England v Wales Six Nations Rugby

the players, the coaches, the stage, the moment, THE match.

You, my friend, with the winning air. You looked at my shire's

secret. At last, I stumbled and sucked. Home now. The memory work,

unforgettably smiling. Quickness of hand in the velvet glove. And my

whole heart under your hammer. Where once such a creature, so gay and

frank, a desirous familiar. I never thought to to all think where you

displaced the truth in the air. Though I love them for their faults,

as much as for their good, my friends were enemies on stilts, with

their heads in a cunning cloud. Dylan Thomas, the centenary whose

death is marked this year, would have rejoiced in finding the words

to describe a match so intense in its emotion, to be played out in

conditions more suited to Wimbledon or Lourdes. England and Wales can

both still win the Championship. In 18 months' time, they will meet

again in the World Cup, with arguably even more at stake. But for

the moment, for many, this will be the match of their lives. For the

more experienced players, it will be about harnessing all the experience

from the Grand Slam and the Lions. England against Wales, for the 125th

time. 56 wins each. What next? Welcome to centre court. It

certainly feels like that. And the pitch looks like it. Has Twickenham

ever looked so magnificent? T-shirts, not coats. We are here for

the final instalment of the fourth round of this year's RBS Six Nations

Championship, in the company of Jeremy Guscott, Jonathan Davies and

Sir Clive Woodward. This weekend began in Dublin yesterday afternoon,

with a match in which Ireland beat Italy pretty conclusively, but

actually, the whole day, the whole occasion, was about one man. That

was a great pass by Brian O'Driscoll. I feel humbled by the

reaction today. It seems a bit of a joke that you get man of the match

for 60 minutes, but unfortunately, it has to come to an end at some

stage. I am glad I am able to go out at home with a big win. It has been

a huge part of my whole adult life. It is going to be hard, but it is a

good way to leave it today, and hopefully we have set ourselves up

for next week. And so, Brian O'Driscoll's final

match in an Ireland jersey will be in Paris next weekend, the final

match of the Championship. And France are still in with a shout

after an act of larceny at Murrayfield last night.

The ball is spilled! Stuart Hogg is celebrating! Lovely flowed to Tommy

Seymour! Wonderful hands, wonderful pass. Glorious try for Tommy

Seymour. Interception! And it may be a try for Yoann Huget! Huget will go

the length of the park! Try for France. And Huget has done it again.

This is a fairly simple kick to give France the lead. Well done,

Jean-Marc Doussain. As we look at the table, the points

difference means that if Ireland win in Paris, it will be their title, in

all probably did. But France remarkably could still be champions.

The loser here today will English is any hope of being champions. But for

the moment, the here and now, this is all that matters. Jeremy, I am

surprised you have not brought your boots. I wish I could have. It is

perfect conditions. Still, sunshine, the surface is absolutely

immaculate. You could play football on this. It is a day for running

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

not have thought so. Wales played very, very well. Up to 60 minutes,

England were still in the game. But it just went away from them, Wales

were the dominant side, physicality won the day for them. But no

significance whatsoever today. Clive Woodward, from an English

perspective, after the Ireland match, a lot was made of that being

the moment when boys became men. Is this another step on that path? I

think definitely. Warren Gatland has also said how they have improved

from 12 months ago. I think if I was coaching England, I would put the

Welsh team up on the wall, with men above their names, and England, with

boys, to motivate them. It is not about age, it is about how good they

are. I think they can really go head-to-head with the Welsh team

today. You mentioned Warren Gatland, he came in for a lot of criticism

after the defeat in Ireland, but his team selection was vindicated by

that marvellous performance on a Friday night against France.

EDDIE BUTLER: George North! The chase is on! He scores! Warburton

for the line! He is going to score! Great try. It has been a huge

recovery results for Wales. Do you travel with confidence high

after that win over France? Yes, I think there is a little bit of

confidence in the team. It was a good performance, we got a lead, and

closed it down in the second half, but another big challenge today.

Much has been made of the dozen Lions that you have got playing for

Wales today. Does that give your side and age? That has gone. If you

were picking a Lions team tomorrow, it would probably be completed

different to what it was 12 months ago. That was in the moment. What it

does give the players is some experience and possibly a bit of

confidence that we have not spoken about that just it is England versus

Wales, it is a hugely traditional rivalry, and we are excited about

it. England have played down talk of revenge after the results last year,

but are you wary of a backlash? No, I think that game has gone. They

have spoken about lessons learned from that experience. It is

important for them. We realise that in terms of the next 18 months, in

terms of trying to build this place as a Games, and we try to come here

today to break that, and to make it as uncomfortable for them as

possible. We know how important it is for them.

For Wales today, this is just about as good as it can be.

JONATHAN DAVIES: Yes, a very experienced front row.

Jake Ball, a great performance against France, he comes in for

Charteris. And they had to bring Alun Wyn Jones back into the side, a

great player. Very, very experienced back row, playing well together. I

think the breakdown will be crucial in today's game. I would just like

Rhys Priestland to play heads up, and to be very, very confident from

the start. And Jonathan Davies is back after a long injury. We will

see how he goes. They will be looking to George North again. And

of course, Leigh Halfpenny, safe under the high ball, and kicking the

goals. Well, he was born in King's Lynn, but he went to Llandovery

College, and George North finds himself winning his 39th today at

the age of 21. He is back in England playing for Northampton, but he is

17.5 stones of pure Welshness. This week, up against the

Northampton boys, have you had a bit of banter? There have been a few

messages passed to and fro. It is all in the spirit, as you expect.

They are a good bunch of boys. Hopefully they will say the same

about me! It is just fun. You have been compared to Jonah Lomu. He has

got bad eyesight, mind! He has got terrible eyesight, I think! A

determined fellow, his dad, there appears. As your dad passed a

security check yet?! Just about, yes. He had a question last week but

he is OK. He is a Yorkshireman, how is he going to be feeling in

Twickenham? He says he is an engagement, but he lives in north

Wales, he is married to my mother, who is Welsh. He still says he is

English, but when we play rugby, he is shouting boyo and stuff. He never

would have done that before. So, I think for his sake, he is adopted

Welsh would games. Going out with Becky James as well, are you the

most competitive all successful sportsmen in your own... ? That is

an old joke, that is. I am going to say yes, obviously. No, I think it

is nice. Rebecca is an amazing athlete in her own right and has

achieved so much as well. It is just nice the fact that people think that

sometimes we go home after training, and we go and do some epic power

sessions, or more training. But it is just the opposite, it is just

nice to chill and catch up and do anything but rugby or cycling,

really. Which Wales will turn up this week? At the end of the day,

Wales are going to turn up. You never do not turn up for

England-Wales. The way the Championship is, being so open, it

adds even more excitement. Well, George North is one quarter of

a Welsh three quarters line which weighs just 64 stone between them.

That has led to accusations of a Welsh team which just goes bash,

bash. Is that unfair? There is a huge amount of skill in it.

