England produced one of their best performances for years to crush hapless Wales by a record 68-14 scoreline to finish the Six Nations on a high and retain a chance of winning the title should France fail to beat Scotland later.
England have 20 points after winning four matches for the first time since taking the title in 2020 but France, on 16, will top the standings with any sort of Paris victory due to their points difference advantage. Wales will come last for the second year in a row after their 17th successive defeat – a record for a Tier One nation since the game went professional.
England were in total control from the start and tries by Maro Itoje, Tom Roebuck, Tommy Freeman – who became the first Englishman to score in all five rounds of the competition – Chandler Cunningham-South and Will Stuart put them 33-7 ahead at half-time.
Debutant 20-year-old flanker Henry Pollock came off the bench to score two tries and Alex Mitchell, Joe Heyes and Cunningham-South crossed after the break to take the tally to 10 as England easily surpassed their previous biggest victory margin in Cardiff, the 43-9 success in a 2003 World Cup warm-up, and their previous highest score (44-15 in 2001).
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- England hammer Wales with a record 68-14 win on Super Saturday to keep their Six Nations title hopes still alive
- England now need Scotland to beat France later to hand them the title
- Wales have now lost 17 Tests in a row - a record for a tier-one nation
- REPORT: Ruthless England sign off in style with Wales thrashing to keep Six Nations title hopes alive
France host Scotland in Six Nations finale
19:10 , Luke BakerAttention now turns to Paris - can Scotland do the Auld Enemy a favour by beating France?
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Ruthless England sign off in style with Wales thrashing to keep Six Nations title hopes alive
18:47 , Luke BakerAn anxious wait they may face to find out if they are Six Nations champions but England simply could not have done any more. In the week we wondered how Steve Borthwick’s side would handle the pressure of a Cardiff cauldron, whether they were capable of seizing the moment with a title potentially in reach.
Those questions were answered most definitively by one of England’s best performances in years. The champagne may be on ice, nails to be nibbled as they wait and see if Scotland can do them a favour in Paris, but one cannot accuse Steve Borthwick’s side of failing to grasp their opportunity in a 10-try thrashing.
Read the full report from Harry Latham-Coyle in Cardiff:
Ruthless England sign off in style to keep Six Nations title hopes alive
Six Nations permutations
19:10 , Harry Latham-CoyleRight, that makes things rather simple for later - here are all the updated permutations you need to know:
What England need to win the Six Nations ahead of France finale
Tom Roebuck told the BBC:
18:56“This was special. It is a special place and stadium. This England group is special, which is the word I would use.
“Thank you to the fans and we loved today. It was class. We spoke about our forwards getting us on the front foot with physicality, which is something we pride ourselves on. I am buzzing with my first Six Nations cap and try.
“I cannot put it into words. Every week we want to put on a big performance. We felt that we had the capability of winning well.
“Everyone has seen that Ben Curry has not got the plaudits over the years and at Sale we feel Ben is as good as Tom. They are massive for us.”
Wales captain Jac Morgan told the BBC:
18:54 , Ciara Fearn“It was a tough game and gutted with the result. Credit to England as they were brilliant and clinical with the ball.
“There were aspects of the game where we lost momentum and when England have their opportunities they took them. All the boys are gutted but you cannot knock their effort in training.
“It will come hopefully and we have to keep improving. Thanks to all the fans, who continue to come out. We are disappointed with the result.”
England captain Maro Itoje told ITV Sport:
18:50 , Ciara Fearn“I think it was a fantastic effort from the team. The support from our fans was fantastic.
“We have been building towards this and we are happy to end like this. The thing about consistency is you have to be consistent even when results do not go your way, no matter the outside noise and scrutiny.
“The challenge for our team is to grow and get better. That Lions captaincy is not within my control but it has been an honour and privilege to captain this side.
“We have all worked so hard for this. What will be will be. We did our job and we are happy with what we did today.”
