Summary

  • England win Triple Crown and keep Six Nations title hopes alive

  • Watson and Daly tries give England 20-9 half-time lead

  • Tipuric finishes sensational Wales move in first minute of second half

  • Tuilagi try puts England back in control - but later sent off for dangerous tackle

  • Wales score two tries in final minutes but fall to third defeat in a row

  1. 'What a try! What a try!'published at 17:57 Greenwich Mean Time 7 March 2020

    England 20-16 Wales

    Jonathan Davies
    Former Wales international on BBC Radio 5 Live

    What a try! What a try! That is brilliant. And that's what Wales have to do to get back in this - they've got to break the game open. That is an absolutely magnificent try.

  2. Postpublished at 42 mins

    England 20-16 Wales

    Gareth Griffiths
    BBC Sport Wales at Twickenham

    Wonderful Wales straight from the kick-off.

    England born centre Nick Tompkins the architect after combining with Josh Navidi and Tomos Williams with Justin Tipuric cantering over to score.

    That is more like it for for Wales.

    TipuricImage source, Reuters
  3. try

    Converted Try - England 20-16 Walespublished at 40 mins

    Justin Tipuric (con Dan Biggar)

    What a start for Wales - it's taken just 27 seconds!

    England kick off and Wales feed the ball wide to Tomos Williams, who sets off.

    The England defence are not quick enough to react and Justin Tipuric runs in under the sticks, as Dan Biggar adds the extras.

    Could Wales have asked for a better start?

    Wales celebrateImage source, Reuters
  4. Wales changepublished at 17:53 Greenwich Mean Time 7 March 2020

    England 20-9 Wales

    Gareth Griffiths
    BBC Sport Wales at Twickenham

    There has been a Wales change at half-time with prop Dillon Lewis forced off with an ankle injury and Leon Brown coming on.

    Wales have the experience of Taulupe Faletau and Rhys Webb on that replacements bench and they will need some spark in the second-half to get back in this game.

  5. Postpublished at 40 mins

    England 20-9 Wales

    George Ford gets us back underway.

  6. 'England have zest, passion and guile'published at 17:52 Greenwich Mean Time 7 March 2020

    HT: England 20-9 Wales

    Matt Dawson
    England World Cup winner on BBC Radio 5 Live

    England do not give a monkeys about possession. Wales are at 57% possession, England have played in games where they've had less, and they don't care. They are so ruthless in the opponent's 22. They have zest, passion and guile as well as power.

  7. Stat checkpublished at 17:50 Greenwich Mean Time 7 March 2020

    HT: England 20-9 Wales

    England-Wales

    Possession: 43%-57%

    Runs: 44-62

    Meters gained: 226-121

    Tackles: 84-48

    Missed tackles: 8-9

  8. 'Wales have to be patient'published at 17:46 Greenwich Mean Time 7 March 2020

    HT: England 20-9 Wales

    Jonathan Davies
    Former Wales international on BBC Radio 5 Live

    England are so comfortable without the ball - so Wales have to be patient. England are dominating that aspect of play, so you kick and turn them. At the moment, they're not getting on the front foot so they're getting frustrated. They've got to change how they carry the ball and the way they want to play it.

  9. 'Only individual errors can cost England the game'published at 17:44 Greenwich Mean Time 7 March 2020

    HT: England 20-9 Wales

    Matt Dawson
    England World Cup winner on BBC Radio 5 Live

    The only way Wales are going to get into this game is England's ill-discipline. England are cruising, tactically spot on, only individual errors are going to cost them this game.

  10. Postpublished at 17:41 Greenwich Mean Time 7 March 2020

    HT: England 20-9 Wales

    Gareth Griffiths
    BBC Sport Wales at Twickenham

    What has happened in this first-half is what most Wales fans feared as England have opened up an 11-point lead.

    Wales have tried to keep in the kicking battle but have not been clinical and made too many mistakes and unforced errors. They have relied on three penalties between Dan Biggar and Leigh Halfpenny.

    In contrast, England have taken advantage of two visits to the Wales 22 with both tries coming from attacking line-outs as they have exposed the visitors defence.

    Quite simply, Wales have it all to do.

  11. Half-time - England 20-9 Walespublished at 17:40 Greenwich Mean Time 7 March 2020

    That Dan Biggar penalty is the final act of an exciting half.

  12. Penalty - England 20-9 Walespublished at 42 mins

    Dan Biggar

    The Wales fly-half Dan Biggar kicks the penalty and the visitors reduce the gap by three points heading into the interval.

    Should England have kicked the ball out?

  13. Postpublished at 41 mins

    England 20-6 Wales

    Manu Tuilagi spills the ball and Wales collect the ball. Now it's their turn at one final attack before half-time.

    The ball is thrown wide and Maro Itoje is penalised for a high tackle on Dan Biggar.

    Wales point for the posts.

  14. Postpublished at 40 mins

    England 20-6 Wales

    England have been rushing up in defence all half and Anthony Watson continues to follow suit.

    The winger sprints at Nick Tompkins and the Wales centre hurries his pass which Leigh Halfpenny fails to hold on to.

    The clock ticks into the red and England will have a final scrum.

    Will they try and attack or call time on the first half?

  15. Penalty - England 20-6 Walespublished at 39 mins

    Owen Farrell

    The England captain Owen Farrell has kicked everything so far and he adds another three points from a difficult position close to the touchline.

    Will that be the final score of the half?

  16. Postpublished at 38 mins

    England 17-6 Wales

    Now then, England have a penalty in the Welsh half and Owen Farrell decides his side need the points with just minutes left before the interval.

    This to extend the lead to 14 points...

  17. 'England winning the aerial battle'published at 17:30 Greenwich Mean Time 7 March 2020

    England 17-6 Wales

    Paul Grayson
    Former England fly-half on BBC Radio 5 Live

    England are winning the aerial battle against Leigh Halfpenny. He just couldn't keep defusing those bombs and that's what led to the try.

  18. Postpublished at 36 mins

    England 17-6 Wales

    That is a battle of the heavyweights as Hadleigh Parkes manages to stop Manu Tuilagi by going high.

    It looks like a head-on-head contact but both players brush themselves off, pat each other on the back and play resumes.

    Good to see.

    Parkes tries to stop TuilagiImage source, AFP
  19. 'That was brilliant!'published at 17:28 Greenwich Mean Time 7 March 2020

    England 17-6 Wales

    Matt Dawson
    England World Cup winner on BBC Radio 5 Live

    They made it look like a training ground move - that was brilliant! That accuracy. It reminded me of Japan in the World Cup, where everything was a hundred miles an hour, but the lines were so precise. That is how to draw and pass.

    England celebrateImage source, Reuters
  20. Welsh defence manipulatedpublished at 17:27 Greenwich Mean Time 7 March 2020

    England 17-6 Wales

    Gareth Griffiths
    BBC Sport Wales at Twickenham

    The Wales defence was again caught out on the outside which is not the first time that has happened in this tournament.

    Scrum-half Ben Youngs made the initial impression before George Ford released Elliot Daly out wide as Wales were caught short in numbers on their right hand side.