Basically, you, round the corner, you hit someone quickly, and then

you can come around again and hit some other big players. The key is

that you are trying to find a mismatch will stop Jonathan Davies

is absolutely key to this. He is such a great player at inside

centre. He is playing the way Wales play. They play him to try and find

the spaces. But, yes, it starts with physical power. It is hard to stop.

It is again lying game now, and they carry the ball very well. If they

are on the front foot, it makes it easier for everyone. -- it is a gain

line game. Also, defensively, they have been very physical, and it will

be interesting to see how England manage that defence. For England, it

is almost two years to the day since Stuart Lancaster was appointed head

coach. That win over Ireland a couple of weeks ago was perhaps his

finest hour to date. We are under way. England against

Ireland. Over to Rob Kearney. A well-worked Irish try. And Kerr for

the line. Oh, it's been an excellent game of rugby. England 13, Ireland

10. Well, Stuart, England v Ireland felt like a big game. Does this

crank it up another level? They all feel big. It is a big game. When you

get off the bus, the anticipation, and the weather is brilliant. The

stadium looks fantastic. Ireland have racketed up a cricket score in

terms of points' difference, does that affect how you approach this

game? Not really. You are thinking about winning the game first and

foremost. I don't think there will be a lot to choose between the two

teams. It could be a one-score game. We hope to come on the right side.

Could claim the Triple Crown for the first time since 2003. How important

would it be to have something tangible for the progress this side

made? Yes t would. The Championship slipped away in the first game but

we take confidence from what Wales did last year. The irony is that

Wales lost the first game and went on to win. That's our goal. The last

ten times England have been going for the Triple Crown here at

Twickenham, they have managed to achieve T Can this lot do it?

Launchbury and Lawes have been a standout second row so far. They

have to crank it up another gather to put the squeeze on Wales. It is a

big day for Ben Morgan, placing Billy Vunipola. But I have no doubt

Morgan's ability to do the same job but Owen Farrell cannot let Roberts

smash through his defence. He has it put him down. Billy Twelvetrees is a

good attacking player. Today will be it's perfect time to let that talent

go. I have a feeling that Jack Nowell will be peppered with high

balls but any wayward kicks by the Welsh boys and this will punish you.

Chris Robshaw was excluded from the Lion's tour last summer but for the

moment, here is England's man of every match.

Competitive, talented, driven. As soon as I step on the pitch, I

change into a different person. Very competitive. Very in your case. That

side comes out, I show my emotions. Probably more than other people the

At this level of intensity and emotion, you need fighters. He can

really add value it the team. I would rather have it in them than

take it out of them. As long as I keep at a good level and play on the

edge and as long as it is positive, I will keep going. He has worked

hard. It is Mike Brown's first try for England in his 22nd game. There

was a big gap in your England career, were you worried it wasn't

going to happen again? I think there are times when you worry if it is

ever going to happen, but you snap out of it and keep working hard and

keep at some point you will get the chance. He has excelled. You turn to

Margot Wells, her husband Alan got the gold medal in Moscow in 1980.

With the speed and power that has helped me lift my game in attack, in

defence. She has helped me got stronger and powerful and off the

field she has helped me believe in myself that I can do it at the

highest level. I think that is shown now. Did you not believe in yourself

You get doubts when you are not selected. She helps get that out of

you. You have an alternative career as a goalkeeper ahead if rugby

doesn't work out, haven't you? I a parentally so. Great save. You got a

special message from somebody who knows all about goal-keeping skills.

Good luck against Wales. I will keep an eye on that match and see if you

produce another great save. See you around. He has the pictures in the

background. Lots of framed photos of Mike Brown. It was great to get a

message like that from him. Your girlfriend's dad is a former

footballer, tone Woodcock. Has he been able to give you advice? 123450

yes since I got together with Elisa, he has been there for support. He

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

I have to be competitive and just win, get better and play at the

highest level and help this team achieve big things. Jerusalem rings

around Twickenham, sung by Laura Wright, who will be singing the

National Anthem. And Mike Brown, he has been inspired in the last year

or so. How has he become a stellar figure? He has been a great figure.

He has had a run of games at right back which he hasn't had. Teams have

kicked badly to him and he will have noticed that and run the ball back.

He is left-footed, if you kick to the right he will run it back and

you can close him down. If you kick it to the left, he kicks back to

you, but you have to close him down and kick and chase well. How would

you compare the battle of the fullbacks, Jeremy I think Leigh

Halfpenny is more your steadier fullback. Brown sees everything in

slow motion, which is why he can pick defenders off. Halfpenny needs

to add that running game to his armoury of attack. We know he can

kick goals from nowhere. We want to see how he is going to kick. He was

a winger under-20s. He is very, very quick. I would like to see him hit

the outside, and run outside the outside centre. What particular

threats to the Welsh centres pose? Powerful runners. For me you have to

top Jamie Roberts otherwise Wales get on the front foot and bring

people around the corner. This was a great example against France. This

is what England will face. Go down, look at the gap. That is the goodbye

that Jamie Roberts will be aiming for.

This is what they will see from their angle. Twelvetrees has to come

in and support Farrell, otherwise he will run that same angle and get the

same result. 6'4", 17 stones, you have to be in his face and stand in

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

they have made that hit, Jonathan Davies. #e8 be looking - do I two

left or right? That's how they play to skillfully. They will be looking

all the time for where the holes are and that's why Davies is such a good

player. He is a specialist outside centre. He will be key to defend and

atavenlingt I think for me, the thing is, they always throw the ball

to the back of the line-out and that means they tie the English back row

up which opens the gate for Jamie Roberts to come charging down Owen

Farrell's channel. If England load the back and give the Welsh line-out

front and middle ball, then they will try and kind of stop that.

That's the key, battling the line-out today. Our expert analysis

up in the gods comes from Andy Nicol. Have you recovered from the

disappointment from last night? Not quite. I can't believe Scotland lost

that game. As far as this game is concerned, Danny Care has been the

architect of so much that has been good for England, a big game for his

Welsh counterpart Very much so. I think this is such an experienced,

set #ye8d Welsh side. This is a huge game for Rhys Webb. A vote of

confidence he has been picked for today. I think the easy option would

have begun for Warren Gatland to go with Mike Phillips. He has been here

and done it so many times, so it is a boost in confidence for Rhys Webb.

He will need a big game to try to stop Danny Care who has given all

the pace and tempo to England's game. I think Reece has added

something, he is sharper, gave the ball away. Darted more than Mike.

For the Welsh, Danny Care, if he is plays the temple yoe game for

England, any time Danny Care passes the ball, would tackle him and put

him on the ground. Slow the game down. The sky couldn't be any bluer,

the skirts couldn't be any redder. Sam Warburton leads them out. I

asked about it, is there any carry over from what happened here last

year? I think the answer is yet. It was a huge set back from the English

team. They will be thinking - this is our chance. It will be in their

back of their minds. A huge atmosphere. Can I just say, how

privileged, they are to be here. This will be a huge game. England

have to put the ghost well and truly to bed. I think it looks like a

lovely day. The sunshine is out. But there is a swirling wind here. It

will be interesting to see how the fullbacks cope with the high ball.