Player of the match Ben Curry told ITV Sport:
18:46 , Ciara Fearn“I think we have definitely had to work at it. This team has been through a lot.
"It is an unbelievable feeling to give that, not just to ourselves and each other but the fans as well. This is what you dream of. I love being part of this team.
"I haven't had too many opportunities over the last couple of years and I love being a part of this team."
England now need a Scottish favour
18:45 , Luke BakerEngland have done their part - they’ve taken Wales apart to move above Ireland atop the Six Nations table.
They now need Scotland to beat France in Paris at 8pm to win their first Six Nations title since 2020. If France win, Fabien Galthie’s side will lift the trophy instead
FULL-TIME! Wales 14-68 England
18:41 , Luke BakerAnd that, ladies and gentlemen, is that. What a brilliant, brilliant performance by England who run in 10 tries to rout a hapless Wales in a record win. Fortress Cardiff was most certainly breached.
This young Welsh side were overmatched and taken apart by a surprisingly ruthless England. Finally a complete performance for Steve Borthwick to hang his hat on.
TRY! Wales 14-68 England (Chandler Cunningham-South, 80 mins)
18:40 , Luke BakerStill time for one more England try. It starts with a scrum in midfield and from there, every England carry makes metres. Welsh defenders being pinged backwards.
It ends with Chandler Cunningham-South barrelling over the line. A horrible way for things to end for Wales.
TRY! Wales 14-61 England (Henry Pollock, 79 mins)
18:36 , Luke BakerThings getting a bit scrappy in the final knocking but England just about hold on to the ball ont he Wales 22. What a run by Roebuck, cutting inside and dragging defenders with him.
Then it’s a second Henry Pollock try! Fitting that England have the final say. Roebuck’s run gives them front-foot ball, Van Poortvliet to Ford, inside pass to Pollock running a lovely line and he bursts over the line. Too easy.
Marcus Smith conversion takes them past 60 points
TRY! Wales 14-54 England (Ben Thomas, 77 mins)
18:34 , Luke BakerPenalty advantage for Wales as they keep thrusting for the line. The England defence holds firm until it doesn’t!
A second Ben Thomas try, nice pass by Jarrod Evans and the centre has a simple run-in. A hard-earned consolation
Wales 7-54 England, 75 mins
18:31 , Luke BakerEngland playing with swagger as Daly surges through the middle but good work by Morgan to win the turnover at the ruck. Quiet game for him but that’s what he can do.
Wales into the 22, can they get a consolation try?
Wales 7-54 England, 73 mins
18:30 , Luke BakerThis has been a scintillating performance by England. So much for Steve Borthwick and his coaching staff to take forward from this one.
Wales left to contemplate a second straight wooden spoon. They need to appoint a head coach, a director of rugby and start the painful rebuild
TRY! Wales 7-54 England (Joe Heyes, 70 mins)
18:27 , Luke BakerRelentless from England and now Joe Heyes has his first international try!
Into the 22 again, Tom Willis with a powerful carry, brought down just short of the line and offloads from the floor to the suppporting Heyes. He dives over and it’s more English joy.
Conversion added and Wales just want this to end
Wales 7-47 England, 69 mins
18:25 , Luke BakerThis has been a truly disheartening day for Wales. A real step back after the shoots of recovery shown over the past two matches under Matt Sherratt
TRY! Wales 7-47 England (Henry Pollock, 67 mins)
18:24 , Luke BakerGood maul defence this time by Wales. England forced to spread the ball. Cunningham-South with a spinning carry before England go wide.
And there’s Henry Pollock for a debut try! Ford with an unbelievable fizzed pass, leaves Roberts for dead and Pollock strolls in down the line. Conversion added and England march on
Wales 7-40 England, 66 mins
18:21 , Luke BakerPenalty advantage for England as Wales drive early defending the maul, Cunningham-South on the crash ball and he’s stopped just short. Back for the penalty and kicked to the corner again
Wales 7-40 England, 65 mins
18:20 , Luke BakerGeorge gives front-foot ball with a powerful carry and England win the penalty when Wales don’t release the tackler. To the corner again - a seventh try incoming?
