Summary

  • Marcus Smith's sixth penalty proves vital as England keep title hopes alive

  • Dombrandt collects Wales line-out throw as England secured 17-0 lead

  • Adams and Tompkins score as Wales fightback rocks England

  • Hardy grabs late try but England clinch victory at sold-out Twickenham

  • Ben Youngs comes on to win record 115th England men's cap

  1. Postpublished at 18:25 Greenwich Mean Time 26 February 2022

    England 20-12 Wales

    Matt Dawson
    Former England scrum-half on BBC Radio 5 Live

    There will be some tired minds out there, and this is when England must focus.

  2. Replacementpublished at 71 mins

    England 20-12 Wales

    One more Welsh change. Ross Moriarty is off, Seb Davies is on.

  3. Postpublished at 71 mins

    England 20-12 Wales

    England win another big penalty at the scrum and Henry Slade finds touch inside Wales' 22.

    Less than 10 minutes to go.

  4. Replacementpublished at 70 mins

    England 20-12 Wales

    England lock Nick Isiekwe is on for Charlie Ewels. Prop Will Stuart replaces Kyle Sinckler.

    Wales ring a load of changes. Jonathan Davies is on for Owen Watkin, Dewi Lake replaces Ryan Elias and Kieran Hardy takes Tomos Williams' place.

  5. Penalty - England 20-12 Walespublished at 18:22 Greenwich Mean Time 26 February 2022

    Marcus Smith

    It's a hefty 40m kick for Marcus Smith but in a tight Twickenham contest there's no sign of nerves.

    An eight-point cushion for England now.

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    Mark Burt: England’s dominance was based on poor Welsh play. Now they’re clicking, England’s usual failings and one dimensionality are being exposed

  7. Postpublished at 67 mins

    England 17-12 Wales

    Kyle Sinckler drops the ball and Wales fight back as Alex Cuthbert sets off down the right wing.

    But wait, Cuthbert doesn't release on the floor and England get a penalty.

  8. Postpublished at 66 mins

    England 17-12 Wales

    Max Malins has been lively today and finds a half-gap to get within inches of Wales' 22.

    A score now would go a long way to steadying the nerves of the Twickenham crowd, but England aren't making much headway.

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    Matt Baird: Ben Youngs has been a brilliant advocate for England. But when you're in a tight game, he is no longer the player to steady the ship. Watch England lose now. Randall should have stayed

  10. Postpublished at 65 mins

    England 17-12 Wales

    Ben Youngs feeds Marcus Smith and the young fly-half sends an excellent chip over the top.

    Wales find themselves under pressure in their 22, with a rousing rendition of Swing Low pinning them back further.

  11. Postpublished at 64 mins

    England 17-12 Wales

    The first half was, to be brief, not that fun.

    But things are getting interesting now. A tight 20 minutes to come.

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    RP Patel: England have lost control of this game! Poor from England and Eddie Jones.

  13. Postpublished at 18:17 Greenwich Mean Time 26 February 2022

    England 17-12 Wales

    Matt Dawson
    Former England scrum-half on BBC Radio 5 Live

    Clinical, under all that pressure, pick and go - choosing the right time to do that under all that pressure was Biggar at his best.

  14. Postpublished at 18:16 Greenwich Mean Time 26 February 2022

    England 17-12 Wales

    Gareth Delve
    Former Wales international on BBC Radio Wales

    Good decision-making and composure allowed the pressure to build in England's 22 with some great work from Tomos Williams. Wales are back in the game.

  15. Youngs breaks caps recordpublished at 63 mins

    England 17-12 Wales

    Perfect timing.

    Ben Youngs comes on to break Jason Leonard's caps record for England's men, making his 115th appearance.

    Just the man you need to keep hold of a five-point lead with 20 minutes remaining.

    Harry Randall leaves the field after an impressive showing.

    Youngs on for RandallImage source, Getty Images
  16. try

    Try - England 17-12 Walespublished at 61 mins

    Nick Tompkins (Con Biggar)

    Well well well.

    Struggling to make any headway through the middle, Wales opt for the side gate. Dan Biggar whips the ball to Nick Tompkins and the centre finds a gap between Harry Randall and Marcus Smith to score.

    Dan Biggar nails the conversion and the gap is down to five points.

  17. Postpublished at 60 ins

    England 17-5 Wales

    Tomos Williams has a go but comes up against the much bigger figure of Ellis Genge.

    Wales are a couple of metres from the line now.

  18. Postpublished at 60 mins

    England 17-5 Wales

    Wales' line-out has been a bit wobbly today but Tomos Williams kicks to the corner again.

    Once again, the hosts keep hold of the ball. One more try here and it's game on.

  19. Postpublished at 59 mins

    England 17-5 Wales

    Wales are at it again!

    A 5m line-out is kept safe and Wales are given a penalty as England are caught offside.

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    Craig Fraser: C'mon Wales! Game on!