The first ten minutes are crucial. We saw another early try in Dublin

yesterday being a determining factor. How important are the first

10 minutes here. When the sparring is over, and the first punch gets

landed. It will be who will be I canning cans off and what will we

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

lot at stake. I hope both teams can hold their control and temperament.

The Welsh team, the way to get to them is not over-react. To get stuck

in. The first kick-off is key. The first scrum is key after what

happened last year. Marlon has to get points. If he gets penalised, he

will know will get hammered every time. And the points go to the team

that's most dominant. From there, England have the physicality to

battle with the Welsh side. I think England have been the most

consistent. They can't believe they have lost to France. I think Wales

are the better side. If they play to their potential, I think they will

win. If they play below it, I think England will win. An England flat

was left on every seat in the stadium. I'm sure many Welsh fans

are not waving them but it is a sea of white around this magnificent

arena as the teams start to line up for their anthems 170 schools

involved in the planning for the Rugby World Cup will be part of the

anthems. And England against Wales may decide in the qualifying stages

who doesn't qualify with tens of millions riding on the outcome of

that one but England against Wales in the spring - or maybe the summer

today, actually, of 2014 - is about national pride much there is that

under-current of revenge from what happened in Cardiff last year. And

the knowledge of what will happen today determines who are the

champions next weekend. The commentary is from Brian Moore and

Eddie butt letter. # Mae hen wlad fy nhadau.

# Yn annwyl i mi. # Gwlad beirdd a chantorion,

enwogion o fri. # Ei gwrol ryfelwyr.

# gwladgarwyr tra mad. # Tros ryddid gollasant eu gwaed.

# Gwlad, Gwlad. # Pleidiol wyf i'm gwlad.

# Tra mor yn fur i'r bur hoff bau. # O bydded i'r heniaith barhau.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Please remain standing for the

National Anthem, led by Laura Wright and the all schools programme.

# God Save the Queen. # God save our gracious Queen. E #

Send her victorious. # Happy and glorious.

# Long to reign over us. # God save the Queen! #

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Well, in any game -- in any day this

game stands on its own right but this is perhaps a title decider in

this year's Six Nations' Championship. Both sides have lost

one and won two. Ben Morgan comes in at number 8 for the injured Billy

Vunipola. Chris Robshaw, as ever, captains from the back row. Mike

introun in the form of his life S this such a sunny day that this

three-quarter line might be released?

Jake Ball comes into the second row for the injured Luke Charteris.

Could Welsh fortunes depend on the halfbacks, Rhys Priestland and Rhys

Webb? And Twickenham is bouncing. George

North with the catch. First touch for Rhys Webb, and here

is Priestland. Here is Mike Brown. He will run. Alun Wyn Jones makes

the tackle. Knock-on by England. Good afternoon,

Brian. BRIAN MOORE: Good afternoon, Edward.

They say that revenge is a dish best served cold. I have not heard

Twickenham like this, I think this is louder than the Ireland game.

This is an area which is crucial for both sides, because Wales really

gave England a hiding down in the millennium Stadium at the set piece.

Gethin Jenkins and Adam Jones, highly experienced.

They responded to Warren Gatland's warning against France. A good Welsh

scrum. And Danone to you, Martyn Williams.

MARTYN WILLIAMS: Yes, the referee, well, he made his decision. If you

look there, Gethin Jenkins is at an angle, but England are wheeling.

Look, at the end of the day, you could pick two offences. The referee

has picked one of them, and that is a signal for England. If they do not

square Jenkins up, and keep it straight, then they will be

potentially on the wrong end of the decisions all afternoon, and they

cannot afford that. Wales go long. Sam Warburton wins

it. There is the strength of Mike Brown.

Dan Lydiate brings him down Jake Ball, I must apologise to him,

he is only 22. I have made him 29 all tournament! Jack Nowell weights

under this. Penalty advantage to England. Danny

Care takes it quickly. Owen Farrell in support.

Well picked up by Twelvetrees. Luther Burrell. Jonny May! Jonathan

Davies makes the tackle. David Wilson, the prop! Can he get

the off-load to Chris Robshaw? He can! Tackled by Sam Warburton. "

Schlein. Penalty advantage, it must be a try! Dylan Hartley cannot get a

head of steam up. It is still a penalty advantage.

Owen Farrell, wrapped up by Sam Warburton . We go back to the first

penalty. Danny Care takes it quickly, and scores!

BRIAN MOORE: Well, I was going to make the point that Wales were

perhaps lucky that a player did not go off for a yellow card, but I am

sure England will swap that for seven points. That is just dumb from

Wales, no one paying attention. Inexcusable!

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

line, untouched. MARTYN WILLIAMS: It all came from

Mike Brown in his own 22, instead of kicking for touch, he kept it in

hand. Owen Farrell adds the two points for the conversion. But not

only did Danny Care show the vision and the sharpness to do that, but it

was his initial quick tap penalty, when they might have looked to kick

for goal, or to go for the corner, which also set them off.

Jack Nowell catches, George North tackles.

REFEREE: Use it! England playing with confidence and deep in their

own 22. Chris Robshaw finds his harlequins

team-mate Danny Care. Courtney Lawes. Rhys Webb with the tackle,

and Courtney Lawes did not release. Penalty to Wales. Well, cannot

criticise Courtney Lawes for his ambition. But to concede a penalty

which will undoubtedly be kicked by Leigh Halfpenny, when you have just

scored seven points, should not happen. No one is decrying the

ambition that England have showed, but there is a time to be sensible.

And immediately after you have scored seven points is that time.

Exactly, that is the first thing they would have said, do not concede

next. They got overexcited. Just go to ground, recycled the ball and

clear your lines left but it is very evident, England very confident, on

the attack, five metres out from their own line. Did you expect

this, I did not? I thought it would be very cagey, a lot of kicking

early on, but it is the opposite, which is great.

Leigh Halfpenny, to try to calm Welsh nerves.

Safely landed. Wales are on the board. Well, in the space of eight

minutes, we have rattled up ten points, seven to England, three to

Wales. I do not think you can underestimate the psychological

effect of that for Wales. Had they gone further behind, they would have

been under a lot of pressure. Sorted out by Dan Lydiate. Ben

Morgan. Does he fancy a run? Good tackle by Gethin Jenkins.

Owen Farrell. Mike Brown. Wales swoop on him, three of them, to cut

down England's full-back. Paul kick from Twelvetrees.

Faletau tries to get it away to Alex Cuthbert. Knock-on. Well, if the

game is excelling in other areas, it is not doing so in the kicking game.