Wales 7-40 England, 63 mins
18:19 , Luke BakerEngland offside on halfway, giving Wales a platform to build from. Good touchfinder from Evans helps the cause.
The Welsh maul rumbles for a few metres before the backs get their shot but it’s loose, they’re forced backwards and eventually they give away the penalty when Itoje gets over the ball well. Probably sums up Wales today.
Wales 7-40 England, 60 mins
18:15 , Luke BakerAnother penalty to England for Wales not releasing. England attacking again but Genge is driven back by the Welsh defence.
George Ford, just on the field fires a bomb up into the air for Roebuck to fetch, he wins it in the 22 but it then goes forward off an English hand. Unlucky.
TRY! Wales 7-40 England (Alex Mitchell, 56 mins)
18:11 , Luke BakerOut of nowhere, against the run of play in this second half, England have the try!
Daly goes in to make a tackle and dislodges the ball with his head, Alex Mitchell is alert, kicks it on, chases, picks up and dives over for the score. Incredible. When it’s your day, it’s your day.
Smith adds the extras and England undeservedly extend their lead.
Wales 7-33 England, 55 mins
18:09 , Luke BakerGareth Thomas on in Wales's front row, Tommy Reffell in the back row.
Thomas immediately makes a mistake - with England pinned in their own 22, he charges into a ruck with no attempt to wrap and England can clear from the penalty into Welsh territory.
Wales 7-33 England, 53 mins
18:07 , Luke BakerWales much better in this second half but still waiting for that elusive score
England's contingency planning gets a road test
18:06 , Harry Latham-Coyle in CardiffWell, we wondered in the week how England might cope if they lost a lock and a centre having gone without specialist cover in the squad. Here we are, with Chandler Cunningham-South long since introduced and Ben Earl now stationed at inside centre. It’s probably the sort of scenario Steve Borthwick would have wanted to try both tactics, with England in control of the contest - but this coulld still be a fascinating half-an-hour.
Wales 7-33 England, 52 mins
18:05 , Luke BakerDebut for Henry Pollock in the England back row. The super-talented Northampton Saints youngster is seen as the future of English rugby.
Remarkably, he comes on for Tommy Freeman, so Ben Earl will go to 12, with Pollock in the back row. Earl was the designated centre cover for this game, so Borthwick has decided to see what he’s got there.
Good defensive scrum by England and they clear their lines.
Wales 7-33 England, 50 mins
18:03 , Luke BakerHow have Wales not scored?! Good attacking play, Evans immediately involved from one side to the other.
Wales have men over but butcher the initial advantage, Mee tries to salvage it, takes the contact from Marcus Smith, offloads as he’s going down and it bounces off Llewellyn’s hands, then Wainwright’s chest and into touch with the line at their mercy. They simply had to score.
Wales 7-33 England, 49 mins
18:01 , Luke BakerAnother penalty given away by Itoje - his third of the day. He’ll need to be careful. Wales will have the lineout eight metres from the line.
Changes from both sides as Joe Heyes and Jamie George on in the England front row, while fly half Jarrod Evans and Teddy Williams on for Wales.
Wales 7-33 England, 48 mins
17:59 , Luke BakerLlewellyn on the crash ball, nearly over the line, tackled just short and Ben Curry brilliantly turns it over! Gets his hands on the ball straight away, holds off Faletau and England have it back. They kick clear.
Superb work by one half of England’s twindaloo in the back row
Wales 7-33 England, 46 mins
17:58 , Luke BakerSo close to a Wales try! Murray’s kick is a little too far, straight down Mitchell’s throat on his own 22 but the England scrum half fumbles it.
