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 21 mins

    England 6-0 Wales

    Hello... the television match official wants to have another look at the moment Charlie Ewels spilled the ball.

    He wants to check whether Liam Williams illegally dislodged the ball while he was on the floor.

  2. Postpublished at 17:08 Greenwich Mean Time 26 February 2022

    England 6-0 Wales

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

    If you are an England back screaming with a 25 man overlap and a forward tries to pick it up and knocks it on with white-line fever, you are going bonkers!

  3. Replacementpublished at 21 mins

    England 6-0 Wales

    Owen Watkin's eyebrow is wide open, so Jonathan Davies comes on as a blood replacement.

  4. Postpublished at 21 mins

    England 6-0 Wales

    It's been knocked on!

    It was Charlie Ewels, not Henry Slade. Admittedly very differently sized people but in my defence they have a similar haircut...

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  5. Postpublished at 21 mins

    England 6-0 Wales

    Courtney Lawes is enveloped by red shirts, but manages to keep possession.

    Has Henry Slade gone over? Not quite says Mike Adamson.

  6. Postpublished at 20 mins

    England 6-0 Wales

    Freddie Steward seems to be a popular choice for Marcus Smith today. The fly-half sends his full-back crashing into Wales' defence again.

    England whip the ball right but the final pass is nowhere near Max Malins and he has to scramble to recover.

    Harry Randall's kick puts things right, Liam Williams sprinting back and Malins taking him down to give England a line-out 10m from the tryline.

  7. Missed penaltypublished at 17 mins

    England 6-0 Wales

    Or perhaps not.

    Smith's effort hangs right of the posts.

  8. Postpublished at 17 mins

    England 6-0 Wales

    Marcus Smith wants another three points from this one. After the opening two weekends he was the Six Nations top scorer along with France's Melvyn Jaminet. This start has helped his cause.

  9. Postpublished at 17:02 Greenwich Mean Time 26 February 2022

    England 6-0 Wales

    Tom Shanklin
    Former Wales international on BBC Radio 5 Live

    You cannot be so poor, a lot of these decisions have been in the breakdown and they have given England so much territory.

  10. Postpublished at 16 mins

    England 6-0 Wales

    The line-out is immediately stolen.

    There's not been much for the Twickenham crowd to get excited about in the first 15 minutes.

    Marcus Smith gets a half-break to give them a bit of a treat and finds Ellis Genge to scrounge a few more metres.

    Yet again, Wales are naughty at the breakdown and England get another penalty.

    England v WalesImage source, Getty Images
  11. Postpublished at 15 mins

    England 6-0 Wales

    England's maul is on the move, rumbling into Wales' 22.

    Ross Moriarty nips round the side and is penalised as a result. Henry Slade goes for a kick to the corner but only makes it to just outside the 22.

  12. Postpublished at 17:00 Greenwich Mean Time 26 February 2022

    England 6-0 Wales

    Richie Rees
    Former Wales international on BBC Radio Wales

    That Wales attacking line-out was so frustrating. They have gone for the short one but nobody has gone for it. A reprieve for England.

  13. Postpublished at 13 mins

    England 6-0 Wales

    England captain Courtney Lawes has managed to nab the line-out.

    Harry Randall clears his lines and Wales are off again from the halfway line.

    Scrap that, Alex Cuthbert is off! The Wales wing weaves through defenders and straight into the 22 until... the visitors are penalised again.

    Bit stop-start so far this one.

  14. Postpublished at 12 mins

    England 6-0 Wales

    England bring the maul down illegally and Wales have advantage, continuing to try and find a way through the hosts' defence.

    They make no headway, so Dan Biggar kicks to the corner agan.

  15. Postpublished at 16:57 Greenwich Mean Time 26 February 2022

    England 6-0 Wales

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

    Williams took a quick tap penalty and caught England on the hop - that should have been a try to Wales. I can understand why Dan Biggar has gone ballistic at the referee, Mike Adamson needs to step up here.

  16. Postpublished at 11 mins

    England 6-0 Wales

    What is going on?

    Referee Mike Adamson gave England the scrum penalty, but immediately reversed it to give it to Wales.

    Tomos Williams tries to go quickly and dives over the tryline but he wasn't on the right mark.

    Wales settle for a 5m line-out instead.

  17. Postpublished at 10 mins

    England 6-0 Wales

    This scrummaging business is not going well.

    There seems to be a particular disconnect between props Ellis Genge and Tomas Francis. There is much head-shaking and sighs of disbelief.

  18. Postpublished at 16:54 Greenwich Mean Time 26 February 2022

    England 6-0 Wales

    Tom Shanklin
    Former Wales international on BBC Radio 5 Live

    Daly had to carry the ball over but it was a good follow-up tackle. That is just what Wales needed.

  19. Postpublished at 8 mins

    England 6-0 Wales

    After the restart, Harry Randall sends a second box-kick of the day into the air and Liam Williams gathers it neatly as he has already done once today.

    An excellent kick through from Dan Biggar sends Elliot Daly scrambling back behind his tryline and Wales will have a 5m scrum.

  20. Postpublished at 16:52 Greenwich Mean Time 26 February 2022

    England 6-0 Wales

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

    Very robotic but effective at the moment and Wales' ill discipline has cost them.