Both sides have been wayward. England got quick ball from that

ruck, and they had an overlap on that right side. We have got a few

of our brother in from the round ball game today, Joey Barton, Ryan

Giggs, among others. I had to explain to Robbie that when people

died, it is because they are trying to score a try in this game! -- when

people dive. There he is. Nobody goes near him! Is it me or does

Richard Hibbard looked like his big brother? !

Well taken by Jack Nowell, but George North timed his challenge

really well. Do you understand that I know you are kicking against

somebody who is 6ft 5 and a lot stronger. I can understand it if it

is a scoring kick, but on the halfway line? It is nothing kick,

isn't it? And George was very smart, taking him into touch.

Warburton again, down to Rhys Webb, and then Faletau. Joe Marler trying

to get in the way. Wales tried the crossfield kick.

Alex Cuthbert does well. Priestland has two go digging for

it. Richard Hibbard, well wrapped up in

midfield by Courtney Lawes. Jordan Davies, George North! Oh, the pass

surely would have done it! Not only that, George North is so big, if he

had kept the ball into hands and gone round the back of the final

defender, there would have been passed on. That is a mistake. Yes,

Wales working it well, they got the mismatch they wanted, Jonathan

Davies on Danny Care. George North should have kept the ball in hand.

Well, there is a chance last for Wales. Dylan Hartley, that close to

his own line. Well taken by Tom Wood.

Joe Marler, just trying to improve the angle for his scrum-half Danny

care, for his kick. Leigh Halfpenny, well tackled by

Billy Twelvetrees. And England have earned themselves a penalty. From

the angle at which England took that, that was a good kick from

Danny Care. But Wales missed a great chance there.

You dent see the tackle area being contested very often. He has run

inside the penalty. England vb shortened the line-out four large,

white shirts come to T it is thrown out quickly. Courty Lawes wins it.

Robshaw out in midfield, tackled by Sam Warburton.

Leigh Halfpenny turns and he is on the line and he wins the race.

Difficult to see whether Jonny May could have taken that ball further

forward. England finding a way to outflank the Welsh rush defence

which has been so effective. Are you surprised Wales have broken up their

going around the corner pattern? Yes, they haven't gone through their

phases yet. To be fair, the English de English defence doing very well.

The referee in the way. The whistle has gone. ! The crowd obviously

don't like that, but undoubtedly it was a good block by Mr Poite.

I'm not sure he enjoyed it that much. I think he did obstruct. Give

him a warning. Warn himself. You used to be an investigator with the

French state police. He did, yes. That's Danny Care's try. I want to

talk to you about the angle of the number 1 in the scrum which is what

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

takes a breath. Andy Nicol. In Danny Care's first involvement in the

game, getting that try, compare that to Rhys Webb, his first two touches,

I wanted to have a look how he was going to settle into the biggest

game of his career. A bad pass it Jamie Roberts. This is then the next

interaction, he flies out to Mike Brown. He doesn't stop him. What

happened there, then, that's what resulted in England getting the

field position to allow Danny Care get his score.

Well, heartedly's put was in there. Only about four seconds before the

ball was supposed to be coming. The problem is, at the moment, it is not

making him settle exactly on the mark. There is a drive before the

ball is in, just to get a slight edge.

Danny Care talking to Owen Farrell. There is an entice enticing blind

side. That's behind the referee's back. Here is Farrell at 10. He is

on the open side. Jack Nowell in the corridor.

A penalty to England, Wales driving up. You see that so often. He was

obviously in his head just before the scrum. He has penalised him.

Gethin Jenkins, I think it is, for not driving straight. For a Millie

second it was Richard Hibbard's head that came out first. That may well

have influenced it. Well, exactly, I don't know if you heard that,

"Driving not straight." They cannot say they were not warned. Owen

Farrell's second attempt. A simple conversion of Danny Care's try. This

longer penalty but well within the range.

England lead by 10-3. Martin, I don't know what you think, it will

be interesting, but Warren Gatland must want Wales to cut errors out.

At the moment they haven't managed to get many phases together because

they have turned the ball over or simple knock-ones that they need to

get fluency and periods of position. And they have kicked poorly. They

are kicking long, playing into England's hands at the moment.

Gethin Jenkins was the first challengers. Lydiate can't make the

tackle. Ben Morgan's strength takes him o beyond the 22.

It works very well for him. Morgan was there, to be hit on his own,

with no supporting players. The Welsh jogged. No challenger.

Worrying for Wales, I don't see them missing so many one-on-one tackles,

and that's giving England all the momentum at the moementd.

Gethin Jenkins feeds Rhys Webb. He has a little dart on his own.

Sam Warburton picks up and goes and actually from a standing start,

makes good ground. A slow ball. Here is Priestland. A tester for Jonny

May. No immediate challenge on May. He runs around Jonathan Davies.

Jamie Roberts tracks back with the tackle. Good counter-rucking by

Wales. It has gone scrappily and illegally for England. That is poor,

poor breakdown play by England. There were enough men there to

secure that. Now got marked off the ball. The kick was too long. It gave

Jonny May the chance to counterattack. I can't help thinking

he would have been better to give that ball to now in support. -- to

Nowell. He was too powerful. A mis-match

there. Ort. 52 metres. Talking of range. This is

well within Leigh Halfpenny's. Talking about accuracy and things -

because the Welsh line-out was tapped slightly, it meant they

couldn't get the ball away. Robshaw was in the line of vision. The

scrum-half had to,back inside, turn it into a slow ball, which meant it

had to be kicked. It is a superb strike by Leigh

Halfpenny. He churns out these long shots at goal. 10-6.

Good height again from Owen Farrell. Up goes Alun Wyn Jones. Can't take T

Luther Burrell catches for England. -- can't take it. Farrell goes on

his own. Morgan, again the passer. This time to Mike Brown.

Dylan Hartley on the crunch but it has gone loose. Half penny Hammers

it down the field. Nowell tracks back. George North the first red

shirt. Plenty of time for Nowell. That's a good kick. Half penny,

quickly, to Reece Priestland. -- Hrys.

He is shaking his head. He he may well do. Perhaps only so far has one

Welsh kick been on the money. You can see, it needs to go long and put

pressure on England. They are not executing at the moment. Even if

that ball had stayed in play, nobody was chasing the kick. England, in

the Welsh half. They go long. Courtney Lawes.

Gethin Jenkins tries to disrupt. He has slowed down the release of the

ball. Morgan again, this time the runner.

Joe Marler. Well-tackled by Lydiate. Penalty advantage, though. WHISTLE

Romain Poite is going to have a word with the Welsh captain.

Gentleman second time I have seen number 9. Can you have a word with

him? Rhys Webb. Well, at the moment,

England have 41 carries to Wales 19. The Welsh, 36 tackles against - 15.

So Welsh working harder for the breakdown. The back row is being

made to do defensive work, rather than what they like to do, getting

forward on the front foot. They are going to start quickly.