Murray has followed up and the ball bounces towards the line, it’s a footrace between him and Dingwall. Murray is quicker but Dingwall able to just get a hand on it to stop him diving on it and Marcus Smith, covering, touches it down behind the line. Wales five-metre scrum but so close to a try.
Wales 7-33 England, 44 mins
17:55 , Luke BakerAn early test for Wales’s new front row at the scrum and they get splintered, giving away the penalty.
Genge looks pretty pleased with himself and has a word with Assiratti, just reminding him who dominated there.
Wales 7-33 England, 42 mins
17:53 , Luke BakerDangerous play by Itoje roughly 30 seconds into the second half with a neck roll on Dewi Lake, who has come on for Elliot Dee at hooker as part of an all-changed front row
It’s in the 22, they have to go to the corner, but it’s not brilliant by Anscombe. Should be five metres out, it’s more like seven or eight. And Wales then mess up the lineout! England have a scrum
KICK-OFF! Wales 7-33 England
17:51 , Luke BakerBack underway in Cardiff. Surely no way back for Wales but they did give Scotland a scare from a long way behind last week
Former Wales captain Sam Warburton on BBC Sport:
17:47 , Ciara Fearn“In a nutshell England have just physically dominated Wales. Wales are just struggling to go forward, it doesn't feel like they are making inroads when they get the ball.
“When England get the ball they are so powerful, if it's not at scrum time or maul time, it's their carrying and we know they have the athletes to do that. That's why England have stayed in games throughout the Six Nations because they can always rely on that physical dominance.”
Tommy Freeman makes England Six Nations history with try against Wales
17:45 , Luke BakerTommy Freeman has become the first England men’s player to score a try in all five games in a single Six Nations campaign.
The Northampton Saints back, relocated from the wing into the centres for the clash in Cardiff, crossed the whitewash again against Wales to register his seventh Test try and match the achievement of Philippe Bernat-Salles.
The former France wing was previously the only player to score in every game in a campaign since Italy’s addition formed the Six Nations 25 years ago, with Bernat-Salles doing so in the 2001 tournament.
Louis Bielle-Biarrey will have the chance to join his compatriot and Freeman if he can continue his outstanding form with another try against Scotland later on “Super Saturday”.
Tommy Freeman makes England Six Nations history with try against Wales
England run rampant in Cardiff
17:41 , Harry Latham-Coyle in CardiffWow. So much for an armwrestle - that was mighty, mighty good from England. They’ve had the rub of the green at times but it has been ruthlessly efficient from the visitors, utilising their forward might to turn the screw with their attack showing off a few fancy touches - both intentional and inadvertent, in the case of Ellis Genge’s bouncing bonce.
Wales did roar back from a similar deficit to nearly pip Scotland last week - but one fancies that the title chasers will keep their focus rather better, and start thinking about a proper statement performance.
HALF-TIME! Wales 7-33 England
17:37 , Luke BakerWOW! A simply scintillating first 40 minutes from England. That has to be the best half of rugby in the Steve Borthwick era and maybe England’s best since the 2019 World Cup semi-final against New Zealand?
They’ve physically dominated Wales, run in five tries and have been brutally efficient with ball in hand. Wales have hardly fired a shot
TRY! Wales 7-33 England (Will Stuart, 40 mins)
17:35 , Luke BakerEngland are running riot now! Will Stuart with the try on his 50th cap!
It’s a bit lucky as Itoje stumbles trying to pick the ball up at the back of a ruck but he doesn’t quite knock-on, the ball goes sideways.
Then after a couple of phases, Stuart rumbles over the line - more efficiency from England. Fin Smith shanks the kick for the extras wide but what a first 40 minutes for England!
Wales 7-28 England, 39 mins
17:33 , Luke BakerEngland maybe not done there? Into the Welsh half and they’ll have a lineout
TRY! Wales 7-28 England (Chandler Cunningham-South, 39 mins)
17:32 , Luke BakerAnd England have that fourth try! It’s powerful and efficient in the 22 once again.
