England v Wales

:00:11. > :01:27.the players, the coaches, the stage, the moment, THE match.

:01:28. > :01:47.You, my friend, with the winning air. You looked at my shire's

:01:48. > :01:59.secret. At last, I stumbled and sucked. Home now. The memory work,

:02:00. > :02:06.unforgettably smiling. Quickness of hand in the velvet glove. And my

:02:07. > :02:13.whole heart under your hammer. Where once such a creature, so gay and

:02:14. > :02:17.frank, a desirous familiar. I never thought to to all think where you

:02:18. > :02:21.displaced the truth in the air. Though I love them for their faults,

:02:22. > :02:24.as much as for their good, my friends were enemies on stilts, with

:02:25. > :02:42.their heads in a cunning cloud. Dylan Thomas, the centenary whose

:02:43. > :02:45.death is marked this year, would have rejoiced in finding the words

:02:46. > :02:50.to describe a match so intense in its emotion, to be played out in

:02:51. > :02:55.conditions more suited to Wimbledon or Lourdes. England and Wales can

:02:56. > :02:58.both still win the Championship. In 18 months' time, they will meet

:02:59. > :03:03.again in the World Cup, with arguably even more at stake. But for

:03:04. > :03:07.the moment, for many, this will be the match of their lives. For the

:03:08. > :03:11.more experienced players, it will be about harnessing all the experience

:03:12. > :03:21.from the Grand Slam and the Lions. England against Wales, for the 125th

:03:22. > :03:25.time. 56 wins each. What next? Welcome to centre court. It

:03:26. > :03:29.certainly feels like that. And the pitch looks like it. Has Twickenham

:03:30. > :03:35.ever looked so magnificent? T-shirts, not coats. We are here for

:03:36. > :03:38.the final instalment of the fourth round of this year's RBS Six Nations

:03:39. > :03:43.Championship, in the company of Jeremy Guscott, Jonathan Davies and

:03:44. > :03:47.Sir Clive Woodward. This weekend began in Dublin yesterday afternoon,

:03:48. > :03:50.with a match in which Ireland beat Italy pretty conclusively, but

:03:51. > :04:21.actually, the whole day, the whole occasion, was about one man. That

:04:22. > :04:26.was a great pass by Brian O'Driscoll. I feel humbled by the

:04:27. > :04:35.reaction today. It seems a bit of a joke that you get man of the match

:04:36. > :04:39.for 60 minutes, but unfortunately, it has to come to an end at some

:04:40. > :04:46.stage. I am glad I am able to go out at home with a big win. It has been

:04:47. > :04:50.a huge part of my whole adult life. It is going to be hard, but it is a

:04:51. > :04:54.good way to leave it today, and hopefully we have set ourselves up

:04:55. > :04:58.for next week. And so, Brian O'Driscoll's final

:04:59. > :05:02.match in an Ireland jersey will be in Paris next weekend, the final

:05:03. > :05:05.match of the Championship. And France are still in with a shout

:05:06. > :05:13.after an act of larceny at Murrayfield last night.

:05:14. > :05:26.The ball is spilled! Stuart Hogg is celebrating! Lovely flowed to Tommy

:05:27. > :05:36.Seymour! Wonderful hands, wonderful pass. Glorious try for Tommy

:05:37. > :05:45.Seymour. Interception! And it may be a try for Yoann Huget! Huget will go

:05:46. > :05:56.the length of the park! Try for France. And Huget has done it again.

:05:57. > :05:59.This is a fairly simple kick to give France the lead. Well done,

:06:00. > :06:10.Jean-Marc Doussain. As we look at the table, the points

:06:11. > :06:15.difference means that if Ireland win in Paris, it will be their title, in

:06:16. > :06:20.all probably did. But France remarkably could still be champions.

:06:21. > :06:23.The loser here today will English is any hope of being champions. But for

:06:24. > :06:27.the moment, the here and now, this is all that matters. Jeremy, I am

:06:28. > :06:32.surprised you have not brought your boots. I wish I could have. It is

:06:33. > :06:37.perfect conditions. Still, sunshine, the surface is absolutely

:06:38. > :06:43.immaculate. You could play football on this. It is a day for running

:06:44. > :06:47.rugby. 13-3 to Wales last year. Any bearing at all on today? No, I would

:06:48. > :06:54.not have thought so. Wales played very, very well. Up to 60 minutes,

:06:55. > :06:58.England were still in the game. But it just went away from them, Wales

:06:59. > :07:03.were the dominant side, physicality won the day for them. But no

:07:04. > :07:06.significance whatsoever today. Clive Woodward, from an English

:07:07. > :07:10.perspective, after the Ireland match, a lot was made of that being

:07:11. > :07:16.the moment when boys became men. Is this another step on that path? I

:07:17. > :07:19.think definitely. Warren Gatland has also said how they have improved

:07:20. > :07:27.from 12 months ago. I think if I was coaching England, I would put the

:07:28. > :07:31.Welsh team up on the wall, with men above their names, and England, with

:07:32. > :07:35.boys, to motivate them. It is not about age, it is about how good they

:07:36. > :07:39.are. I think they can really go head-to-head with the Welsh team

:07:40. > :07:43.today. You mentioned Warren Gatland, he came in for a lot of criticism

:07:44. > :07:45.after the defeat in Ireland, but his team selection was vindicated by

:07:46. > :07:56.that marvellous performance on a Friday night against France.

:07:57. > :08:13.EDDIE BUTLER: George North! The chase is on! He scores! Warburton

:08:14. > :08:18.for the line! He is going to score! Great try. It has been a huge

:08:19. > :08:30.recovery results for Wales. Do you travel with confidence high

:08:31. > :08:32.after that win over France? Yes, I think there is a little bit of

:08:33. > :08:37.confidence in the team. It was a good performance, we got a lead, and

:08:38. > :08:41.closed it down in the second half, but another big challenge today.

:08:42. > :08:44.Much has been made of the dozen Lions that you have got playing for

:08:45. > :08:50.Wales today. Does that give your side and age? That has gone. If you

:08:51. > :08:53.were picking a Lions team tomorrow, it would probably be completed

:08:54. > :08:57.different to what it was 12 months ago. That was in the moment. What it

:08:58. > :09:00.does give the players is some experience and possibly a bit of

:09:01. > :09:04.confidence that we have not spoken about that just it is England versus

:09:05. > :09:09.Wales, it is a hugely traditional rivalry, and we are excited about

:09:10. > :09:14.it. England have played down talk of revenge after the results last year,

:09:15. > :09:18.but are you wary of a backlash? No, I think that game has gone. They

:09:19. > :09:22.have spoken about lessons learned from that experience. It is

:09:23. > :09:28.important for them. We realise that in terms of the next 18 months, in

:09:29. > :09:32.terms of trying to build this place as a Games, and we try to come here

:09:33. > :09:35.today to break that, and to make it as uncomfortable for them as

:09:36. > :09:46.possible. We know how important it is for them.

:09:47. > :09:54.For Wales today, this is just about as good as it can be.

:09:55. > :10:01.JONATHAN DAVIES: Yes, a very experienced front row.

:10:02. > :10:07.Jake Ball, a great performance against France, he comes in for

:10:08. > :10:14.Charteris. And they had to bring Alun Wyn Jones back into the side, a

:10:15. > :10:18.great player. Very, very experienced back row, playing well together. I

:10:19. > :10:35.think the breakdown will be crucial in today's game. I would just like

:10:36. > :10:45.Rhys Priestland to play heads up, and to be very, very confident from

:10:46. > :10:49.the start. And Jonathan Davies is back after a long injury. We will

:10:50. > :10:54.see how he goes. They will be looking to George North again. And

:10:55. > :11:00.of course, Leigh Halfpenny, safe under the high ball, and kicking the

:11:01. > :11:05.goals. Well, he was born in King's Lynn, but he went to Llandovery

:11:06. > :11:11.College, and George North finds himself winning his 39th today at

:11:12. > :11:15.the age of 21. He is back in England playing for Northampton, but he is

:11:16. > :11:34.17.5 stones of pure Welshness. This week, up against the

:11:35. > :11:39.Northampton boys, have you had a bit of banter? There have been a few

:11:40. > :11:43.messages passed to and fro. It is all in the spirit, as you expect.

:11:44. > :11:51.They are a good bunch of boys. Hopefully they will say the same

:11:52. > :11:59.about me! It is just fun. You have been compared to Jonah Lomu. He has

:12:00. > :12:03.got bad eyesight, mind! He has got terrible eyesight, I think! A

:12:04. > :12:10.determined fellow, his dad, there appears. As your dad passed a

:12:11. > :12:17.security check yet?! Just about, yes. He had a question last week but

:12:18. > :12:20.he is OK. He is a Yorkshireman, how is he going to be feeling in

:12:21. > :12:23.Twickenham? He says he is an engagement, but he lives in north

:12:24. > :12:29.Wales, he is married to my mother, who is Welsh. He still says he is

:12:30. > :12:34.English, but when we play rugby, he is shouting boyo and stuff. He never

:12:35. > :12:40.would have done that before. So, I think for his sake, he is adopted

:12:41. > :12:45.Welsh would games. Going out with Becky James as well, are you the

:12:46. > :12:52.most competitive all successful sportsmen in your own... ? That is

:12:53. > :13:00.an old joke, that is. I am going to say yes, obviously. No, I think it

:13:01. > :13:05.is nice. Rebecca is an amazing athlete in her own right and has

:13:06. > :13:10.achieved so much as well. It is just nice the fact that people think that

:13:11. > :13:15.sometimes we go home after training, and we go and do some epic power

:13:16. > :13:19.sessions, or more training. But it is just the opposite, it is just

:13:20. > :13:26.nice to chill and catch up and do anything but rugby or cycling,

:13:27. > :13:36.really. Which Wales will turn up this week? At the end of the day,

:13:37. > :13:42.Wales are going to turn up. You never do not turn up for

:13:43. > :13:44.England-Wales. The way the Championship is, being so open, it

:13:45. > :13:54.adds even more excitement. Well, George North is one quarter of

:13:55. > :14:02.a Welsh three quarters line which weighs just 64 stone between them.

:14:03. > :14:08.That has led to accusations of a Welsh team which just goes bash,

:14:09. > :14:12.bash. Is that unfair? There is a huge amount of skill in it.

:14:13. > :14:16.Basically, you, round the corner, you hit someone quickly, and then

:14:17. > :14:19.you can come around again and hit some other big players. The key is

:14:20. > :14:23.that you are trying to find a mismatch will stop Jonathan Davies

:14:24. > :14:27.is absolutely key to this. He is such a great player at inside

:14:28. > :14:35.centre. He is playing the way Wales play. They play him to try and find

:14:36. > :14:42.the spaces. But, yes, it starts with physical power. It is hard to stop.

:14:43. > :14:47.It is again lying game now, and they carry the ball very well. If they

:14:48. > :14:53.are on the front foot, it makes it easier for everyone. -- it is a gain

:14:54. > :14:57.line game. Also, defensively, they have been very physical, and it will

:14:58. > :15:04.be interesting to see how England manage that defence. For England, it

:15:05. > :15:08.is almost two years to the day since Stuart Lancaster was appointed head

:15:09. > :15:09.coach. That win over Ireland a couple of weeks ago was perhaps his

:15:10. > :15:29.finest hour to date. We are under way. England against

:15:30. > :15:44.Ireland. Over to Rob Kearney. A well-worked Irish try. And Kerr for

:15:45. > :15:50.the line. Oh, it's been an excellent game of rugby. England 13, Ireland

:15:51. > :15:56.10. Well, Stuart, England v Ireland felt like a big game. Does this

:15:57. > :16:00.crank it up another level? They all feel big. It is a big game. When you

:16:01. > :16:05.get off the bus, the anticipation, and the weather is brilliant. The

:16:06. > :16:08.stadium looks fantastic. Ireland have racketed up a cricket score in

:16:09. > :16:15.terms of points' difference, does that affect how you approach this

:16:16. > :16:19.game? Not really. You are thinking about winning the game first and

:16:20. > :16:23.foremost. I don't think there will be a lot to choose between the two

:16:24. > :16:27.teams. It could be a one-score game. We hope to come on the right side.

:16:28. > :16:33.Could claim the Triple Crown for the first time since 2003. How important

:16:34. > :16:38.would it be to have something tangible for the progress this side

:16:39. > :16:41.made? Yes t would. The Championship slipped away in the first game but

:16:42. > :16:45.we take confidence from what Wales did last year. The irony is that

:16:46. > :16:50.Wales lost the first game and went on to win. That's our goal. The last

:16:51. > :16:53.ten times England have been going for the Triple Crown here at

:16:54. > :17:03.Twickenham, they have managed to achieve T Can this lot do it?