Gain line successes. 13 to England, five to Wales. It was a good tackle

by Webb on marker but the upshot is that Owen Farrell has his third pot

at goal. The third success. England 13, Wales

6. Well, Lancaster will be very pleased that England are showing not

only ambition but they look sharp and for Wales to get back in a this

game, which is what they need to do, they need their big players, big

game line breakers to start stepping up and giving the example and

getting the go forward. Now then, George North is closer to Jack

Nowell this time. Hibbard arrives with a bit more venom as well.

Leigh Halfpenny waits and jumps but can't get away from Mike Brown.

England are penalised. ANDY NICOL: So many great matchups,

but look at the two centres, Luther Burrell and Davies. Watch this bit

of shepherding by Luther Burrell, just holding him off, allowing Jonny

May to get away. And then again, he sees his opposite number, goes in,

clears him out. One up for the English number 13 over the Welsh and

13. BRIAN MOORE: Now, can Wales get some

consistent possession, and get their runners over the gain line?

EDDIE BUTLER: Courtney Lawes has gone to the tail, to Mark Sam

Warburton. Jake Ball is the target. Play on, says the referee. Not going

forward, he says. Brown makes the tackle! Wales very much on the front

foot, England have slowed it up. Rhys Webb, to Jonathan Davies, that

has not worked for the Welsh centre. And England have turned it over. Joe

Launchbury comes away. He powers through Adam Jones. Jonny May. That

is into space. Covered by Rhys Priestland.

Mike Brown. For himself to chase. Full-back against full-back.

Beautifully taken by Brown. Stolen by George North. Now, danger. He has

to go to ground. REFEREE: Advantage over for the

knock-on. Jonny May under this one. No chase.

Nobody in red anywhere near. Jack Nowell.

England give away the penalty. Disappointing from England at the

breakdown again. What Wales are doing with these kicks, they are

giving a relatively inexperienced pair of wingers a load of time to

field the ball and the freedom to run with confidence. Yes, Gethin

Jenkins over the ball, having an extra open side in your team,

England have been a little bit slow to the breakdown at times. Fantastic

bit of skill by Mike Brown. Can you tell me, Wales get the first bit of

ball indecent territory, here we go, and when it goes out, kick it. Do

not go through any phases. Yes, I am sure if Jonathan Davies had that one

again, he would keep it in hand. Leigh Halfpenny, two out of two.

This is his longest yet. In a way, Martyn, it is a bit like, when Wales

win at Twickenham, they tend to do it coming from behind.

MARTYN WILLIAMS: Yes, if this goes over, Wales would take that, because

they have not played well at all in the first 30 minutes.

That is the danger for England, if they give away penalties anywhere in

their own half, Leigh Halfpenny will punish them.

BRIAN MOORE: But is the third breakdown penalty for England, each

time when they took the ball in themselves.

Again, depth from Wales. Mike Brown catches, and puts it straight back

up in the air. Rhys Webb catches. Mike Brown with the tackle.

Wales work it clear in the end, to Dan Lydiate. A chance for

Priestland. Roberts outside. Halfpenny, ducking and darting and

getting up to the halfway line. George North has knocked it on,

advantage to England. Owen Farrell kicks for Mike Brown.

Jonathan Davies covers. Advantage over.

Yet again, Wales giving possession away, in a relatively benign

fashion. We have got two of the best number

15s on show today. Neither of them the biggest, but they always seem to

break the first tackle. That has gone over the back, and

Wales are in trouble! Billy Twelvetrees comes away with it!

Leigh Halfpenny tore across, and Cuthbert was there as well. Jonny

May still going. Danny Care has the ball.

Twelvetrees. Puts it behind halfpenny. Luther Burrell!

Twickenham is buzzing. Luther Burrell cannot stop scoring.

Fantastic kick from Billy Twelvetrees, absolutely on the

money. Impossible to defend that. Cuthbert flew out of the line,

though. If he had stayed in line, Stade Square, it was a much more

difficult angle for the attacking team.

Owen Farrell for the extras, which would take England to 20.

And that's where they are. A huge noise here. Who says middle-class

people can't be passionate? The line-out has been a strength for

Wales over the last couple of weeks, but this one was overthrown. Martyn,

the amount of time they were made to wait for that throw, I could feel

the pressure building. And then, it was just a little bit of indecision.

Very costly. The England back row coming out of their 22, with Billy

Twelvetrees. Kick from Danny Care. Leigh Halfpenny sets of after the

kick. Wales should regather, through Alun Wyn Jones. Not held. He can get

back up. REFEREE: Advantage, over. George

North tackled by Ben Morgan. A little dart by Rhys Webb again.

Dylan Hartley over the ball. Penalty against the English hooker.

REFEREE: Number two, off his feet. BRIAN MOORE: That is quite clear,

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

was twice off his feet. Number two. Twice, you are off your feet!

It all came from a much better kick by Rhys Priestland, though.

Wales have been putting pressure on themselves with a poor kicking

game, but that was a much better kick.

And again, within a relatively short period of time, following the

England score, three points given away.

Three minutes before the interval, Leigh Halfpenny has his fourth

penalty attempt. Wales are up to 12. Just like the

days when he is now mentor Neil Jenkins used to keep the Welsh team

in the hunt. If these turn out to be the half-time score, Wales will be

pleased, because England have been much the better team in this half.

Tom Wood. Chopped down by Dan Lydiate.

George North catches, does not make the mark. Jack Knowles is bulldozed

out of the way. It has been an uncomfortable half full Rhys Webb.

This time, he does get his kick away.

Mike Brown. He can touch this down for the 22. Both teams have just

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

make a mistake. But off they go, pretty quickly. Alex Cuthbert, who

has had a very quiet half. The ball has not come his way. Rhys Webb. He

has found space. Danny Care scampers back.

Now, Mike Brown brings it out by hand. And then kicks it. Leigh

Halfpenny, tackled by his opposite number.

Rhys Webb, for Jamie Roberts to pursue. Penalty. England are

offside. Offside in front of the knock-on. The crowd are not happy.

We will have to see that again. I think they have both got there I

is on the ball. -- their eyes on the ball. If Wales, as I expect, in the

second half, have a different instruction, to stop kicking the

ball, and they get some men to, it will be an entirely different second

half, and England will rue the fact that they have given away five

penalties. It is a familiar sight, Leigh

Halfpenny, from long range. And that is the halfway line.

Same result as ever. Five penalties for Leigh Halfpenny. And Wales are

very much in this game. Well, quite a game, quite an

occasion, until the last five minutes or so then it became a game

of tennis. We said it looked like a Centre Court. That's how it turned

out. Before today England had not scored a try against Wales for 277

minutes. After five minutes they were on the board. Farrell converted

it. We had an exchange of penalties. Halfpenny. He doesn't miss. He is

almost worth a player and a half in any side. Five kicks all of them,

straight through the middle. So, we find ourselves at half time, after

that fantastic kick from Billy Twelvetrees, with England five

points to the good. You kind of suspect, actually, in a funny way,

the Welsh dressing room will be happier than the English given the

nature of how that first 40 minutes has gone. You can see the metres

made: Seven penalties conceded, five led

to penalties for Leigh Halfpenny. It seems England are ahead but not as

to penalties for Leigh Halfpenny. It much as they expected to be, Jerry?