Quick ball, flicked to Chandler Cunningham-South and he runs at Murray, powers through him for the try. Easy Smith conversion and England are in complete control.
Wales 7-21 England, 38 mins
17:31 , Luke BakerBen Curry with a nice carry into the 22 before Roebuck has a dart down the right again.
England pushing for a fourth try here.
Wales 7-21 England, 37 mins
17:30 , Luke BakerHistory for Freeman there as he becomes the first Englishman to score in every match of a Six Nations. Superb stuff!
Meanwhile, Earl shows off his jackalling ability again, getting over the ball and winning the turnover with Wales decently positioned.
TRY! Wales 7-21 England (Tommy Freeman, 35 mins)
17:28 , Luke BakerAnd England convert! Pass out the back by Curry to Fin Smith and he fires a flat pass to Tommy Freeman, who slips between two defenders and races in. He’s now score din every Six Nations game this year!
Easy conversion for Smith-and England restore their healthy lead.
Wales 7-14 England, 34 mins
17:27 , Luke BakerLovely floated pass to Cunningham-South and he charges down the left flank - great tackle by Williams.
Then a cross-field kick all the way to the right, Roebuck dances infield, turning his man inside and out. England a few metres out
Wales 7-14 England, 33 mins
17:26 , Luke BakerEngland charge down Anscombe’s clearance kick from the kick-off, Mitchell keeps it in by the touchline and England have possession on the 22.
Eventually they win a lineout just outside the 22
TRY! Wales 7-14 England (Ben Thomas, 31 mins)
17:25 , Luke BakerLineout clean and the maul drives towards the line. Penalty against England for bringing it down. No penalty try?
Nope but a free attack and they do get the score! Pass fired by Williams to Ben Thomas and he darts in under the posts. Freeman ball-watching slightly? A great pass from the scrum half regardless.
Wales 0-14 England, 30 mins
17:23 , Luke BakerDecent quick ball for Wales as they go left, good carry by Morgan over the gain-lin, Llewellyn also gets on the front foot into the 22.
Penalty advantage for Wales and they reach the 10th phase, easily their longest spell of possession of the match, then try a cross-field kick but it’s defended easily enough. Back for the penalty and Anscombe goes to the corner. Nails it - five-metre lineout...
Wales 0-14 England, 29 mins
17:21 , Luke BakerShow and go from Marcus Smith and then a lovely offload to Daly. He knocks on in contact though.
A little later on, Tom Curry is errant with his pass on halfway, Wales hack ahead and if the ball sits up right they might be in but it bounces into touch. Fine margins.
Dee messes up another lineout but Wales reprieved when Mitchell is pinged for deliberately knocking on. Lineout on the 22 for Wales to build
WATCH: England take early lead
17:19 , Luke BakerHere’s that first England try from the start of the match
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Wales 0-14 England, 26 mins
17:18 , Luke BakerTom Curry goes for an ill-advised grubber kick, Wales win the penalty and then miss touch with the kick. Suddenly it’s carnage in Cardiff! Great to watch though.
A scrum to settle things down and after a reset, England win it easily and go on the attack
Wales 0-14 England, 24 mins
17:16 , Luke BakerLovely little dink by Marcus Smith in midfield and he almost regathers at full speed but the ball just bounces away from him. Instead Murray picks it up and he sets off!
Surges through a gap, chip of his own which he does collect and he looks set to race away for a try- with Smith out of position, only for Cowan-Dickie to make a diving tap tackle on his ankles to bring him down! What a tackle by the hooker - try-saving, even though it was near halfway.
Very fun passage of play. Both full backs showing what they can do and ]then a hooker showing his athleticism.
Wales 0-14 England, 22 mins
17:12 , Luke BakerLineou mistake from England as Cowan-Dickie goes short to the front but it’s not straight. Dear oh dear.