:17:04. > :17:07.Launchbury and Lawes have been a standout second row so far. They

:17:08. > :17:15.have to crank it up another gather to put the squeeze on Wales. It is a

:17:16. > :17:21.big day for Ben Morgan, placing Billy Vunipola. But I have no doubt

:17:22. > :17:26.Morgan's ability to do the same job but Owen Farrell cannot let Roberts

:17:27. > :17:30.smash through his defence. He has it put him down. Billy Twelvetrees is a

:17:31. > :17:37.good attacking player. Today will be it's perfect time to let that talent

:17:38. > :17:43.go. I have a feeling that Jack Nowell will be peppered with high

:17:44. > :17:53.balls but any wayward kicks by the Welsh boys and this will punish you.

:17:54. > :18:00.Chris Robshaw was excluded from the Lion's tour last summer but for the

:18:01. > :18:03.moment, here is England's man of every match.

:18:04. > :18:09.Competitive, talented, driven. As soon as I step on the pitch, I

:18:10. > :18:15.change into a different person. Very competitive. Very in your case. That

:18:16. > :18:20.side comes out, I show my emotions. Probably more than other people the

:18:21. > :18:25.At this level of intensity and emotion, you need fighters. He can

:18:26. > :18:29.really add value it the team. I would rather have it in them than

:18:30. > :18:33.take it out of them. As long as I keep at a good level and play on the

:18:34. > :18:38.edge and as long as it is positive, I will keep going. He has worked

:18:39. > :18:42.hard. It is Mike Brown's first try for England in his 22nd game. There

:18:43. > :18:45.was a big gap in your England career, were you worried it wasn't

:18:46. > :18:49.going to happen again? I think there are times when you worry if it is

:18:50. > :18:53.ever going to happen, but you snap out of it and keep working hard and

:18:54. > :19:03.keep at some point you will get the chance. He has excelled. You turn to

:19:04. > :19:08.Margot Wells, her husband Alan got the gold medal in Moscow in 1980.

:19:09. > :19:13.With the speed and power that has helped me lift my game in attack, in

:19:14. > :19:16.defence. She has helped me got stronger and powerful and off the

:19:17. > :19:20.field she has helped me believe in myself that I can do it at the

:19:21. > :19:24.highest level. I think that is shown now. Did you not believe in yourself

:19:25. > :19:29.You get doubts when you are not selected. She helps get that out of

:19:30. > :19:34.you. You have an alternative career as a goalkeeper ahead if rugby

:19:35. > :19:39.doesn't work out, haven't you? I a parentally so. Great save. You got a

:19:40. > :19:42.special message from somebody who knows all about goal-keeping skills.

:19:43. > :19:47.Good luck against Wales. I will keep an eye on that match and see if you

:19:48. > :19:54.produce another great save. See you around. He has the pictures in the

:19:55. > :19:59.background. Lots of framed photos of Mike Brown. It was great to get a

:20:00. > :20:05.message like that from him. Your girlfriend's dad is a former

:20:06. > :20:09.footballer, tone Woodcock. Has he been able to give you advice? 123450

:20:10. > :20:15.yes since I got together with Elisa, he has been there for support. He

:20:16. > :20:20.has done it at the highest level in his sport. Rather than being angry,

:20:21. > :20:25.I have to be competitive and just win, get better and play at the

:20:26. > :20:37.highest level and help this team achieve big things. Jerusalem rings

:20:38. > :20:43.around Twickenham, sung by Laura Wright, who will be singing the

:20:44. > :20:48.National Anthem. And Mike Brown, he has been inspired in the last year

:20:49. > :20:53.or so. How has he become a stellar figure? He has been a great figure.

:20:54. > :20:57.He has had a run of games at right back which he hasn't had. Teams have

:20:58. > :21:02.kicked badly to him and he will have noticed that and run the ball back.

:21:03. > :21:05.He is left-footed, if you kick to the right he will run it back and

:21:06. > :21:08.you can close him down. If you kick it to the left, he kicks back to

:21:09. > :21:11.you, but you have to close him down and kick and chase well. How would

:21:12. > :21:15.you compare the battle of the fullbacks, Jeremy I think Leigh

:21:16. > :21:20.Halfpenny is more your steadier fullback. Brown sees everything in

:21:21. > :21:24.slow motion, which is why he can pick defenders off. Halfpenny needs

:21:25. > :21:33.to add that running game to his armoury of attack. We know he can

:21:34. > :21:37.kick goals from nowhere. We want to see how he is going to kick. He was

:21:38. > :21:43.a winger under-20s. He is very, very quick. I would like to see him hit

:21:44. > :21:49.the outside, and run outside the outside centre. What particular

:21:50. > :21:52.threats to the Welsh centres pose? Powerful runners. For me you have to

:21:53. > :21:56.top Jamie Roberts otherwise Wales get on the front foot and bring

:21:57. > :21:59.people around the corner. This was a great example against France. This

:22:00. > :22:03.is what England will face. Go down, look at the gap. That is the goodbye

:22:04. > :22:06.that Jamie Roberts will be aiming for.

:22:07. > :22:12.This is what they will see from their angle. Twelvetrees has to come

:22:13. > :22:18.in and support Farrell, otherwise he will run that same angle and get the

:22:19. > :22:21.same result. 6'4", 17 stones, you have to be in his face and stand in

:22:22. > :22:26.front of him. Otherwise he will pile through you. The key guy, is once

:22:27. > :22:31.they have made that hit, Jonathan Davies. #e8 be looking - do I two

:22:32. > :22:35.left or right? That's how they play to skillfully. They will be looking

:22:36. > :22:39.all the time for where the holes are and that's why Davies is such a good

:22:40. > :22:43.player. He is a specialist outside centre. He will be key to defend and

:22:44. > :22:47.atavenlingt I think for me, the thing is, they always throw the ball

:22:48. > :22:52.to the back of the line-out and that means they tie the English back row

:22:53. > :22:56.up which opens the gate for Jamie Roberts to come charging down Owen

:22:57. > :23:00.Farrell's channel. If England load the back and give the Welsh line-out

:23:01. > :23:04.front and middle ball, then they will try and kind of stop that.

:23:05. > :23:07.That's the key, battling the line-out today. Our expert analysis

:23:08. > :23:11.up in the gods comes from Andy Nicol. Have you recovered from the

:23:12. > :23:16.disappointment from last night? Not quite. I can't believe Scotland lost

:23:17. > :23:19.that game. As far as this game is concerned, Danny Care has been the

:23:20. > :23:23.architect of so much that has been good for England, a big game for his

:23:24. > :23:27.Welsh counterpart Very much so. I think this is such an experienced,

:23:28. > :23:30.set #ye8d Welsh side. This is a huge game for Rhys Webb. A vote of

:23:31. > :23:36.confidence he has been picked for today. I think the easy option would

:23:37. > :23:40.have begun for Warren Gatland to go with Mike Phillips. He has been here

:23:41. > :23:44.and done it so many times, so it is a boost in confidence for Rhys Webb.

:23:45. > :23:48.He will need a big game to try to stop Danny Care who has given all

:23:49. > :23:52.the pace and tempo to England's game. I think Reece has added

:23:53. > :23:58.something, he is sharper, gave the ball away. Darted more than Mike.

:23:59. > :24:04.For the Welsh, Danny Care, if he is plays the temple yoe game for

:24:05. > :24:08.England, any time Danny Care passes the ball, would tackle him and put

:24:09. > :24:17.him on the ground. Slow the game down. The sky couldn't be any bluer,

:24:18. > :24:22.the skirts couldn't be any redder. Sam Warburton leads them out. I

:24:23. > :24:25.asked about it, is there any carry over from what happened here last

:24:26. > :24:30.year? I think the answer is yet. It was a huge set back from the English

:24:31. > :24:34.team. They will be thinking - this is our chance. It will be in their

:24:35. > :24:38.back of their minds. A huge atmosphere. Can I just say, how

:24:39. > :24:42.privileged, they are to be here. This will be a huge game. England

:24:43. > :24:47.have to put the ghost well and truly to bed. I think it looks like a

:24:48. > :24:51.lovely day. The sunshine is out. But there is a swirling wind here. It

:24:52. > :24:58.will be interesting to see how the fullbacks cope with the high ball.

:24:59. > :25:02.The first ten minutes are crucial. We saw another early try in Dublin

:25:03. > :25:05.yesterday being a determining factor. How important are the first

:25:06. > :25:13.10 minutes here. When the sparring is over, and the first punch gets

:25:14. > :25:18.landed. It will be who will be I canning cans off and what will we

:25:19. > :25:25.do? The first contact could be huge. This game could kick off. There is a

:25:26. > :25:29.lot at stake. I hope both teams can hold their control and temperament.

:25:30. > :25:36.The Welsh team, the way to get to them is not over-react. To get stuck

:25:37. > :25:39.in. The first kick-off is key. The first scrum is key after what

:25:40. > :25:44.happened last year. Marlon has to get points. If he gets penalised, he

:25:45. > :25:50.will know will get hammered every time. And the points go to the team

:25:51. > :25:56.that's most dominant. From there, England have the physicality to

:25:57. > :26:00.battle with the Welsh side. I think England have been the most

:26:01. > :26:07.consistent. They can't believe they have lost to France. I think Wales

:26:08. > :26:12.are the better side. If they play to their potential, I think they will

:26:13. > :26:18.win. If they play below it, I think England will win. An England flat

:26:19. > :26:23.was left on every seat in the stadium. I'm sure many Welsh fans

:26:24. > :26:28.are not waving them but it is a sea of white around this magnificent

:26:29. > :26:37.arena as the teams start to line up for their anthems 170 schools

:26:38. > :26:41.involved in the planning for the Rugby World Cup will be part of the

:26:42. > :26:45.anthems. And England against Wales may decide in the qualifying stages

:26:46. > :26:48.who doesn't qualify with tens of millions riding on the outcome of

:26:49. > :26:54.that one but England against Wales in the spring - or maybe the summer

:26:55. > :26:57.today, actually, of 2014 - is about national pride much there is that

:26:58. > :27:05.under-current of revenge from what happened in Cardiff last year. And

:27:06. > :27:11.the knowledge of what will happen today determines who are the

:27:12. > :27:13.champions next weekend. The commentary is from Brian Moore and

:27:14. > :27:41.Eddie butt letter. # Mae hen wlad fy nhadau.

:27:42. > :27:44.# Yn annwyl i mi. # Gwlad beirdd a chantorion,

:27:45. > :27:51.enwogion o fri. # Ei gwrol ryfelwyr.

:27:52. > :28:04.# gwladgarwyr tra mad. # Tros ryddid gollasant eu gwaed.

:28:05. > :28:18.# Gwlad, Gwlad. # Pleidiol wyf i'm gwlad.

:28:19. > :28:37.# Tra mor yn fur i'r bur hoff bau. # O bydded i'r heniaith barhau.

:28:38. > :28:48.CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Please remain standing for the

:28:49. > :28:56.National Anthem, led by Laura Wright and the all schools programme.

:28:57. > :29:28.# God Save the Queen. # God save our gracious Queen. E #

:29:29. > :29:33.Send her victorious. # Happy and glorious.

:29:34. > :29:39.# Long to reign over us. # God save the Queen! #

:29:40. > :30:08.CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Well, in any game -- in any day this

:30:09. > :30:14.game stands on its own right but this is perhaps a title decider in

:30:15. > :30:21.this year's Six Nations' Championship. Both sides have lost

:30:22. > :30:28.one and won two. Ben Morgan comes in at number 8 for the injured Billy

:30:29. > :30:32.Vunipola. Chris Robshaw, as ever, captains from the back row. Mike

:30:33. > :30:36.introun in the form of his life S this such a sunny day that this

:30:37. > :30:44.three-quarter line might be released?

:30:45. > :31:00.Jake Ball comes into the second row for the injured Luke Charteris.

:31:01. > :31:03.Could Welsh fortunes depend on the halfbacks, Rhys Priestland and Rhys

:31:04. > :31:14.Webb? And Twickenham is bouncing. George

:31:15. > :31:44.North with the catch. First touch for Rhys Webb, and here

:31:45. > :31:49.is Priestland. Here is Mike Brown. He will run. Alun Wyn Jones makes

:31:50. > :32:18.the tackle. Knock-on by England. Good afternoon,

:32:19. > :32:26.Brian. BRIAN MOORE: Good afternoon, Edward.

:32:27. > :32:29.They say that revenge is a dish best served cold. I have not heard

:32:30. > :32:33.Twickenham like this, I think this is louder than the Ireland game.

:32:34. > :32:42.This is an area which is crucial for both sides, because Wales really

:32:43. > :32:50.gave England a hiding down in the millennium Stadium at the set piece.

:32:51. > :32:57.Gethin Jenkins and Adam Jones, highly experienced.

:32:58. > :33:11.They responded to Warren Gatland's warning against France. A good Welsh

:33:12. > :33:18.scrum. And Danone to you, Martyn Williams.

:33:19. > :33:26.MARTYN WILLIAMS: Yes, the referee, well, he made his decision. If you

:33:27. > :33:31.look there, Gethin Jenkins is at an angle, but England are wheeling.