Everything seems to be favouring England, apart from the penalties

they are giving away. That's letting Wales come back into the game. But

personally, individually they have to be so confident, they are not

making many errors. Their game plan hasn't changed too much. They want

quick ball and attack with two lines and attack both sides of the

breakdown. Wales have changed. I think the Welsh backline is to have

a go at the ball. At the moment they are kicking so much from their own

half. I'm happy we are only five points behind. We have missed so

manik at thatles which has allowed England to gain poement um and

off-load. We played their best two players, Danny Care, we are giving

him space. Mike Brown we have kicked badly with a chase. Yet we are still

only five behind. Wales can't play that badly again. We have to keep

the ball, go forward. Then it will be a different game in the second

half. They can play that badly again f they play the same tactics. Well,

the kicking game. I will have to see how Wales go with the half backs. I

don't think they played very well. They didn't play together. The

kicking has been poor. It is interesting now to see - watching.

If they don't improve in the next ten minutes, I would bring Mike

Phillips and Dan Biggar on. It is very, very loose by Wales. England

have played exceptionally well and deserve to be in front, by more

points. Overall impressions? I would change the Welsh halfback, that was

such a peer performance by Wales. Their kicking game was just awful.

They have no pace in the game. They have to make a big statement. I

would change 9 and # and definitely bring Phillips on. -- 9 and 7.

England played well and got stuck in. Right from the start but it has

been - almost talking about Wales here, they made some mistakes,

kicking the ball to England, England are playing at three-quarter pace. I

hate to say t men against boy, the other way around. You don't hate

saying it. As he said, Wales cannot play as badly second half. I'm

worried, it is only five points. If they say - guys we have been awful,

let's give it a shot now. They haven't kept the ball at all. Not at

all. Surely, England scored after four-and-a-half minutes. They should

have scored before. It was like Ireland all over again with Jonny

May. A great break. A great execution. Brilliant support,

swarming all over, good, clean ball, look at the space. Look at the

numbers of attackers to defenders. If they'd kept their calm there, it

would have been an easy walkover try but again, they rush it. There is no

composure. That's where England lack a bit of leadership in that back

line, actually. But Danny Care the man on fire, playing really well.

Quick tap. Halfpenny slips. I don't think he would have got to him.

Great initiative. He has been one of their form players. This is what he

has done all the time. He did one earlier in the game already, yet

they turn their bakss on him. Either get the ball, hold it, get in his

way, walk backwards, anything, but just don't stroll over. That will be

the easiest try he will ever score. Talk about opportunities, few and

far between for Wales. George North had a minute where a couple of

errors, one of which was try-costing. We highlighted Jonathan

Davies at the beginning. He is only just back but boy can he spot an

opportunity. He spots the gap, offloads and Wales are away. George

North will have nightmares about this, if Wales don't win. Lydiate is

outside him and it is there to be passed and probably stroll in and

score in the corner. Lydiate must have been shouting so loudly. Good

cover by Farrell. He gets T he has to run the inside shoulder but he

might have got there. You feel the kicking mentality in the Welsh team

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

thought he would score on his own here. Step to his left, Lydiate

there. You think they are kicking and kicking, once it gets into your

psyche, you stop to get the ball. But they are not chasing the kicks.

We will come on to that. But talking about kicking, especially if the

opposition 22, it is fine as long as you do it well. A great kick by

Twelvetrees. Poor line-out, where it all started from. From that moment,

you can talk about defensive systems as much as you can, they are all

over the shop. They are all struggling across, all coming back.

They are so unorganised, when the first ruck comes, just look - you

have prop, Leigh Halfpenny is there, he should be on the outside of Alun

Wyn Jones. Cuthbert is inside, Davies is outside, it is a very,

very good kick. A great kick for space awareness. You know the team

is developing when you have Twelvetrees stepping in as first

receiver. He is coming in, playingfully half. Then you become a

dangerous team, can go left or right. That's a key skill

Twelvetrees is bringing, that's skill. A wonderful kick. It is from

the line-out. A Welsh line-out. They catch the line-out, kick and clear

it, you don't score the try. Great play by England. A well-executed

try. If you watch that back, Twelvetrees was telling Burrell he

was going to do it five seconds before he got the ball in hand. I'm

going to put it there, make sure you are there to meet it. Absolutely.

Apart from anything else, the kicking game is boring. It is. But

that's the game plan. There is the kick. I don't know what

that is about. Very narrow. If they get outside of Jonathan Davies, they

are through. Another kick. England have worked it out. They get in the

way. They have plenty of time. I don't think they have to work it

out. They are in their normal positions. I think the aim of the

kick is to make them contestable. But if it is too long you gave a

dangerous back three time to work out what they want to do. Mike Brown

has been brilliant. The only time they didn't do it, they started the

ping pong, and Wales got the opportunity for the penalty to bring

them in. England done their homework. Maybe the block here and

there as Andy Nicholls said but they are trying to get on the outside

shoulder of the last defender and getting runners on the outside,

which is clever. Wales now have to work this out and spread wider. Are

you inherently disappointed at what is effectedively effectedively

negative game strategy? There is no counterattack, I'm disappointed by

that. If the kicking game is precise and the chase is good and you win

the aerial battle, well, all of a sudden you get the ball back and you

have momentum in the right areas of the field. Unfortunately, if the

kick is poor, and when they've had the ball, they haven't done anything

with it. They haven't gone through. They make it difficult to switch.

Once you go out with the mentality. Play field, position, territory,

kick. And Wales are at their best in great position and they are not

doing it, they are playing into England's hands. Against France,

they had Faletau back. They gave him the ball so he could journt

counterattack. I haven't seen him with the ball yet. They have not

changed their plan until the last five minutes. They have not executed

properly. Once they do, they'll put England under more pressure. This is

not the only game to be played at Twickenham. After we are done there

is an Sevens between England and Wales which will be live in the red

button asker part of our forum until 5.00pm tonight. Any thoughts you can

e-mail or tweet us. Next weekend, the grand finale, Italy from Rome.

In a way you almost hope it is a bad weather weekend, because you can sit

in front of the TV and gorge yourself all day. And then the

grands finale. The Championship in all likelihood will be decided in

Paris, 4. 30, France against Ireland. Sonia has a couple of guys

with her who are not averse to the odd ruck? Absolutely not. We have

England v Wales of the foot bull variety with Joey Barton and Robbie

Savage. You strike me as someone who could look after yourself on a rugby

pitch. Have you ever played I had a go at Rugby League at school. I

don't think I could look after myself with some of these giants. To

see them hit, how hard and the physicality they have and how quick

they move is what surprises me. I don't ever dream about playing

rugby. I like watching it. Robbie, you have played on big occasions.