The Welsh scrum just about holds, although it was starting to go backwards and Murray opts to put boot to ball and fire into the 22. Not as ambitious as Wales have been over the last couple of matches in attack.
Wales 0-14 England, 19 mins
17:10 , Luke BakerBad, bad news for England. Ollie Chessum is trudging off gingerly. Hopefully nothing serious with the Lions on the horizon...
No legitimate second row cover on the bench for England so Chandler Cunningham-South, a flanker by trade who can play a bit of lock, comes on and will now have to be in there alongside Itoje for 62 minutes... Something for Wales to exploit?
Disaster for England!
17:10 , Harry Latham-Coyle in CardiffMajor concern for both teams with a player from each receiving treatment. Wales wing Joe Roberts looks fine to continue, which is good news given the lack of cover in Matt Sherratt’s squad - but it’s a proper nightmare for England, with Ollie Chessum trudging off! Steve Borthwick eschewed any specialist lock reserve on the bench, which will force Chandler Cunningham-South to go 60 minutes at a position at which he is barely familiar at all.
Wales 0-14 England, 18 mins
17:08 , Luke BakerA little bit of afters following a ruck. Tom Curry lightly touched Smith, leading Wainwright to take exception and then the pushing and shoving began. A whole lot of nothing.
England win a scrum free-kick and then pilfer the ball from the normally solid Welsh lineout. The visitors are making an impact in every facet of the game.
Wales 0-14 England, 15 mins
17:06 , Luke BakerIt has been some start for England in Cardiff
Wales 0-14 England, 13 mins
17:03 , Luke BakerItoje penalised for illegally disrupting the lineout and Anscombe kicks into the 22.
Wales have a good platform to build but the attack peters out with solid England defence and eventually they hold Anscombe up in the tackle and win the turnover. A Wales chance fores begging
TRY! Wales 0-14 England (Tom Roebuck, 10 mins)
17:00 , Luke BakerDaly into the line at pace and wins the penalty advantage. But they don’t need it!
The ball is flung wide to the right, with a long, looping Fin Smith pass, and Tom Roebuck, on his first Test start, powers outside the covering Murray, holds him off and dives over in the corner. Brilliant, brilliant finish from the winger.
And then Smith nails the touchline conversion. Everything going right for England!
NO TRY! Wales 0-7 England, 9 mins
16:58 , Luke BakerOh my word! Out of nowhere - Wales have the try! A good box kick by England towards halfway and Daly goes up to compete with Blair Murray.
The ball bounces loose and Murray picks it up and sets off into space. He’s got the gas to race clear and go over for the score.
But we’ll go to the TMO to check... It’s a lengthy process and eventually it’s disallowed, as Tomos Williams was offside and affecting play when it came off the head of Murray. Unlucky for Wales
Wales 0-7 England, 7 mins
16:53 , Luke BakerFirst scrum of the day - both sides have improved in this area over the Six Nations. after an initial reset, Wales get the free-kick as the England front row are moving too much pre-engagement. An early win for Wales.
Wales 0-7 England, 5 mins
16:51 , Luke BakerEngland’s back row jackallers straight to work. Earl gets over the ball and Wales are pinged for holding on. ‘Yes, yes’ the roar from Earl - he loves a celebration.
But a first England mistake - Cowan-Dickie’s lineout is not straight as it drifts towards Chessum.
TRY! Wales 0-7 England (Maro Itoje, 3 mins)
16:49 , Luke BakerCowan-Dickie finds Itoje in the lineout, popped to Tom Curry and he drives to within a yard of the line.
And there’s the try! It’s the skipper, Maro Itoje, who picks up from the base and dives over the line! Dream start for England. Fin Smith adds the conversion and it’s 7-0¬
Wales 0-0 England, 2 mins
16:47 , Luke BakerMarcus Smith with the first kick return of the day and he weaves for a few extra metres over halfway. Crossfield kick then well claimed by Tom Roebuck on his first Test start.
