this 6 Nations tournament, England temporarily takes second place in the standings with 10 points, behind France, which has 14 points after its improved success in Scotland a little earlier this Saturday (17- 36). But Ireland, which faces Italy on Sunday, could well overtake the XV of the Rose in the event of an improved victory in Dublin.
19:44 – It’s over at Twickenham! England wins (23-19)!
It’s over at Twickenham after Itoje recovers the ball! England, suffering, finally won 23-19 against Wales, who fought until the end.
19:42 – Last Welsh last stand
The Welsh are heroic at the end of the match and continue to attack. They even get a penalty and hit the English side. They will have one last chance to win!
19:39 – Test for Wales!
Kieran Hardy, the substitute scrum-half, scored a try to reward Welsh efforts by taking advantage of the inattention of the England defense after a penalty close to the goal line. Biggar transforms into a drop to bring the score back to 23-19! The Welsh will have one last opportunity to win, on the English dismissal…
19:36 – The Welsh hit the sidelines
The Welsh get a penalty against the poles at 30 meters but they have no interest in taking the three points. They will rather type in touch to try to snatch the defensive bonus point in these last moments.
19:33 – Wales in the English camp
The Welsh continue to attack and multiply the playing time in the English camp without managing to reverse the defensive curtain of England. The bodies are worn out after this hard fight, even if the replacements have entered.
19:30 – The Welsh don’t give up
Even trailing by 11 points as the final whistle approached, the Welsh continued to attack but the red waves crashed tirelessly on the English curtain, still well in place in defense.
19:27 – Smith gives England some air (23-12)
The English opener Marcus Smith passes this penalty, more than 40 meters on the right of the Welsh posts. 23-12 in favor of England less than ten minutes from the end of this meeting.
19:25 – Penalty against Wales
After a penalty against Wales in the scrum, Twickenham burst out at this decision which allows the English to return to the Welsh camp in possession of the ball, after a nice touch found by Davis. On the sidelines, the Welsh jumper touched the arm of the English jumper and gave Marcus Smith another opportunity to score.
19:22 – Smith does not shake (20-12)!
Marcus Smith puts the England team away from a converted try by passing this long distance penalty, just over ten minutes from the end of the meeting. 20-12 for the English team!
19:21 – Penalty for England
How hard it is for the Welsh, who are penalized after trying to raise Cuthbert when they thought they had an advantage and after spending three minutes defending in their camp. Marcus Smith will have the opportunity to give the XV of the Rose an eight-point lead.
19:18 – Everything is restarted in this match
While England led until 17-0 just after the break, the Welsh revived everything with these two tries scored in less than ten minutes. There are less than 20 minutes to play at Twickenham, but everything remains to be done…
19:15 – Second try for Wales!
The Welsh choose to carry a ball after this touch and it is successful. The ball circulates well on the Welsh side and Leek’s XV gets closer to the line until Nick Tompkins scores the try in force! Biggar, this time, did not miss his transformation and brought the Welsh to five points behind England (17-12).