:33:32. > :33:37.Look, at the end of the day, you could pick two offences. The referee

:33:38. > :33:43.has picked one of them, and that is a signal for England. If they do not

:33:44. > :33:46.square Jenkins up, and keep it straight, then they will be

:33:47. > :33:47.potentially on the wrong end of the decisions all afternoon, and they

:33:48. > :33:59.cannot afford that. Wales go long. Sam Warburton wins

:34:00. > :34:15.it. There is the strength of Mike Brown.

:34:16. > :34:56.Dan Lydiate brings him down Jake Ball, I must apologise to him,

:34:57. > :34:59.he is only 22. I have made him 29 all tournament! Jack Nowell weights

:35:00. > :35:17.under this. Penalty advantage to England. Danny

:35:18. > :35:22.Care takes it quickly. Owen Farrell in support.

:35:23. > :35:28.Well picked up by Twelvetrees. Luther Burrell. Jonny May! Jonathan

:35:29. > :35:40.Davies makes the tackle. David Wilson, the prop! Can he get

:35:41. > :35:47.the off-load to Chris Robshaw? He can! Tackled by Sam Warburton. "

:35:48. > :35:54.Schlein. Penalty advantage, it must be a try! Dylan Hartley cannot get a

:35:55. > :36:03.head of steam up. It is still a penalty advantage.

:36:04. > :36:17.Owen Farrell, wrapped up by Sam Warburton . We go back to the first

:36:18. > :36:29.penalty. Danny Care takes it quickly, and scores!

:36:30. > :36:35.BRIAN MOORE: Well, I was going to make the point that Wales were

:36:36. > :36:40.perhaps lucky that a player did not go off for a yellow card, but I am

:36:41. > :36:43.sure England will swap that for seven points. That is just dumb from

:36:44. > :36:50.Wales, no one paying attention. Inexcusable!

:36:51. > :36:54.EDDIE BUTLER: As simple as that. Quickly taken, and he runs to the

:36:55. > :37:09.line, untouched. MARTYN WILLIAMS: It all came from

:37:10. > :37:15.Mike Brown in his own 22, instead of kicking for touch, he kept it in

:37:16. > :37:26.hand. Owen Farrell adds the two points for the conversion. But not

:37:27. > :37:31.only did Danny Care show the vision and the sharpness to do that, but it

:37:32. > :37:35.was his initial quick tap penalty, when they might have looked to kick

:37:36. > :37:44.for goal, or to go for the corner, which also set them off.

:37:45. > :37:54.Jack Nowell catches, George North tackles.

:37:55. > :37:55.REFEREE: Use it! England playing with confidence and deep in their

:37:56. > :38:08.own 22. Chris Robshaw finds his harlequins

:38:09. > :38:12.team-mate Danny Care. Courtney Lawes. Rhys Webb with the tackle,

:38:13. > :38:19.and Courtney Lawes did not release. Penalty to Wales. Well, cannot

:38:20. > :38:25.criticise Courtney Lawes for his ambition. But to concede a penalty

:38:26. > :38:28.which will undoubtedly be kicked by Leigh Halfpenny, when you have just

:38:29. > :38:35.scored seven points, should not happen. No one is decrying the

:38:36. > :38:40.ambition that England have showed, but there is a time to be sensible.

:38:41. > :38:44.And immediately after you have scored seven points is that time.

:38:45. > :38:49.Exactly, that is the first thing they would have said, do not concede

:38:50. > :38:55.next. They got overexcited. Just go to ground, recycled the ball and

:38:56. > :38:58.clear your lines left but it is very evident, England very confident, on

:38:59. > :39:05.the attack, five metres out from their own line. Did you expect

:39:06. > :39:08.this, I did not? I thought it would be very cagey, a lot of kicking

:39:09. > :39:17.early on, but it is the opposite, which is great.

:39:18. > :39:38.Leigh Halfpenny, to try to calm Welsh nerves.

:39:39. > :39:47.Safely landed. Wales are on the board. Well, in the space of eight

:39:48. > :39:52.minutes, we have rattled up ten points, seven to England, three to

:39:53. > :39:56.Wales. I do not think you can underestimate the psychological

:39:57. > :39:58.effect of that for Wales. Had they gone further behind, they would have

:39:59. > :40:18.been under a lot of pressure. Sorted out by Dan Lydiate. Ben

:40:19. > :40:35.Morgan. Does he fancy a run? Good tackle by Gethin Jenkins.

:40:36. > :40:57.Owen Farrell. Mike Brown. Wales swoop on him, three of them, to cut

:40:58. > :41:09.down England's full-back. Paul kick from Twelvetrees.

:41:10. > :41:20.Faletau tries to get it away to Alex Cuthbert. Knock-on. Well, if the

:41:21. > :41:25.game is excelling in other areas, it is not doing so in the kicking game.

:41:26. > :41:31.Both sides have been wayward. England got quick ball from that

:41:32. > :41:39.ruck, and they had an overlap on that right side. We have got a few

:41:40. > :41:46.of our brother in from the round ball game today, Joey Barton, Ryan

:41:47. > :41:50.Giggs, among others. I had to explain to Robbie that when people

:41:51. > :41:56.died, it is because they are trying to score a try in this game! -- when

:41:57. > :42:04.people dive. There he is. Nobody goes near him! Is it me or does

:42:05. > :42:31.Richard Hibbard looked like his big brother? !

:42:32. > :42:45.Well taken by Jack Nowell, but George North timed his challenge

:42:46. > :42:49.really well. Do you understand that I know you are kicking against

:42:50. > :42:55.somebody who is 6ft 5 and a lot stronger. I can understand it if it

:42:56. > :43:00.is a scoring kick, but on the halfway line? It is nothing kick,

:43:01. > :43:10.isn't it? And George was very smart, taking him into touch.

:43:11. > :43:16.Warburton again, down to Rhys Webb, and then Faletau. Joe Marler trying

:43:17. > :43:25.to get in the way. Wales tried the crossfield kick.

:43:26. > :43:39.Alex Cuthbert does well. Priestland has two go digging for

:43:40. > :43:57.it. Richard Hibbard, well wrapped up in

:43:58. > :44:06.midfield by Courtney Lawes. Jordan Davies, George North! Oh, the pass

:44:07. > :44:12.surely would have done it! Not only that, George North is so big, if he

:44:13. > :44:15.had kept the ball into hands and gone round the back of the final

:44:16. > :44:21.defender, there would have been passed on. That is a mistake. Yes,

:44:22. > :44:26.Wales working it well, they got the mismatch they wanted, Jonathan

:44:27. > :44:29.Davies on Danny Care. George North should have kept the ball in hand.

:44:30. > :44:34.Well, there is a chance last for Wales. Dylan Hartley, that close to

:44:35. > :44:48.his own line. Well taken by Tom Wood.

:44:49. > :44:52.Joe Marler, just trying to improve the angle for his scrum-half Danny

:44:53. > :45:09.care, for his kick. Leigh Halfpenny, well tackled by

:45:10. > :45:15.Billy Twelvetrees. And England have earned themselves a penalty. From

:45:16. > :45:25.the angle at which England took that, that was a good kick from

:45:26. > :45:35.Danny Care. But Wales missed a great chance there.

:45:36. > :45:42.You dent see the tackle area being contested very often. He has run

:45:43. > :45:49.inside the penalty. England vb shortened the line-out four large,

:45:50. > :45:55.white shirts come to T it is thrown out quickly. Courty Lawes wins it.

:45:56. > :46:02.Robshaw out in midfield, tackled by Sam Warburton.

:46:03. > :46:15.Leigh Halfpenny turns and he is on the line and he wins the race.

:46:16. > :46:23.Difficult to see whether Jonny May could have taken that ball further

:46:24. > :46:30.forward. England finding a way to outflank the Welsh rush defence

:46:31. > :46:34.which has been so effective. Are you surprised Wales have broken up their

:46:35. > :46:42.going around the corner pattern? Yes, they haven't gone through their

:46:43. > :46:47.phases yet. To be fair, the English de English defence doing very well.

:46:48. > :46:51.The referee in the way. The whistle has gone. ! The crowd obviously

:46:52. > :47:00.don't like that, but undoubtedly it was a good block by Mr Poite.

:47:01. > :47:15.I'm not sure he enjoyed it that much. I think he did obstruct. Give

:47:16. > :47:17.him a warning. Warn himself. You used to be an investigator with the

:47:18. > :47:40.French state police. He did, yes. That's Danny Care's try. I want to

:47:41. > :47:46.talk to you about the angle of the number 1 in the scrum which is what

:47:47. > :47:56.I highlighted earlier. Well, we'll see. A bit of a breath. Everybody

:47:57. > :47:59.takes a breath. Andy Nicol. In Danny Care's first involvement in the

:48:00. > :48:03.game, getting that try, compare that to Rhys Webb, his first two touches,

:48:04. > :48:07.I wanted to have a look how he was going to settle into the biggest

:48:08. > :48:11.game of his career. A bad pass it Jamie Roberts. This is then the next

:48:12. > :48:15.interaction, he flies out to Mike Brown. He doesn't stop him. What

:48:16. > :48:19.happened there, then, that's what resulted in England getting the

:48:20. > :48:48.field position to allow Danny Care get his score.

:48:49. > :48:55.Well, heartedly's put was in there. Only about four seconds before the

:48:56. > :49:03.ball was supposed to be coming. The problem is, at the moment, it is not

:49:04. > :49:07.making him settle exactly on the mark. There is a drive before the

:49:08. > :49:13.ball is in, just to get a slight edge.

:49:14. > :49:19.Danny Care talking to Owen Farrell. There is an entice enticing blind

:49:20. > :49:24.side. That's behind the referee's back. Here is Farrell at 10. He is

:49:25. > :49:30.on the open side. Jack Nowell in the corridor.

:49:31. > :49:42.A penalty to England, Wales driving up. You see that so often. He was

:49:43. > :49:50.obviously in his head just before the scrum. He has penalised him.

:49:51. > :49:54.Gethin Jenkins, I think it is, for not driving straight. For a Millie

:49:55. > :50:11.second it was Richard Hibbard's head that came out first. That may well

:50:12. > :50:17.have influenced it. Well, exactly, I don't know if you heard that,

:50:18. > :50:21."Driving not straight." They cannot say they were not warned. Owen

:50:22. > :50:25.Farrell's second attempt. A simple conversion of Danny Care's try. This

:50:26. > :50:54.longer penalty but well within the range.

:50:55. > :51:03.England lead by 10-3. Martin, I don't know what you think, it will

:51:04. > :51:07.be interesting, but Warren Gatland must want Wales to cut errors out.

:51:08. > :51:11.At the moment they haven't managed to get many phases together because

:51:12. > :51:16.they have turned the ball over or simple knock-ones that they need to

:51:17. > :51:22.get fluency and periods of position. And they have kicked poorly. They

:51:23. > :51:26.are kicking long, playing into England's hands at the moment.

:51:27. > :51:31.Gethin Jenkins was the first challengers. Lydiate can't make the

:51:32. > :51:39.tackle. Ben Morgan's strength takes him o beyond the 22.

:51:40. > :51:54.It works very well for him. Morgan was there, to be hit on his own,

:51:55. > :51:59.with no supporting players. The Welsh jogged. No challenger.

:52:00. > :52:06.Worrying for Wales, I don't see them missing so many one-on-one tackles,

:52:07. > :52:14.and that's giving England all the momentum at the moementd.

:52:15. > :52:25.Gethin Jenkins feeds Rhys Webb. He has a little dart on his own.

:52:26. > :52:35.Sam Warburton picks up and goes and actually from a standing start,

:52:36. > :52:46.makes good ground. A slow ball. Here is Priestland. A tester for Jonny

:52:47. > :52:51.May. No immediate challenge on May. He runs around Jonathan Davies.

:52:52. > :52:58.Jamie Roberts tracks back with the tackle. Good counter-rucking by

:52:59. > :53:04.Wales. It has gone scrappily and illegally for England. That is poor,

:53:05. > :53:09.poor breakdown play by England. There were enough men there to

:53:10. > :53:13.secure that. Now got marked off the ball. The kick was too long. It gave

:53:14. > :53:21.Jonny May the chance to counterattack. I can't help thinking

:53:22. > :53:31.he would have been better to give that ball to now in support. -- to

:53:32. > :53:33.Nowell. He was too powerful. A mis-match

:53:34. > :53:53.there. Ort. 52 metres. Talking of range. This is

:53:54. > :53:57.well within Leigh Halfpenny's. Talking about accuracy and things -

:53:58. > :54:01.because the Welsh line-out was tapped slightly, it meant they

:54:02. > :54:05.couldn't get the ball away. Robshaw was in the line of vision. The

:54:06. > :54:08.scrum-half had to,back inside, turn it into a slow ball, which meant it

:54:09. > :54:35.had to be kicked. It is a superb strike by Leigh

:54:36. > :54:46.Halfpenny. He churns out these long shots at goal. 10-6.