England run some phases just in Welsh territory and win the penalty for offside. Fin Smith guns it towards the corner, rather than opt for the long-distance kick at the posts, and they’ll have a lineout as an attacking platform.
KICK-OFF! Wales 0-0 England
16:45 , Luke BakerUnderway in Cardiff. Fin Smith kicks the ball into the afternoon sky
England need to win to put the title ball in France’s court, while Wales are simply desperate to end their 16-game losing streak.
Kick-off imminent in Cardiff
16:43 , Luke BakerA light show in Cardiff precedes the anthems, which are rousing as per usual.
In fact, it’s a great atmosphere at the Principality Stadium. This could be class.
Wales v England
16:39 , Harry Latham-Coyle in CardiffOohs and aahs from the capacity crowd as the lights go out and the flames fly at the Principality Stadium. This place feels fit to burst as the players emerge, shafts of sunlight streaking down through the glass corners of the roof - which is firmly shut, as it has been all tournament.
A great chorus of “Wales! Wales! Wales!” gets the spine tingling.
Getting ready for Wales v England
16:36 , Luke BakerWe’re about 10 minutes away from kick-off and things are heating up in Cardiff
What do England need
16:25 , Harry Latham-CoyleIreland’s failure to bolster their points difference significantly does simplify things for England: beat Wales, even without a bonus point, and they will top the table.
They’ll still be reliant on France losing later to win the title, though.
Ireland nudge in front...just about!
16:20 , Harry Latham-CoyleWell it was quite the nerve jangler for Ireland in Rome, Italy unexpectedly giving the defending champions a real scare. But a bonus point win is what Simon Easterby’s side needed - and it’s what, just about, they’ve achieved.
They climb to the top of the Six Nations table pending the two later results.
Aaron Wainwright hoping to sign off Sherratt stint in style
16:10 , Harry Latham-CoyleWales back row Aaron Wainwright has urged the squad to give Matt Sherratt a winning finish to his interim stint.
"The occasion takes care of itself,” Wainwright said. “Wales-England at the Prinicpality is a massive occasion.
“For us, we spoke a bit about ending these three games that Jockey [Matt Sherratt] has come in on on a high. I think the impact that he has had on the group as been massive. Just to be able to put out on the pitch what they have implemented over the last couple of weeks, if we can do that then we will be able to put a good performance in.”
Welsh banana skin gives England golden Six Nations opportunity
11:34 , Luke Baker“We can’t be having that, can we?” Dafydd Jenkins smirked, the Wales lock stoking the fires when asked about the prospect of England winning a Six Nations title in Cardiff.
The plight of the home side may mean a meeting that, on paper, looks more lopsided than this encounter ever should but this rivalry still burns as brightly and intense as any that this championship has to offer.
Over the Severn Bridge England travel needing a favour from another auld foe to have a hope. France will need to lose to Scotland to give Steve Borthwick’s side a shot at hoisting the trophy late on Saturday night, but England dare not be preoccupied by the permutations, nor overlook the task at hand.
Taking care of their own business is a prerequisite to any mathematics that may follow; it may be 16 consecutive defeats for Wales but a win at the Principality never comes easy.
Read Harry Latham-Coyle’s analysis of this afternoon’s clash:
Welsh banana skin gives England golden Six Nations opportunity
Everything you need to know about Wales v England
10:01 , Luke BakerEngland will look to take the clubhouse lead on Six Nations Super Saturday as they travel to Cardiff to take on Wales.
Ever an eagerly-anticipated fixture, the rivalry takes on extra meaning on the final day of the championship with the visitors looking to put the pressure on France, who play Scotland to conclude the tournament.
A bonus point win for England would take them clear at the top of the table and force Fabien Galthie’s side to win to wrap up the title.
But the hosts would love nothing more than ending England’s chances as they look to snap their long losing run to finish Matt Sherratt’s encouraging interim stint with a flourish.
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