What do you make of this one? Well, I think we are pitchside, to see the

physical attributes the rugby players have, I don't think we would

last five minutes in a rugby match. They are giants of men. It is a good

game. Wales aren't playing very well but they are still in it. You have

been struck by the atmosphere, compared to some of the football

atmospheres you have experienced? People are drinking fights. Everyone

is respectful. No foul language or bad chants towards the players, so

beautiful. A pleasant atmosphere to play professional sport. You played

at Wembley on a few occasions, Robbie and you are back there

tomorrow for a special reason. Myself and Alan Shearer will sit on

45,000 seats in bat bell of the backsides for Sports Relief. A

fantastic thing. Hopefully we will do it. You are going to have very

sore knees? And a very sore bottom. That's an awful lot of squats, isn't

T just to say, that's only the second time in history there have

been 35 points in the first half of a match between England and Wales. I

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

Thoughts of what will happen? More of the game. If England going to

win. If Wales get better. I still think they'll persist with the

kicking. Keep possession. Put the English defence under pressure. That

is he a all Wales have to do. Don't worry about England. England need to

gout, win the second half. Win the game, and it'll be a great year. I

still pick England to win but they have to get their heads around and

not try to defend the lead. They have to go out and win the second

half. No changes to the Welsh halfback pairing as we go back to

the commentators. We are under way in the second half,

no changes as you say, John, it is as we were. Ben Morgan off. That's a

good tackle on him. Here is Jamie Roberts, taking it up,

by hand. England's rush defence, Luther

Burrell, with a good tackle. Alun Wyn Jones makes an extra yard.

North still going. He delivers the pass into space. Danny Care, though,

in trouble. Good covering by the England scrum-half. They have earned

themselves... A penalty. Oh, no. It is a forward pass, I think. A

forward pass. Well, that is much more what I effected of Wales, going

around the corner, going through the paces, just drifting forward but

making and committing players. Getting into the gym before going

wide. -- into the game. That's why Wales

are still in the game w players like George North. They can make things

happen out of nothing. So, still in this game, Wales. All the more

reason why you want them in the game and not chasing kicks. Such a

deliberate change of strategy, already. That's the England 22. And

that's a penalty to England. Gethin Jenkins, singled out, not

binding. Not a cloud in the sky over

Twickenham. From the game point of view, if Wales were to go over for a

try and take the lead t would be devastating. They have been

second-best all the way through the Spa. Well, they've lost the line-out

and Gethin Jenkins comes away with it. Rees Webb feeds Priestland who

goes on his own. All about the off-load. Alun Wyn Jones. A small

ball in a big hand. England come away with it. Luther

Burrell. Oh, dear, Mike Brown! He picked it up OK, and sets off.

England on the front foot. Owen Farrell had men outside, but went

towards Rhys Priestland. And Priestland drops it!

BRIAN MOORE: You do not see that very often. Usually exemplary, but

what it does, it gives England a good attacking position.

MARTYN WILLIAMS: Schoolboy error. He was looking where to go before he

caught the ball. Yet again, Mike Brown being the

catalyst for everything. This is England's first real chance

of the second half. They have been on the back foot, but this is a good

position. Penalty to England from that

scrummage. He is going to have a word here. It could the more trouble

for Wales. REFEREE: I think you need to improve

the discipline in the scrum for your team.

Romain Poite saying the scrummage was going round. Actually, the

initial crabbing I do not think was too much of a problem. It was when

England started to go forward. Owen Farrell, just waving our camera

up a bit. He is not going be very happy if that puts him off, and he

misses, is he? Straight through the middle.

England's the grows, and now, Wales will have to score at least twice.

And that point, Eddie, is very important. If I were a Welsh

supporter, I would like to see a kick-off here that could be

contested. Not one that Ben Morgan or an England player can run back at

them, but one where they have to stand up and get it. And that isn't

it. Jack Nowell takes the bump. Ben

Morgan rides tackles better than most. Although he has had a bit of a

counter working experience there! Owen Farrell gets his kick away. He

has kicked really well, Owen Farrell, he has had an outstanding

game. Then again, at the restart, you get

to set it on your own terms, because you are catching the ball unopposed.

It is going to be easier. Not many line-outs in this game. Wales had

suggested they would not keep much for touch. -- they would not kick

much for touch. REFEREE: Let's go, read! They will

have to hurry it up. Something new, a driving maul by

Wales, which becomes a one-man break-out by Faletau.

Good defence. Courtney Lawes made a big tackle there.

Sam Warburton has lost it. It has gone forward, first won by Wales,

England have the put-in. Moore just saw Toby Faletau carrion, and we

have not heard that phrase anywhere near enough. He has been one of

their best ball-carriers. He has just not been given the freedom to

do that. Nothing wrong with that tactic, but

the ball has to come back quickly from there. Once he has put the

defenders on the ground, it has to come back quickly.

CROWD SINGS: "Swing Lo" EDDIE BUTLER: That must be a sweet

sound for you, Clive. CLIVE WOODWARD: Yes, from a coaching

point of view, as we said at half-time, you have got to make

these big calls. The game has not changed for Wales. I think it is a

no-brainer for them to take off Priestland and Rhys Webb. They have

not made that call yet, and the longer they take to do so, the

harder it will be for them to get back into the game.

Romain Poite very much on the case of Gethin Jenkins, on that far side

of the scrum. Danny Care puts it in. The front rows come up. Ben Morgan

comes away with it. Halfpenny to George North. How

difficult it is to bring George North down! Now, Wales have a

chance. Cuthbert. The speed of Cuthbert. He gets the ball to

Priestland, with Faletau in support! Leigh Halfpenny. Danny Care makes

the tackle. Jamie Roberts tries to kick it, and that is not going to

work! And Owen Farrell has the simple task of touching down for the

22. Well, Jamie Roberts, that might have been the right idea, but it had

to go right to the corner, for the winner.

MARTYN WILLIAMS: That is the first time we have seen Alex Cuthbert with

ball in hand as well, showing what he can do. Absolute waste of an

opportunity. Should have kept the ball in hand.

Here is Faletau. Now, prominent in the game, and still going. Dylan

Hartley could not bring him down, even Courtney Lawes couldn't. Alun

Wyn Jones. Change of direction by Priestland.

Cuthbert. Wales trying to work the mismatch.

They have not worked it yet. Rhys Webb goes on his own! A chance for

Mike Brown to lead the countercharge. Penalty advantage,

England. Jack Nowell comes away with it. Jack Nowell! Cuthbert did

enough. Jack Nowell, still in possession. Have Wales turned it

over? No, England have the put-in at the scrum. The game is opening up. I

just wonder if Jack Nowell had backed himself and gone all the way.