:54:47. > :54:58.Good height again from Owen Farrell. Up goes Alun Wyn Jones. Can't take T

:54:59. > :55:07.Luther Burrell catches for England. -- can't take it. Farrell goes on

:55:08. > :55:15.his own. Morgan, again the passer. This time to Mike Brown.

:55:16. > :55:35.Dylan Hartley on the crunch but it has gone loose. Half penny Hammers

:55:36. > :55:39.it down the field. Nowell tracks back. George North the first red

:55:40. > :56:00.shirt. Plenty of time for Nowell. That's a good kick. Half penny,

:56:01. > :56:04.quickly, to Reece Priestland. -- Hrys.

:56:05. > :56:13.He is shaking his head. He he may well do. Perhaps only so far has one

:56:14. > :56:17.Welsh kick been on the money. You can see, it needs to go long and put

:56:18. > :56:21.pressure on England. They are not executing at the moment. Even if

:56:22. > :56:28.that ball had stayed in play, nobody was chasing the kick. England, in

:56:29. > :56:47.the Welsh half. They go long. Courtney Lawes.

:56:48. > :56:54.Gethin Jenkins tries to disrupt. He has slowed down the release of the

:56:55. > :56:59.ball. Morgan again, this time the runner.

:57:00. > :57:33.Joe Marler. Well-tackled by Lydiate. Penalty advantage, though. WHISTLE

:57:34. > :57:40.Romain Poite is going to have a word with the Welsh captain.

:57:41. > :57:43.Gentleman second time I have seen number 9. Can you have a word with

:57:44. > :57:57.him? Rhys Webb. Well, at the moment,

:57:58. > :58:08.England have 41 carries to Wales 19. The Welsh, 36 tackles against - 15.

:58:09. > :58:12.So Welsh working harder for the breakdown. The back row is being

:58:13. > :58:15.made to do defensive work, rather than what they like to do, getting

:58:16. > :58:29.forward on the front foot. They are going to start quickly.

:58:30. > :58:39.Gain line successes. 13 to England, five to Wales. It was a good tackle

:58:40. > :58:43.by Webb on marker but the upshot is that Owen Farrell has his third pot

:58:44. > :59:01.at goal. The third success. England 13, Wales

:59:02. > :59:05.6. Well, Lancaster will be very pleased that England are showing not

:59:06. > :59:09.only ambition but they look sharp and for Wales to get back in a this

:59:10. > :59:13.game, which is what they need to do, they need their big players, big

:59:14. > :59:19.game line breakers to start stepping up and giving the example and

:59:20. > :59:24.getting the go forward. Now then, George North is closer to Jack

:59:25. > :59:36.Nowell this time. Hibbard arrives with a bit more venom as well.

:59:37. > :59:44.Leigh Halfpenny waits and jumps but can't get away from Mike Brown.

:59:45. > :59:57.England are penalised. ANDY NICOL: So many great matchups,

:59:58. > :00:02.but look at the two centres, Luther Burrell and Davies. Watch this bit

:00:03. > :00:07.of shepherding by Luther Burrell, just holding him off, allowing Jonny

:00:08. > :00:13.May to get away. And then again, he sees his opposite number, goes in,

:00:14. > :00:15.clears him out. One up for the English number 13 over the Welsh and

:00:16. > :00:21.13. BRIAN MOORE: Now, can Wales get some

:00:22. > :00:28.consistent possession, and get their runners over the gain line?

:00:29. > :00:33.EDDIE BUTLER: Courtney Lawes has gone to the tail, to Mark Sam

:00:34. > :00:41.Warburton. Jake Ball is the target. Play on, says the referee. Not going

:00:42. > :00:48.forward, he says. Brown makes the tackle! Wales very much on the front

:00:49. > :00:56.foot, England have slowed it up. Rhys Webb, to Jonathan Davies, that

:00:57. > :01:01.has not worked for the Welsh centre. And England have turned it over. Joe

:01:02. > :01:10.Launchbury comes away. He powers through Adam Jones. Jonny May. That

:01:11. > :01:14.is into space. Covered by Rhys Priestland.

:01:15. > :01:29.Mike Brown. For himself to chase. Full-back against full-back.

:01:30. > :01:31.Beautifully taken by Brown. Stolen by George North. Now, danger. He has

:01:32. > :01:39.to go to ground. REFEREE: Advantage over for the

:01:40. > :01:50.knock-on. Jonny May under this one. No chase.

:01:51. > :01:57.Nobody in red anywhere near. Jack Nowell.

:01:58. > :02:07.England give away the penalty. Disappointing from England at the

:02:08. > :02:13.breakdown again. What Wales are doing with these kicks, they are

:02:14. > :02:17.giving a relatively inexperienced pair of wingers a load of time to

:02:18. > :02:24.field the ball and the freedom to run with confidence. Yes, Gethin

:02:25. > :02:28.Jenkins over the ball, having an extra open side in your team,

:02:29. > :02:37.England have been a little bit slow to the breakdown at times. Fantastic

:02:38. > :02:43.bit of skill by Mike Brown. Can you tell me, Wales get the first bit of

:02:44. > :02:53.ball indecent territory, here we go, and when it goes out, kick it. Do

:02:54. > :03:03.not go through any phases. Yes, I am sure if Jonathan Davies had that one

:03:04. > :03:10.again, he would keep it in hand. Leigh Halfpenny, two out of two.

:03:11. > :03:17.This is his longest yet. In a way, Martyn, it is a bit like, when Wales

:03:18. > :03:21.win at Twickenham, they tend to do it coming from behind.

:03:22. > :03:26.MARTYN WILLIAMS: Yes, if this goes over, Wales would take that, because

:03:27. > :03:32.they have not played well at all in the first 30 minutes.

:03:33. > :03:38.That is the danger for England, if they give away penalties anywhere in

:03:39. > :03:49.their own half, Leigh Halfpenny will punish them.

:03:50. > :03:52.BRIAN MOORE: But is the third breakdown penalty for England, each

:03:53. > :04:08.time when they took the ball in themselves.

:04:09. > :04:16.Again, depth from Wales. Mike Brown catches, and puts it straight back

:04:17. > :04:26.up in the air. Rhys Webb catches. Mike Brown with the tackle.

:04:27. > :04:36.Wales work it clear in the end, to Dan Lydiate. A chance for

:04:37. > :04:42.Priestland. Roberts outside. Halfpenny, ducking and darting and

:04:43. > :04:43.getting up to the halfway line. George North has knocked it on,

:04:44. > :04:53.advantage to England. Owen Farrell kicks for Mike Brown.

:04:54. > :05:01.Jonathan Davies covers. Advantage over.

:05:02. > :05:03.Yet again, Wales giving possession away, in a relatively benign

:05:04. > :05:23.fashion. We have got two of the best number

:05:24. > :05:25.15s on show today. Neither of them the biggest, but they always seem to

:05:26. > :05:36.break the first tackle. That has gone over the back, and

:05:37. > :05:42.Wales are in trouble! Billy Twelvetrees comes away with it!

:05:43. > :05:43.Leigh Halfpenny tore across, and Cuthbert was there as well. Jonny

:05:44. > :05:52.May still going. Danny Care has the ball.

:05:53. > :06:20.Twelvetrees. Puts it behind halfpenny. Luther Burrell!

:06:21. > :06:42.Twickenham is buzzing. Luther Burrell cannot stop scoring.

:06:43. > :06:51.Fantastic kick from Billy Twelvetrees, absolutely on the

:06:52. > :06:54.money. Impossible to defend that. Cuthbert flew out of the line,

:06:55. > :06:59.though. If he had stayed in line, Stade Square, it was a much more

:07:00. > :07:16.difficult angle for the attacking team.

:07:17. > :07:26.Owen Farrell for the extras, which would take England to 20.

:07:27. > :07:39.And that's where they are. A huge noise here. Who says middle-class

:07:40. > :07:42.people can't be passionate? The line-out has been a strength for

:07:43. > :07:47.Wales over the last couple of weeks, but this one was overthrown. Martyn,

:07:48. > :07:51.the amount of time they were made to wait for that throw, I could feel

:07:52. > :07:59.the pressure building. And then, it was just a little bit of indecision.

:08:00. > :08:01.Very costly. The England back row coming out of their 22, with Billy

:08:02. > :08:16.Twelvetrees. Kick from Danny Care. Leigh Halfpenny sets of after the

:08:17. > :08:24.kick. Wales should regather, through Alun Wyn Jones. Not held. He can get

:08:25. > :08:28.back up. REFEREE: Advantage, over. George

:08:29. > :08:58.North tackled by Ben Morgan. A little dart by Rhys Webb again.

:08:59. > :09:04.Dylan Hartley over the ball. Penalty against the English hooker.

:09:05. > :09:12.REFEREE: Number two, off his feet. BRIAN MOORE: That is quite clear,

:09:13. > :09:19.and he is going to have a word here. Same call as the scrum-half, red. He

:09:20. > :09:25.was twice off his feet. Number two. Twice, you are off your feet!

:09:26. > :09:37.It all came from a much better kick by Rhys Priestland, though.

:09:38. > :09:41.Wales have been putting pressure on themselves with a poor kicking

:09:42. > :09:46.game, but that was a much better kick.

:09:47. > :09:50.And again, within a relatively short period of time, following the

:09:51. > :10:12.England score, three points given away.

:10:13. > :10:14.Three minutes before the interval, Leigh Halfpenny has his fourth

:10:15. > :10:34.penalty attempt. Wales are up to 12. Just like the

:10:35. > :10:39.days when he is now mentor Neil Jenkins used to keep the Welsh team

:10:40. > :10:43.in the hunt. If these turn out to be the half-time score, Wales will be

:10:44. > :10:53.pleased, because England have been much the better team in this half.

:10:54. > :11:12.Tom Wood. Chopped down by Dan Lydiate.

:11:13. > :11:23.George North catches, does not make the mark. Jack Knowles is bulldozed

:11:24. > :11:28.out of the way. It has been an uncomfortable half full Rhys Webb.

:11:29. > :11:32.This time, he does get his kick away.

:11:33. > :12:08.Mike Brown. He can touch this down for the 22. Both teams have just

:12:09. > :12:12.settled for half-time, I think, they just want to get in. Nobody wants to

:12:13. > :12:17.make a mistake. But off they go, pretty quickly. Alex Cuthbert, who

:12:18. > :12:21.has had a very quiet half. The ball has not come his way. Rhys Webb. He

:12:22. > :12:40.has found space. Danny Care scampers back.

:12:41. > :12:48.Now, Mike Brown brings it out by hand. And then kicks it. Leigh

:12:49. > :12:55.Halfpenny, tackled by his opposite number.

:12:56. > :13:15.Rhys Webb, for Jamie Roberts to pursue. Penalty. England are

:13:16. > :13:19.offside. Offside in front of the knock-on. The crowd are not happy.

:13:20. > :13:46.We will have to see that again. I think they have both got there I

:13:47. > :13:54.is on the ball. -- their eyes on the ball. If Wales, as I expect, in the

:13:55. > :13:59.second half, have a different instruction, to stop kicking the

:14:00. > :14:04.ball, and they get some men to, it will be an entirely different second

:14:05. > :14:05.half, and England will rue the fact that they have given away five

:14:06. > :14:29.penalties. It is a familiar sight, Leigh

:14:30. > :14:49.Halfpenny, from long range. And that is the halfway line.

:14:50. > :14:55.Same result as ever. Five penalties for Leigh Halfpenny. And Wales are

:14:56. > :15:13.very much in this game. Well, quite a game, quite an

:15:14. > :15:18.occasion, until the last five minutes or so then it became a game

:15:19. > :15:23.of tennis. We said it looked like a Centre Court. That's how it turned

:15:24. > :15:26.out. Before today England had not scored a try against Wales for 277

:15:27. > :15:31.minutes. After five minutes they were on the board. Farrell converted

:15:32. > :15:36.it. We had an exchange of penalties. Halfpenny. He doesn't miss. He is

:15:37. > :15:40.almost worth a player and a half in any side. Five kicks all of them,

:15:41. > :15:46.straight through the middle. So, we find ourselves at half time, after

:15:47. > :15:48.that fantastic kick from Billy Twelvetrees, with England five

:15:49. > :15:54.points to the good. You kind of suspect, actually, in a funny way,

:15:55. > :16:00.the Welsh dressing room will be happier than the English given the

:16:01. > :16:03.nature of how that first 40 minutes has gone. You can see the metres

:16:04. > :16:14.made: Seven penalties conceded, five led

:16:15. > :16:20.to penalties for Leigh Halfpenny. It seems England are ahead but not as

:16:21. > :16:22.to penalties for Leigh Halfpenny. It much as they expected to be, Jerry?

:16:23. > :16:26.Everything seems to be favouring England, apart from the penalties

:16:27. > :16:33.they are giving away. That's letting Wales come back into the game. But

:16:34. > :16:35.personally, individually they have to be so confident, they are not

:16:36. > :16:40.making many errors. Their game plan hasn't changed too much. They want

:16:41. > :16:44.quick ball and attack with two lines and attack both sides of the

:16:45. > :16:51.breakdown. Wales have changed. I think the Welsh backline is to have

:16:52. > :16:56.a go at the ball. At the moment they are kicking so much from their own

:16:57. > :17:00.half. I'm happy we are only five points behind. We have missed so

:17:01. > :17:05.manik at thatles which has allowed England to gain poement um and

:17:06. > :17:09.off-load. We played their best two players, Danny Care, we are giving

:17:10. > :17:13.him space. Mike Brown we have kicked badly with a chase. Yet we are still

:17:14. > :17:16.only five behind. Wales can't play that badly again. We have to keep

:17:17. > :17:20.the ball, go forward. Then it will be a different game in the second

:17:21. > :17:26.half. They can play that badly again f they play the same tactics. Well,

:17:27. > :17:29.the kicking game. I will have to see how Wales go with the half backs. I

:17:30. > :17:33.don't think they played very well. They didn't play together. The

:17:34. > :17:38.kicking has been poor. It is interesting now to see - watching.

:17:39. > :17:45.If they don't improve in the next ten minutes, I would bring Mike

:17:46. > :17:49.Phillips and Dan Biggar on. It is very, very loose by Wales. England

:17:50. > :17:54.have played exceptionally well and deserve to be in front, by more

:17:55. > :17:58.points. Overall impressions? I would change the Welsh halfback, that was

:17:59. > :18:01.such a peer performance by Wales. Their kicking game was just awful.

:18:02. > :18:07.They have no pace in the game. They have to make a big statement. I

:18:08. > :18:11.would change 9 and # and definitely bring Phillips on. -- 9 and 7.

:18:12. > :18:14.England played well and got stuck in. Right from the start but it has

:18:15. > :18:19.been - almost talking about Wales here, they made some mistakes,

:18:20. > :18:24.kicking the ball to England, England are playing at three-quarter pace. I

:18:25. > :18:31.hate to say t men against boy, the other way around. You don't hate

:18:32. > :18:35.saying it. As he said, Wales cannot play as badly second half. I'm

:18:36. > :18:39.worried, it is only five points. If they say - guys we have been awful,

:18:40. > :18:44.let's give it a shot now. They haven't kept the ball at all. Not at

:18:45. > :18:48.all. Surely, England scored after four-and-a-half minutes. They should

:18:49. > :18:52.have scored before. It was like Ireland all over again with Jonny

:18:53. > :18:56.May. A great break. A great execution. Brilliant support,

:18:57. > :18:59.swarming all over, good, clean ball, look at the space. Look at the

:19:00. > :19:03.numbers of attackers to defenders. If they'd kept their calm there, it

:19:04. > :19:07.would have been an easy walkover try but again, they rush it. There is no

:19:08. > :19:11.composure. That's where England lack a bit of leadership in that back

:19:12. > :19:17.line, actually. But Danny Care the man on fire, playing really well.

:19:18. > :19:20.Quick tap. Halfpenny slips. I don't think he would have got to him.

:19:21. > :19:23.Great initiative. He has been one of their form players. This is what he

:19:24. > :19:27.has done all the time. He did one earlier in the game already, yet

:19:28. > :19:33.they turn their bakss on him. Either get the ball, hold it, get in his

:19:34. > :19:37.way, walk backwards, anything, but just don't stroll over. That will be

:19:38. > :19:41.the easiest try he will ever score. Talk about opportunities, few and

:19:42. > :19:45.far between for Wales. George North had a minute where a couple of

:19:46. > :19:49.errors, one of which was try-costing. We highlighted Jonathan

:19:50. > :19:53.Davies at the beginning. He is only just back but boy can he spot an

:19:54. > :19:56.opportunity. He spots the gap, offloads and Wales are away. George

:19:57. > :20:01.North will have nightmares about this, if Wales don't win. Lydiate is

:20:02. > :20:06.outside him and it is there to be passed and probably stroll in and

:20:07. > :20:11.score in the corner. Lydiate must have been shouting so loudly. Good

:20:12. > :20:16.cover by Farrell. He gets T he has to run the inside shoulder but he

:20:17. > :20:19.might have got there. You feel the kicking mentality in the Welsh team

:20:20. > :20:23.is in the whole team but for George North to do this is unheard of. I

:20:24. > :20:27.thought he would score on his own here. Step to his left, Lydiate

:20:28. > :20:31.there. You think they are kicking and kicking, once it gets into your

:20:32. > :20:36.psyche, you stop to get the ball. But they are not chasing the kicks.

:20:37. > :20:39.We will come on to that. But talking about kicking, especially if the

:20:40. > :20:43.opposition 22, it is fine as long as you do it well. A great kick by

:20:44. > :20:47.Twelvetrees. Poor line-out, where it all started from. From that moment,

:20:48. > :20:51.you can talk about defensive systems as much as you can, they are all

:20:52. > :20:55.over the shop. They are all struggling across, all coming back.

:20:56. > :21:02.They are so unorganised, when the first ruck comes, just look - you

:21:03. > :21:07.have prop, Leigh Halfpenny is there, he should be on the outside of Alun

:21:08. > :21:11.Wyn Jones. Cuthbert is inside, Davies is outside, it is a very,

:21:12. > :21:15.very good kick. A great kick for space awareness. You know the team

:21:16. > :21:20.is developing when you have Twelvetrees stepping in as first

:21:21. > :21:24.receiver. He is coming in, playingfully half. Then you become a

:21:25. > :21:27.dangerous team, can go left or right. That's a key skill

:21:28. > :21:32.Twelvetrees is bringing, that's skill. A wonderful kick. It is from

:21:33. > :21:36.the line-out. A Welsh line-out. They catch the line-out, kick and clear

:21:37. > :21:40.it, you don't score the try. Great play by England. A well-executed

:21:41. > :21:43.try. If you watch that back, Twelvetrees was telling Burrell he

:21:44. > :21:47.was going to do it five seconds before he got the ball in hand. I'm

:21:48. > :21:52.going to put it there, make sure you are there to meet it. Absolutely.

:21:53. > :21:54.Apart from anything else, the kicking game is boring. It is. But

:21:55. > :22:06.that's the game plan. There is the kick. I don't know what

:22:07. > :22:10.that is about. Very narrow. If they get outside of Jonathan Davies, they

:22:11. > :22:13.are through. Another kick. England have worked it out. They get in the

:22:14. > :22:17.way. They have plenty of time. I don't think they have to work it

:22:18. > :22:22.out. They are in their normal positions. I think the aim of the

:22:23. > :22:27.kick is to make them contestable. But if it is too long you gave a

:22:28. > :22:31.dangerous back three time to work out what they want to do. Mike Brown

:22:32. > :22:36.has been brilliant. The only time they didn't do it, they started the

:22:37. > :22:40.ping pong, and Wales got the opportunity for the penalty to bring

:22:41. > :22:43.them in. England done their homework. Maybe the block here and

:22:44. > :22:47.there as Andy Nicholls said but they are trying to get on the outside

:22:48. > :22:50.shoulder of the last defender and getting runners on the outside,

:22:51. > :22:56.which is clever. Wales now have to work this out and spread wider. Are

:22:57. > :23:02.you inherently disappointed at what is effectedively effectedively

:23:03. > :23:06.negative game strategy? There is no counterattack, I'm disappointed by

:23:07. > :23:10.that. If the kicking game is precise and the chase is good and you win

:23:11. > :23:13.the aerial battle, well, all of a sudden you get the ball back and you

:23:14. > :23:17.have momentum in the right areas of the field. Unfortunately, if the

:23:18. > :23:23.kick is poor, and when they've had the ball, they haven't done anything

:23:24. > :23:28.with it. They haven't gone through. They make it difficult to switch.

:23:29. > :23:35.Once you go out with the mentality. Play field, position, territory,

:23:36. > :23:39.kick. And Wales are at their best in great position and they are not

:23:40. > :23:43.doing it, they are playing into England's hands. Against France,

:23:44. > :23:47.they had Faletau back. They gave him the ball so he could journt

:23:48. > :23:50.counterattack. I haven't seen him with the ball yet. They have not

:23:51. > :23:55.changed their plan until the last five minutes. They have not executed

:23:56. > :23:59.properly. Once they do, they'll put England under more pressure. This is

:24:00. > :24:04.not the only game to be played at Twickenham. After we are done there

:24:05. > :24:11.is an Sevens between England and Wales which will be live in the red

:24:12. > :24:15.button asker part of our forum until 5.00pm tonight. Any thoughts you can

:24:16. > :24:21.e-mail or tweet us. Next weekend, the grand finale, Italy from Rome.

:24:22. > :24:25.In a way you almost hope it is a bad weather weekend, because you can sit

:24:26. > :24:29.in front of the TV and gorge yourself all day. And then the

:24:30. > :24:34.grands finale. The Championship in all likelihood will be decided in

:24:35. > :24:41.Paris, 4. 30, France against Ireland. Sonia has a couple of guys

:24:42. > :24:46.with her who are not averse to the odd ruck? Absolutely not. We have

:24:47. > :24:50.England v Wales of the foot bull variety with Joey Barton and Robbie

:24:51. > :24:57.Savage. You strike me as someone who could look after yourself on a rugby

:24:58. > :25:00.pitch. Have you ever played I had a go at Rugby League at school. I

:25:01. > :25:05.don't think I could look after myself with some of these giants. To

:25:06. > :25:09.see them hit, how hard and the physicality they have and how quick

:25:10. > :25:13.they move is what surprises me. I don't ever dream about playing

:25:14. > :25:17.rugby. I like watching it. Robbie, you have played on big occasions.

:25:18. > :25:22.What do you make of this one? Well, I think we are pitchside, to see the

:25:23. > :25:26.physical attributes the rugby players have, I don't think we would

:25:27. > :25:30.last five minutes in a rugby match. They are giants of men. It is a good

:25:31. > :25:34.game. Wales aren't playing very well but they are still in it. You have

:25:35. > :25:38.been struck by the atmosphere, compared to some of the football

:25:39. > :25:44.atmospheres you have experienced? People are drinking fights. Everyone

:25:45. > :25:48.is respectful. No foul language or bad chants towards the players, so

:25:49. > :25:53.beautiful. A pleasant atmosphere to play professional sport. You played

:25:54. > :25:56.at Wembley on a few occasions, Robbie and you are back there

:25:57. > :26:01.tomorrow for a special reason. Myself and Alan Shearer will sit on

:26:02. > :26:04.45,000 seats in bat bell of the backsides for Sports Relief. A

:26:05. > :26:11.fantastic thing. Hopefully we will do it. You are going to have very

:26:12. > :26:17.sore knees? And a very sore bottom. That's an awful lot of squats, isn't

:26:18. > :26:20.T just to say, that's only the second time in history there have

:26:21. > :26:25.been 35 points in the first half of a match between England and Wales. I

:26:26. > :26:28.don't know how much more we are going to get in the second half.

:26:29. > :26:35.Thoughts of what will happen? More of the game. If England going to

:26:36. > :26:39.win. If Wales get better. I still think they'll persist with the

:26:40. > :26:43.kicking. Keep possession. Put the English defence under pressure. That

:26:44. > :26:49.is he a all Wales have to do. Don't worry about England. England need to

:26:50. > :26:54.gout, win the second half. Win the game, and it'll be a great year. I

:26:55. > :26:57.still pick England to win but they have to get their heads around and

:26:58. > :27:01.not try to defend the lead. They have to go out and win the second

:27:02. > :27:06.half. No changes to the Welsh halfback pairing as we go back to

:27:07. > :27:10.the commentators. We are under way in the second half,

:27:11. > :27:13.no changes as you say, John, it is as we were. Ben Morgan off. That's a

:27:14. > :27:35.good tackle on him. Here is Jamie Roberts, taking it up,

:27:36. > :27:52.by hand. England's rush defence, Luther

:27:53. > :28:06.Burrell, with a good tackle. Alun Wyn Jones makes an extra yard.

:28:07. > :28:14.North still going. He delivers the pass into space. Danny Care, though,

:28:15. > :28:22.in trouble. Good covering by the England scrum-half. They have earned

:28:23. > :28:28.themselves... A penalty. Oh, no. It is a forward pass, I think. A

:28:29. > :28:33.forward pass. Well, that is much more what I effected of Wales, going

:28:34. > :28:38.around the corner, going through the paces, just drifting forward but

:28:39. > :28:40.making and committing players. Getting into the gym before going

:28:41. > :28:51.wide. -- into the game. That's why Wales

:28:52. > :28:56.are still in the game w players like George North. They can make things

:28:57. > :29:00.happen out of nothing. So, still in this game, Wales. All the more

:29:01. > :29:04.reason why you want them in the game and not chasing kicks. Such a

:29:05. > :29:12.deliberate change of strategy, already. That's the England 22. And

:29:13. > :29:33.that's a penalty to England. Gethin Jenkins, singled out, not

:29:34. > :29:53.binding. Not a cloud in the sky over

:29:54. > :29:58.Twickenham. From the game point of view, if Wales were to go over for a

:29:59. > :30:01.try and take the lead t would be devastating. They have been

:30:02. > :30:05.second-best all the way through the Spa. Well, they've lost the line-out

:30:06. > :30:14.and Gethin Jenkins comes away with it. Rees Webb feeds Priestland who

:30:15. > :30:17.goes on his own. All about the off-load. Alun Wyn Jones. A small

:30:18. > :30:38.ball in a big hand. England come away with it. Luther

:30:39. > :30:46.Burrell. Oh, dear, Mike Brown! He picked it up OK, and sets off.

:30:47. > :30:51.England on the front foot. Owen Farrell had men outside, but went

:30:52. > :30:57.towards Rhys Priestland. And Priestland drops it!

:30:58. > :31:05.BRIAN MOORE: You do not see that very often. Usually exemplary, but

:31:06. > :31:16.what it does, it gives England a good attacking position.

:31:17. > :31:22.MARTYN WILLIAMS: Schoolboy error. He was looking where to go before he

:31:23. > :31:32.caught the ball. Yet again, Mike Brown being the

:31:33. > :31:36.catalyst for everything. This is England's first real chance

:31:37. > :31:38.of the second half. They have been on the back foot, but this is a good

:31:39. > :31:57.position. Penalty to England from that

:31:58. > :32:11.scrummage. He is going to have a word here. It could the more trouble

:32:12. > :32:16.for Wales. REFEREE: I think you need to improve

:32:17. > :32:26.the discipline in the scrum for your team.

:32:27. > :32:35.Romain Poite saying the scrummage was going round. Actually, the

:32:36. > :32:38.initial crabbing I do not think was too much of a problem. It was when

:32:39. > :33:07.England started to go forward. Owen Farrell, just waving our camera

:33:08. > :33:09.up a bit. He is not going be very happy if that puts him off, and he

:33:10. > :33:36.misses, is he? Straight through the middle.

:33:37. > :33:42.England's the grows, and now, Wales will have to score at least twice.

:33:43. > :33:48.And that point, Eddie, is very important. If I were a Welsh

:33:49. > :33:53.supporter, I would like to see a kick-off here that could be

:33:54. > :33:56.contested. Not one that Ben Morgan or an England player can run back at

:33:57. > :33:58.them, but one where they have to stand up and get it. And that isn't

:33:59. > :34:10.it. Jack Nowell takes the bump. Ben

:34:11. > :34:15.Morgan rides tackles better than most. Although he has had a bit of a

:34:16. > :34:31.counter working experience there! Owen Farrell gets his kick away. He

:34:32. > :34:35.has kicked really well, Owen Farrell, he has had an outstanding

:34:36. > :34:42.game. Then again, at the restart, you get

:34:43. > :34:50.to set it on your own terms, because you are catching the ball unopposed.

:34:51. > :34:54.It is going to be easier. Not many line-outs in this game. Wales had

:34:55. > :34:59.suggested they would not keep much for touch. -- they would not kick

:35:00. > :35:08.much for touch. REFEREE: Let's go, read! They will

:35:09. > :35:27.have to hurry it up. Something new, a driving maul by

:35:28. > :35:38.Wales, which becomes a one-man break-out by Faletau.

:35:39. > :35:55.Good defence. Courtney Lawes made a big tackle there.

:35:56. > :36:11.Sam Warburton has lost it. It has gone forward, first won by Wales,

:36:12. > :36:14.England have the put-in. Moore just saw Toby Faletau carrion, and we

:36:15. > :36:18.have not heard that phrase anywhere near enough. He has been one of

:36:19. > :36:20.their best ball-carriers. He has just not been given the freedom to

:36:21. > :36:31.do that. Nothing wrong with that tactic, but

:36:32. > :36:35.the ball has to come back quickly from there. Once he has put the

:36:36. > :36:52.defenders on the ground, it has to come back quickly.

:36:53. > :37:01.CROWD SINGS: "Swing Lo" EDDIE BUTLER: That must be a sweet

:37:02. > :37:05.sound for you, Clive. CLIVE WOODWARD: Yes, from a coaching

:37:06. > :37:10.point of view, as we said at half-time, you have got to make

:37:11. > :37:14.these big calls. The game has not changed for Wales. I think it is a

:37:15. > :37:18.no-brainer for them to take off Priestland and Rhys Webb. They have

:37:19. > :37:22.not made that call yet, and the longer they take to do so, the

:37:23. > :37:28.harder it will be for them to get back into the game.

:37:29. > :37:35.Romain Poite very much on the case of Gethin Jenkins, on that far side

:37:36. > :37:37.of the scrum. Danny Care puts it in. The front rows come up. Ben Morgan

:37:38. > :37:59.comes away with it. Halfpenny to George North. How

:38:00. > :38:05.difficult it is to bring George North down! Now, Wales have a

:38:06. > :38:11.chance. Cuthbert. The speed of Cuthbert. He gets the ball to

:38:12. > :38:19.Priestland, with Faletau in support! Leigh Halfpenny. Danny Care makes

:38:20. > :38:23.the tackle. Jamie Roberts tries to kick it, and that is not going to

:38:24. > :38:29.work! And Owen Farrell has the simple task of touching down for the

:38:30. > :38:32.22. Well, Jamie Roberts, that might have been the right idea, but it had

:38:33. > :38:37.to go right to the corner, for the winner.

:38:38. > :38:41.MARTYN WILLIAMS: That is the first time we have seen Alex Cuthbert with

:38:42. > :38:45.ball in hand as well, showing what he can do. Absolute waste of an

:38:46. > :38:53.opportunity. Should have kept the ball in hand.

:38:54. > :39:00.Here is Faletau. Now, prominent in the game, and still going. Dylan

:39:01. > :39:01.Hartley could not bring him down, even Courtney Lawes couldn't. Alun

:39:02. > :39:07.Wyn Jones. Change of direction by Priestland.

:39:08. > :39:37.Cuthbert. Wales trying to work the mismatch.

:39:38. > :39:44.They have not worked it yet. Rhys Webb goes on his own! A chance for

:39:45. > :39:51.Mike Brown to lead the countercharge. Penalty advantage,

:39:52. > :39:57.England. Jack Nowell comes away with it. Jack Nowell! Cuthbert did

:39:58. > :40:07.enough. Jack Nowell, still in possession. Have Wales turned it

:40:08. > :40:13.over? No, England have the put-in at the scrum. The game is opening up. I

:40:14. > :40:17.just wonder if Jack Nowell had backed himself and gone all the way.

:40:18. > :40:21.I think he might have had the legs. Yes, good work by Borrell, chasing

:40:22. > :40:28.back and knocking the ball out of the hands of the Welsh attacker. I

:40:29. > :40:29.do not think Jack Nowell fancied himself up against Cuthbert, one on

:40:30. > :40:44.one. Andy Nicol...

:40:45. > :40:48.ANDY NICOL: I have been really impressed with the two English

:40:49. > :40:51.second rows. There is Courtney Lawes and Joe Launchbury. Courtney Lawes

:40:52. > :40:55.puts the pressure on Rhys Priestland. Launchbury goes across

:40:56. > :41:00.the pitch, when the pass comes out. But just like at work rate of

:41:01. > :41:03.Launchbury. Look at how much ground he covers to get to George North.

:41:04. > :41:13.Phenomenal workrate from Joe Launchbury. These two England's

:41:14. > :41:17.second rows are a class partnership. A change for Wales, and it is at

:41:18. > :41:23.scrum-half. Rhys Webb is going off, injured, by the looks of it, Mike

:41:24. > :41:24.Phillips comes on. Well, Phillips will present a different problem for

:41:25. > :41:37.England. There are some gaps on the fringes

:41:38. > :41:45.for Mike Phillips to exploit. The England side have been working

:41:46. > :41:52.incredibly hard. Rhys Webb has had a good game, insofar as, he has not

:41:53. > :41:53.had a lot of go forward ball, but he himself has managed, on occasion, to

:41:54. > :42:17.create impetus. And it is a penalty to England. This

:42:18. > :42:37.could be a yellow card as well. It is. Yellow card, Gethin Jenkins.

:42:38. > :42:49.BRIAN MOORE: Romain Poite is obviously looking at the angle

:42:50. > :42:54.there. And, well... Gethin Jenkins does not agree. From the point of

:42:55. > :43:03.view of Romain Poite, when you see it from three yards away, and you

:43:04. > :43:07.have warned the prop three times... Off goes the Welsh loosehead prop,

:43:08. > :43:09.and here is Owen Farrell, as a result of that scrum, having another

:43:10. > :43:53.shot at goal. The 11 points between the sides.

:43:54. > :44:02.That is more than a converted try plus a penalty. Otherwise, they will

:44:03. > :44:03.have to score two trys. Wales make another change, Richard Hibbard

:44:04. > :44:15.going off, Ken Owens coming on. And they will have to bring on a

:44:16. > :44:17.prop to replace Gethin Jenkins when they have a scrum. Another free

:44:18. > :44:42.catch, free run, for Ben Morgan. I apologise for repetition, but

:44:43. > :44:53.there is nothing else you can say, when it keeps happening.

:44:54. > :45:09.Ken Owens, fresh on, first throw. Dan Lydiate found. Faletau. Taken in

:45:10. > :45:21.the air? REFEREE: In the air. Training ground

:45:22. > :45:26.move working well. It is Dylan Hartley again! They have done it

:45:27. > :45:29.again, England, giving a penalty away straight after they have taken

:45:30. > :45:35.points themselves, just keeping Wales in the game.

:45:36. > :45:42.And given that that is Dylan Hartley's third offence, he is lucky

:45:43. > :45:55.that he has not been, at least, talked to.

:45:56. > :46:02.They have all been from this range, haven't they? And that's a point

:46:03. > :46:09.which will infuriate the coaches. You are not under pressure. It is

:46:10. > :46:36.not as if you are trying to scramble with a try, imminent.

:46:37. > :46:53.Can 26-18. Six out of six for Leigh Halfpenny. Owen Farrell in a hurry

:46:54. > :47:01.to get the ball back into play. Well-tackled by Courtney Lawes. What

:47:02. > :47:04.value from the second row. Ben morgue and and Mike Brown, the

:47:05. > :47:16.number 8, leaves it for the fullback. -- Ben Morgan.

:47:17. > :47:29.REFEREE: PLAYING THE BALL ON THE GROUND. .

:47:30. > :47:35.Well, waste commit the same agregious error as England. Silly

:47:36. > :47:39.penal sis as well. Needless, like you say, nobody is under pressure --

:47:40. > :47:56.silly penalties. It's funny. The standrd of picking

:47:57. > :48:07.from hand has been questionable? It's been awful. Place kicking,

:48:08. > :48:13.perfect so far, on both sides. I think it is so co-incidence when we

:48:14. > :48:20.saw Faletau kick two carries, Wales looked better. When George North

:48:21. > :48:24.touches the ball, we look dangerous. Just silly mistakes and errors have

:48:25. > :48:38.stopped any momentum, really, for Wales.

:48:39. > :48:57.The success rate stays at 100%. Owen Farrell pushes England up to 29. It

:48:58. > :49:02.is a masterclass in goal-kicking. These players are under pressure.

:49:03. > :49:08.Has one been missed yet, Edward? I don't think it has. No. Jack Nowell

:49:09. > :49:15.took it well but under a bit of pressure to present. The red skirts

:49:16. > :49:18.swarm. Can he get back into the corner? Oh, lucky not to get

:49:19. > :49:38.penalised there. Leigh Halfpenny comes forward for it

:49:39. > :49:55.and takes it brilliantly. Advantage England. Mike Brown puts a

:49:56. > :49:58.boot to it and sends Leigh Halfpenny scurrying back. The advantage,

:49:59. > :50:10.presumably will be over, after that. Mike Phillips has to make the

:50:11. > :50:35.tackle. Twelvetrees and Farrell. Alone Wyn Jones races out of the

:50:36. > :50:59.line to make an important tackle. Alun Wyn Jones.

:51:00. > :51:09.Jonny May sets off in pursuit. Jonny May against Alex Cuthbert. Well,

:51:10. > :51:17.Cuthbert did well. He was brave to leave that. May was coming up. He

:51:18. > :51:26.knew he didn't want to take it into... A change. Reece Priestland

:51:27. > :51:34.gives way to Dan Biggar. What do you think this will signal? A change in

:51:35. > :51:40.strategy? No, I don't think so. It hasn't been Reece Priestland's best

:51:41. > :51:44.game. As has been said. 19 minutes left. Not a lot of impact you can

:51:45. > :51:59.really make. You are chasing the game.

:52:00. > :52:17.Wales are in all sorts of trouble. Sam Warburton.

:52:18. > :52:26.Philip - will to keep it in field? No, he doesn't. It will be a very

:52:27. > :52:31.enticing throw-in for England. They are in the Wales '22 If I were

:52:32. > :52:37.England I would catch and drive this, keep it up. Put pressure.

:52:38. > :52:42.Gethin Jenkins still in the bin as well. So only seven Welsh forwards

:52:43. > :52:50.out there. England stack the back with tall men. Tom Wood and Courtney

:52:51. > :52:54.Lawes. It is Wood who gathers. A breakaway move there. The referee

:52:55. > :53:04.put the whistle to his lips but Jonny May comes away.

:53:05. > :53:24.Great stuff. Jack Nowell has a bit of room but Jonathan Davies was

:53:25. > :53:31.back. Good strength from Nowell. But not strong enough to avoid... Oh,

:53:32. > :53:39.England get the foot in. Oh, well all I can think is that Romain Poite

:53:40. > :53:43.saw the ball there. It looked like it was on the ground.

:53:44. > :53:49.England will have difficulty getting the ball back. James comes on from

:53:50. > :54:01.Jenkins. That looks like a straight replacement. The sin-bin is over.

:54:02. > :54:05.The proof will be, I suppose, as to whether the misfit was Gethin

:54:06. > :54:10.general tins, as to whether or not his replacement manages to stay

:54:11. > :54:16.square. If that's the case, there will be evidence to the Poite

:54:17. > :54:27.investigative report. Yet again, Mike Brown's stats exemplary. In the

:54:28. > :54:38.form of his life at the moment. Danny Care catching everybody.

:54:39. > :54:48.Two tries in the first half and a change on the loose head side of the

:54:49. > :54:54.scrummage, off goes Joe Marler and on comes Mako Vunipola. Billy's

:54:55. > :54:56.brother. It'll be interesting about angles now, Vunipola doesn't

:54:57. > :55:22.necessarily attack square. Well, if that's square scrummages,

:55:23. > :55:33.then Paul James has made a huge impact. One-up on his team-mate,

:55:34. > :55:41.David Wilson of Bath, isn't it? That's a very good kick, as well,

:55:42. > :55:45.from Dan Biggar. The two replacements. The problem comes if

:55:46. > :55:50.your strike doesn't work, you don't get it around far enough and you

:55:51. > :55:54.don't hook it, you leave it in the middle of the front row, then you

:55:55. > :56:18.are vulnerable. Good work by the Welshman.

:56:19. > :56:26.A good minute of play by Wales as Dan Lydiate takes it up.

:56:27. > :56:36.Alun Wyn Jones out in the middle of the field. Courtney Lawes has made

:56:37. > :56:50.another crunching tackle. It is still there for Wales.

:56:51. > :57:06.England putted in. That's good speed from England, particularly Courtney

:57:07. > :57:11.Lawes. From a supporters' point of view, it was much better,

:57:12. > :57:19.irrespective of the breakdown there. Yes they went through and impressive

:57:20. > :57:30.was Billy Twelvetrees. A big cheer there.

:57:31. > :57:40.A change here, Adam joems off, especially after that scrum. Well, I

:57:41. > :57:45.suppose the huge question if you are a Wales supporter is why you have to

:57:46. > :57:48.wait for 65 minutes for Wales to do what they have traditionally done

:57:49. > :58:05.well. Well Ben Morgan looking in all sorts

:58:06. > :58:10.of difficulties but bends and twists to deliver the ball. Wales keep the

:58:11. > :58:12.pressure on. Robshaw tries to come away with it but going nowhere for

:58:13. > :58:36.the moment. Cuthbert and Halfpenny. Whoops. Mike

:58:37. > :58:43.Brown has a chance to look up and there is space down there. Leigh

:58:44. > :59:01.Halfpenny goes 60 metres across field. He keeps it in play.

:59:02. > :59:16.Halfpenny couldn't - could make the park.

:59:17. > :59:23.There is the red button forum after this game ends:

:59:24. > :59:29.A penalty to Wales. Well, that's poor from Jonny May. You have to

:59:30. > :59:33.make your mind up and do something. If you are going to go into contact,

:59:34. > :59:48.you have to go in on your terms, be positive. Dan Biggar has the ball in

:59:49. > :59:54.his hands. A great move from Ken Owens there. Inexperience from Jonny

:59:55. > :00:07.May. You have to be patient and make the decision. What a great kick by

:00:08. > :00:08.Dan Biggar. Tom Youngs is going to come on for England, into the front

:00:09. > :00:21.row. He will replace Dylan Hartley. BRIAN MOORE: Vital for Wales to get

:00:22. > :01:03.a score here. Preferably a try. England have turned it over again.

:01:04. > :01:10.Vunipola, to Twelvetrees. Luther Burrell. Jonny May. Against

:01:11. > :01:22.Cuthbert. Mike Brown picks up. England, up to the ten metre line.

:01:23. > :01:33.Owen Farrell, finds space. Good kick. One part of Owen Farrell's

:01:34. > :01:40.game which is maturing all the time, game management.

:01:41. > :01:52.This is part of it, the decision making, keeping your head.

:01:53. > :01:53.MARTYN WILLIAMS: Again, that has come from England turning it over

:01:54. > :02:05.inside their own 22. Jake Ball loses out, and Tom Youngs

:02:06. > :02:17.has it. Ben Morgan straightens. Luther

:02:18. > :02:26.Burrell. Mike Brown. Jack Nowell has space. Jonathan Davies makes the

:02:27. > :02:39.tackle. It is therefore Danny Care. Twelvetrees. Big David Wilson.

:02:40. > :02:47.Sam Warburton tries to hold up the England attack, and Wales have

:02:48. > :03:11.turned it over. Lydiate plays scrum-half.

:03:12. > :03:24.Jake Ball. Now, Wales have a chance here.

:03:25. > :03:42.Mike Phillips put the boot to it, but that has only found Jack Nowell.

:03:43. > :03:49.He goes for the corner. Leigh Halfpenny to Alex Cuthbert. Great

:03:50. > :03:58.skill. The pace and power of Alex Cuthbert, he goes through Owen

:03:59. > :04:04.Farrell. Penalty advantage to Wales. Mike Phillips does not want the

:04:05. > :04:12.advantage. Wales have the penalty. REFEREE: I am sorry.

:04:13. > :04:26.England working hard in defence. Wales are going to have to do this

:04:27. > :04:38.the hard way. Mike Catt giving very strict instructions to Danny Care.

:04:39. > :04:44.Changes on the England side, with Joe Launchbury and David Wilson

:04:45. > :05:08.going off. On comes Dave Attwood and Henry Thomas.

:05:09. > :05:12.Scrap Illy, but Wales are suddenly on the front foot, up towards the

:05:13. > :05:25.England 22. Dan Biggar. Roberts. What a good bit of work by Ben

:05:26. > :05:40.Morgan. Faletau. Dan Biggar slips it to one of the

:05:41. > :05:48.front row replacements, Rhodri Jones. Here is another, Paul James.

:05:49. > :05:52.Oh, it has gone horribly wrong, as Billy Twelvetrees comes away with

:05:53. > :05:56.it! Justin Tipuric, another replacement, dropped it. Courtney

:05:57. > :06:23.Lawes. Luther Burrell! Is it a try? REFEREE: Simon, can you hear me?

:06:24. > :06:30.Yes. Is it a try, yes or no, please? BRIAN MOORE: Try, yes or no.

:06:31. > :06:42.No. MARTYN WILLIAMS: Take a bow, Leigh

:06:43. > :06:45.Halfpenny. What a tackle that is. BRIAN MOORE: But in that move,

:06:46. > :06:49.tremendous hands from Courtney Lawes.

:06:50. > :06:56.REFEREE: This is my decision, foot in touch, no try. Thank you. It

:06:57. > :07:02.makes you wonder why you need the TMO. He looks at the video himself

:07:03. > :07:07.and makes his own mind up. Simon McDowell, the television match

:07:08. > :07:12.official. We will have a line-out. He is in a bit of trouble here. He

:07:13. > :07:17.got his head on the wrong side of Luther Burrell's body. Fantastic

:07:18. > :07:18.off-loading skills by the English players on this counterattack. This

:07:19. > :07:29.ball from Burrell... Look at that, great hands from

:07:30. > :07:35.Courtney Lawes, the ball behind him. Yes, great skills. And that is not

:07:36. > :07:41.how to tackle, with your head on the wrong side! It isn't, however, if

:07:42. > :07:44.you get your head on the other side, which is what you are supposed to

:07:45. > :07:59.do, the guy will probably score. Yes.

:08:00. > :08:06.Wales trying to create an angle, an extra yard. There it is. Wales drive

:08:07. > :08:19.on. Andrew Coombs is on for Wales. Here

:08:20. > :08:26.is Mike Phillips. Back to Dan Biggar. Jack Nowell did ever so

:08:27. > :08:32.well. Mike Brown. And it comes across to the other side of the

:08:33. > :08:33.field, in four quick passes. Justin Tipuric just about hangs onto Jonny

:08:34. > :08:49.May. Jonathan Davies is back. They

:08:50. > :08:56.thought there was a late challenge. Steve Walsh has intervened, the

:08:57. > :09:08.touch judge. REFEREE: Time off. Just after the

:09:09. > :09:14.white player kicked through, the red guy moved along to make sure that he

:09:15. > :09:23.was taken out. I think we should have a look. OK. Simon McDowell is

:09:24. > :09:30.going to be busy again. Can you have a look to see if the number 15 is

:09:31. > :09:36.taking out one of the players? It is Liam Williams who makes the

:09:37. > :09:39.contact. Your thoughts, Brian? Well, the defender does not have to move

:09:40. > :09:43.out of the way. It is whether or not he could have pulled out of that

:09:44. > :09:58.tackle. I do not think he needed to go through with the tackle.

:09:59. > :10:19.REFEREE: My own decision, it is a penalty against red. 23... 23, red.

:10:20. > :10:28.23! Liam Williams comes over to Romain Poite. It is late, it is a

:10:29. > :10:32.penalty against you, all right? Fresh on for Leigh Halfpenny, and

:10:33. > :10:37.penalised. Another decision Romain Poite makes on his own. The point I

:10:38. > :10:42.would make is, at the precise moment the ball leaves the foot, is the

:10:43. > :10:47.defending player in the course of making the tackle, or did it,

:10:48. > :10:52.afterwards? This is interesting, they are turning down three points.

:10:53. > :10:58.I think that is the right decision. It will take time off the clock. The

:10:59. > :11:08.11 point lead as well. Ben Morgan has it. The maul has not gone

:11:09. > :11:12.forward yet. Starting to move now. But only Wales' way. The Welsh back

:11:13. > :11:28.row did very well there. But for all their efforts, it is

:11:29. > :11:38.still a scrum five yards from their own line.

:11:39. > :11:46.We have not seen what we thought we were going to see, but you have to

:11:47. > :11:55.give credit to England's line speed, cutting down the Welsh uplands

:11:56. > :11:58.options -- the Welsh options. They have not been able to get over the

:11:59. > :12:05.gain line like they would have wanted to.

:12:06. > :12:10.Jonny May has a chance to run, with Mike Brown alongside him. That is a

:12:11. > :12:19.good tackle by Dan Biggar. Brown still involved off the ball

:12:20. > :12:35.here. Vunipola. Morgan to Vunipola, well worked

:12:36. > :12:47.between them. Look at the strength of Mako Vunipola.

:12:48. > :13:00.Robshaw to Morgan. Vunipola. They have combined well, yet again. Owen

:13:01. > :13:07.Farrell. Twelvetrees could not quite read it. Here is Liam Williams. Paul

:13:08. > :13:13.James, Ken Owens. Tipuric. Tackled by Vunipola.

:13:14. > :13:33.Henry Thomas gets Paul James away. Andrew Coombs.

:13:34. > :13:43.Sam Warburton, Jonathan Davies, Liam Williams.

:13:44. > :13:49.CHEERING The ball goes out of play. Brian,

:13:50. > :13:53.your pick for man of the match? Well, there have been exemplary

:13:54. > :13:57.efforts from many England players, but Courtney Lawes, for me, has been

:13:58. > :14:04.the standout. His workrate has been fantastic. We saw it in the

:14:05. > :14:07.line-out. His contribution to England's line speed and pressure on

:14:08. > :14:17.Wales has been fantastic, and that sleight of hand as well at the end.

:14:18. > :14:22.Courtney Lawes, my man of the match. England keep fresh legs to the end,

:14:23. > :14:27.with just over a minute to play. It is just an exercise, I suppose, now,

:14:28. > :14:31.a change at halfback, with Lee Dickson coming on, as well as George

:14:32. > :14:41.Ford, the youngster. Mike Brown is going off for Alex Goode. After the

:14:42. > :14:47.game, England will be ruing the last ten minutes in Paris.

:14:48. > :14:53.As it stands, three teams on six points, Ireland with a huge points

:14:54. > :15:04.difference in their favour. But they have to go to Paris.

:15:05. > :15:12.The driving maul, just to run the clock down. Now they have the chance

:15:13. > :15:18.to feed the three quarters. Twelvetrees.

:15:19. > :15:47.England's tackling to the last is very good. Mike Phillips can't get

:15:48. > :16:02.the ball away cleanly. The front row rowers have such an

:16:03. > :16:12.appetite for contact and tackling. Alex Cuthbert. He drops it. That

:16:13. > :16:16.will be it. Romain Poite blows for full time. It will be smiles all

:16:17. > :16:20.around for those wearing white. England have beaten Wales at

:16:21. > :16:25.Twickenham by 29-18. From the from a Welsh point of view, there are no

:16:26. > :16:31.excuses, outthought. Tactically kicking game, England superior.

:16:32. > :16:35.Defensively outstanding. No excuses from Wales. Wales manufactured one

:16:36. > :16:43.real chance when Jamie Roberts put that one through but apart frr that,

:16:44. > :16:51.very little kept in place by Leigh Halfpenny's unner unnering boot and

:16:52. > :16:57.England's playing. Boys and men, they were meant today. Stuart

:16:58. > :17:02.Lancaster one contented coach. England, six points from four games.

:17:03. > :17:10.They travel to Rome. A final score here at Twickenham. England 29,

:17:11. > :17:28.Wales 18. JOHN INNER HAVE SCALE: One contented

:17:29. > :17:33.England coach en -- on the field and another one here. A huge step

:17:34. > :17:38.forward from 12 months ago. No wonder how you Stuart Lancaster

:17:39. > :17:47.smiling. It is big, big win for England and allows the next 12

:17:48. > :17:51.months to be very exciting. JEREMY GUSCOTT: It is a rubber sfafrp of

:17:52. > :17:56.what England were trying to do. We knew their defence was good but

:17:57. > :18:06.their attack has come on, leaps and bounds.

:18:07. > :18:11.JONATHAN EDWARDS: ENENJOYED THE PLAY THEY PLAYED. I THOUGHT THE TWO

:18:12. > :18:14.SECOND ROWS FOR ENGLAND WERE OUTSTANDING it was just a

:18:15. > :18:17.comprehensive result. They could have scored more points in the first

:18:18. > :18:22.half. England did exceptionally well. You mentioned the two second

:18:23. > :18:26.rows being outstanding. One was Man of the Match.

:18:27. > :18:30.Courtney, a big win overeered. How significant to take the scalp of the

:18:31. > :18:34.reigning champions? A massive game. Everybody knows it. The crowd were

:18:35. > :18:37.fantastic from the off. It was an amazing atmosphere walking in, you

:18:38. > :18:41.know. They gave us the energy throughout the game. I think you

:18:42. > :18:44.could see the boys were so up for it. We know what happened a year ago

:18:45. > :18:48.in Cardiff. What is the main difference in England a year on? I

:18:49. > :18:53.think we have grown a lot as a team during the year. It has been a long

:18:54. > :18:56.time coming to perform like that and you know, we still left

:18:57. > :19:00.opportunities out there. I think the boys were great today and we needed

:19:01. > :19:06.that win after the last couple of games. First Triple Crown since

:19:07. > :19:11.2003. How good to finally get some silverware? Yes, it is fantastic.

:19:12. > :19:16.You know, it is great game. To be fair to the Welsh boys, they came

:19:17. > :19:21.out hard and we knew from the off it was going to be a tough battle. Many

:19:22. > :19:28.congratulations to you as the RBS Man of the Match and to England.

:19:29. > :19:34.Well done. Thank you very much. Well, we mentioned the Triple Crown,

:19:35. > :19:46.an extraordinary statistic. 11 times they were beaten in the Triple

:19:47. > :19:50.Crown. The captain goes up the steps to receive the trophy. From an

:19:51. > :19:54.English perspective. People were getting excited there after the

:19:55. > :19:59.Ireland game. That will be ratcheted up by an extra degree as a

:20:00. > :20:10.consequence of today. How good is this England team at the moment?

:20:11. > :20:13.CLIVE WOODWARD: I think it is still improving. I think it is very good.

:20:14. > :20:18.Robshaw we have not talked about him. He has been fantastic. On

:20:19. > :20:22.France, the last few games and we have other players to come back, and

:20:23. > :20:27.there is real depth. The big players to me was Twelvetrees and Burrell to

:20:28. > :20:32.go up against the two Lions' centres. They were as good. They

:20:33. > :20:38.defended and tackled well. You get the feeling that they have the kick

:20:39. > :20:42.and the confidence is coming. Different ways of winning games.

:20:43. > :20:52.England are producing a very exciting young team. Jonathan

:20:53. > :20:59.Edwards Launchbury has been in the English development. I have been a

:21:00. > :21:02.big fan of him. Last year, he was brilliant.

:21:03. > :21:09.This season he has grown and grown and today's performance was immense.

:21:10. > :21:14.Ben Morgan, maybe he could have been Man of the Match as well. They look

:21:15. > :21:17.very solid. As Clive said, a very solid all-round side. The centre

:21:18. > :21:21.partnership and halfbacks and the forwards go well. Let's hear what

:21:22. > :21:27.the England coach makes of it. You st art, you have just disposed

:21:28. > :21:32.of the reigning champions. -- Stuart. How proud are you? Very

:21:33. > :21:37.proud. We set up our attacking from the start. We didn't get everything

:21:38. > :21:42.right and Leigh ha penny punished our indiscipline. But overall, we

:21:43. > :21:47.were deserved winners. How important is it it now that you have got

:21:48. > :21:51.something tangible to show, the Triple Crown, for the progress this

:21:52. > :21:54.team is clearly meeting. I think it is. There is a big game against

:21:55. > :21:59.Italy next week. We are still in the fight. We want it make sure we are

:22:00. > :22:04.ready for that. A psychological scalp, giving that you are going to

:22:05. > :22:09.go head-to-head in the world demup a year's time. They got one over us

:22:10. > :22:15.last year. That was in the back of our minds. As I said about today and

:22:16. > :22:20.I will, that will be a different occasion but I'm proud of boys. And

:22:21. > :22:24.given you are first up next weekend, how difficult is that, that you

:22:25. > :22:30.don't know what you have to do, you have to win and hopefully France can

:22:31. > :22:34.do you a favour. You control the controlables. Italy will be

:22:35. > :22:38.disappointed with their performance from this weekend and they'll want a

:22:39. > :22:42.passionate display for the home fans. They'll want to do that. But

:22:43. > :22:46.we'll enjoy tonight first. That's what Stuart Lancaster was alluding

:22:47. > :22:52.to, how things pan out in the final weekend. Ireland have an 81-point

:22:53. > :22:57.advantage. England 32 and plus 3 for France. The scenario is if Ireland

:22:58. > :23:03.win in Paris next weekend, they will be the champions but if Ireland

:23:04. > :23:06.don't win - and they have only won in France once in 40 years, so

:23:07. > :23:09.history is against them, then England will fancy their chances of

:23:10. > :23:13.being champions after losing that first weekend in France in a

:23:14. > :23:17.dramatic match at the end of that first weekend. I mean, we could talk

:23:18. > :23:20.about England more, because in a sense 12 months ago we spoke about

:23:21. > :23:25.Wales all the time because there wasn't a lot to say about England.

:23:26. > :23:29.The tables have turned almost completely here. But if we talk

:23:30. > :23:33.about Wales, where is the Welsh team now compared to where it was 12

:23:34. > :23:37.months ago? Well, it hasn't developed that much because the same

:23:38. > :23:46.systems are in place. Ireland worked that out and you know Ireland worked

:23:47. > :23:49.it out well. It is very difficult because everyone is reading where

:23:50. > :23:55.you are going. With England, they read it beautifully because they

:23:56. > :23:59.packed either side of their ruck. When they took the ball up, they

:24:00. > :24:03.tried to offload and it didn't work. This is one example. They always gh

:24:04. > :24:08.the same way. They are going the same way here. It

:24:09. > :24:12.goes down and it is slow. Now, look how England pack the short side.

:24:13. > :24:19.They know, look, they have got four defenders, two attackers, and yet

:24:20. > :24:24.Wales still go the same way. An aggressive defence in place. Because

:24:25. > :24:29.they have not Going gone over a begin-line, they are scuffling back.

:24:30. > :24:33.England have done their homework. Hitting midfield and Danny Care and

:24:34. > :24:37.Brown were dictating which way they were going. Wales didn't do that.

:24:38. > :24:41.England stopped their momentum. Our forum is coming up shortly and we

:24:42. > :24:47.have the live coverage on the main pitch of England against Wales at

:24:48. > :24:51.Sevens which is a demonstration event because it is an Olympic sport

:24:52. > :24:56.in Rio. Anything you want to say about the whole weekend and how

:24:57. > :25:00.things might pan out next weekend give us a shout by Twitter or

:25:01. > :25:07.e-mail. England were off the mark after four minutes with this try

:25:08. > :25:12.from Danny Care. Gerry? A wonderful break initially. Danny Care takes

:25:13. > :25:17.great advantage of Wales being sleepy and not too disciplined.

:25:18. > :25:20.Everyone turns their back walking back and Danny Care says - thank you

:25:21. > :25:28.very much. He is full of confidence, playing well, getting the England

:25:29. > :25:34.backline working. Well-deserved. Good hands. Away wide. The defence

:25:35. > :25:40.scattering across the field. They hit the ruck, don't panic. Again, it

:25:41. > :25:42.is good play here. Look at Twelvetrees. He is calling and

:25:43. > :25:48.calling and calling, no system there. Halfpenny is caught near the

:25:49. > :25:54.ruck. A lovely kick and a great finish. Finish It is nothing less

:25:55. > :25:57.than they deserve. They put the pressure on and Wales didn't look

:25:58. > :26:00.like scoring too many. They had to score there. Twelvetrees would have

:26:01. > :26:04.gotten a the right telling off. If you keep the ball in that pokes you

:26:05. > :26:09.have to score or keep hold of it. Burrell is one of these players. It

:26:10. > :26:15.has been talked about - how is their partnership going? But he stood out

:26:16. > :26:20.and did the job. This is England playing

:26:21. > :26:21.and did the job. This is England turn of the ball. You want to keep

:26:22. > :26:27.the ball in hand. Everybody's thought process - keep the ball. The

:26:28. > :26:31.offload was amazing. A wonderful tackle by Halfpenny. The big talking

:26:32. > :26:35.about is once they turn the ball over, everybody wants the ball. The

:26:36. > :26:38.turnover ball, if you win it, they are looking to score. I thought

:26:39. > :26:45.Burrell would score here but one amazing tackle. Not a great advert

:26:46. > :26:53.for tackling. His head on the wrong side. I would have put him there to

:26:54. > :27:01.nudge Halfpenny down. Well done Halfpenny. England look strong. It

:27:02. > :27:05.will be interesting to see what happens when Tuilagi comes? Would

:27:06. > :27:09.you pick him next week? I leave it as it is. I think you have to bring

:27:10. > :27:12.him back on to the bench but he has to prove himself. You don't need to

:27:13. > :27:15.change the winning time. Will Tuilagi bring anything more to the

:27:16. > :27:20.team? I think the way Twelvetrees is moving the ball, his kicking games

:27:21. > :27:25.and his hands is above Tuilagi. Tuilagi is great player. I think

:27:26. > :27:29.Twelvetrees is ahead of him. Halfbacks are solid. Good balance.

:27:30. > :27:33.You have the two props to come back to strengthen the side. England look

:27:34. > :27:37.in great shape. 20 seconds or so. The game that will decide it, is the

:27:38. > :27:43.match in Paris next weekend as mentioned. Ireland haven't won there

:27:44. > :27:46.or have only won once in four decades. Even allowing for what

:27:47. > :27:50.France were like yesterday. How do you think that's going to go?

:27:51. > :27:54.Ireland have to go there confident. Schmidt is a smart operator. The

:27:55. > :27:57.guys aren't playing badly. They have to believe that they can beat a

:27:58. > :28:00.French team that has poor discipline, poor execution and don't

:28:01. > :28:05.seem to have a game plan. I hope they win there, just for Brian

:28:06. > :28:11.O'Driscoll. He deserves to go out in the Championship. Of Aw, you are

:28:12. > :28:15.just a softy. England have to go in assuming they are score 50-plus

:28:16. > :28:20.points against Italy. If Ireland win by a couple of points England can

:28:21. > :28:23.still win but they have to score a hatful. They have to go for it and

:28:24. > :28:28.say - right, this is a 50-point game. That's what they have to set

:28:29. > :28:35.their stall at. If France were to be champions... It would be a shock

:28:36. > :28:39.shocker. Will it be England, Ireland or France? We will know next

:28:40. > :28:40.weekend. We will see you in a couple of moments on the red button.

:28:41. > :28:48.Goodbye.