I think he might have had the legs. Yes, good work by Borrell, chasing

back and knocking the ball out of the hands of the Welsh attacker. I

do not think Jack Nowell fancied himself up against Cuthbert, one on

one. Andy Nicol...

ANDY NICOL: I have been really impressed with the two English

second rows. There is Courtney Lawes and Joe Launchbury. Courtney Lawes

puts the pressure on Rhys Priestland. Launchbury goes across

the pitch, when the pass comes out. But just like at work rate of

Launchbury. Look at how much ground he covers to get to George North.

Phenomenal workrate from Joe Launchbury. These two England's

second rows are a class partnership. A change for Wales, and it is at

scrum-half. Rhys Webb is going off, injured, by the looks of it, Mike

Phillips comes on. Well, Phillips will present a different problem for

England. There are some gaps on the fringes

for Mike Phillips to exploit. The England side have been working

incredibly hard. Rhys Webb has had a good game, insofar as, he has not

had a lot of go forward ball, but he himself has managed, on occasion, to

create impetus. And it is a penalty to England. This

could be a yellow card as well. It is. Yellow card, Gethin Jenkins.

BRIAN MOORE: Romain Poite is obviously looking at the angle

there. And, well... Gethin Jenkins does not agree. From the point of

view of Romain Poite, when you see it from three yards away, and you

have warned the prop three times... Off goes the Welsh loosehead prop,

and here is Owen Farrell, as a result of that scrum, having another

shot at goal. The 11 points between the sides.

That is more than a converted try plus a penalty. Otherwise, they will

have to score two trys. Wales make another change, Richard Hibbard

going off, Ken Owens coming on. And they will have to bring on a

prop to replace Gethin Jenkins when they have a scrum. Another free

catch, free run, for Ben Morgan. I apologise for repetition, but

there is nothing else you can say, when it keeps happening.

Ken Owens, fresh on, first throw. Dan Lydiate found. Faletau. Taken in

the air? REFEREE: In the air. Training ground

move working well. It is Dylan Hartley again! They have done it

again, England, giving a penalty away straight after they have taken

points themselves, just keeping Wales in the game.

And given that that is Dylan Hartley's third offence, he is lucky

that he has not been, at least, talked to.

They have all been from this range, haven't they? And that's a point

which will infuriate the coaches. You are not under pressure. It is

not as if you are trying to scramble with a try, imminent.

Can 26-18. Six out of six for Leigh Halfpenny. Owen Farrell in a hurry

to get the ball back into play. Well-tackled by Courtney Lawes. What

value from the second row. Ben morgue and and Mike Brown, the

number 8, leaves it for the fullback. -- Ben Morgan.

REFEREE: PLAYING THE BALL ON THE GROUND. .

Well, waste commit the same agregious error as England. Silly

penal sis as well. Needless, like you say, nobody is under pressure --

silly penalties. It's funny. The standrd of picking

from hand has been questionable? It's been awful. Place kicking,

perfect so far, on both sides. I think it is so co-incidence when we

saw Faletau kick two carries, Wales looked better. When George North

touches the ball, we look dangerous. Just silly mistakes and errors have

stopped any momentum, really, for Wales.

The success rate stays at 100%. Owen Farrell pushes England up to 29. It

is a masterclass in goal-kicking. These players are under pressure.

Has one been missed yet, Edward? I don't think it has. No. Jack Nowell

took it well but under a bit of pressure to present. The red skirts

swarm. Can he get back into the corner? Oh, lucky not to get

penalised there. Leigh Halfpenny comes forward for it

and takes it brilliantly. Advantage England. Mike Brown puts a

boot to it and sends Leigh Halfpenny scurrying back. The advantage,

presumably will be over, after that. Mike Phillips has to make the

tackle. Twelvetrees and Farrell. Alone Wyn Jones races out of the

line to make an important tackle. Alun Wyn Jones.

Jonny May sets off in pursuit. Jonny May against Alex Cuthbert. Well,

Cuthbert did well. He was brave to leave that. May was coming up. He

knew he didn't want to take it into... A change. Reece Priestland

gives way to Dan Biggar. What do you think this will signal? A change in

strategy? No, I don't think so. It hasn't been Reece Priestland's best

game. As has been said. 19 minutes left. Not a lot of impact you can

really make. You are chasing the game.

Wales are in all sorts of trouble. Sam Warburton.

Philip - will to keep it in field? No, he doesn't. It will be a very

enticing throw-in for England. They are in the Wales '22 If I were

England I would catch and drive this, keep it up. Put pressure.

Gethin Jenkins still in the bin as well. So only seven Welsh forwards

out there. England stack the back with tall men. Tom Wood and Courtney

Lawes. It is Wood who gathers. A breakaway move there. The referee

put the whistle to his lips but Jonny May comes away.

Great stuff. Jack Nowell has a bit of room but Jonathan Davies was

back. Good strength from Nowell. But not strong enough to avoid... Oh,

England get the foot in. Oh, well all I can think is that Romain Poite

saw the ball there. It looked like it was on the ground.

England will have difficulty getting the ball back. James comes on from

Jenkins. That looks like a straight replacement. The sin-bin is over.

The proof will be, I suppose, as to whether the misfit was Gethin

general tins, as to whether or not his replacement manages to stay

square. If that's the case, there will be evidence to the Poite

investigative report. Yet again, Mike Brown's stats exemplary. In the

form of his life at the moment. Danny Care catching everybody.

Two tries in the first half and a change on the loose head side of the

scrummage, off goes Joe Marler and on comes Mako Vunipola. Billy's

brother. It'll be interesting about angles now, Vunipola doesn't

necessarily attack square. Well, if that's square scrummages,

then Paul James has made a huge impact. One-up on his team-mate,

David Wilson of Bath, isn't it? That's a very good kick, as well,

from Dan Biggar. The two replacements. The problem comes if

your strike doesn't work, you don't get it around far enough and you

don't hook it, you leave it in the middle of the front row, then you

are vulnerable. Good work by the Welshman.

A good minute of play by Wales as Dan Lydiate takes it up.

Alun Wyn Jones out in the middle of the field. Courtney Lawes has made

another crunching tackle. It is still there for Wales.

England putted in. That's good speed from England, particularly Courtney

Lawes. From a supporters' point of view, it was much better,

irrespective of the breakdown there. Yes they went through and impressive

was Billy Twelvetrees. A big cheer there.

A change here, Adam joems off, especially after that scrum. Well, I

suppose the huge question if you are a Wales supporter is why you have to

wait for 65 minutes for Wales to do what they have traditionally done

well. Well Ben Morgan looking in all sorts

of difficulties but bends and twists to deliver the ball. Wales keep the

pressure on. Robshaw tries to come away with it but going nowhere for

the moment. Cuthbert and Halfpenny. Whoops. Mike

Brown has a chance to look up and there is space down there. Leigh

Halfpenny goes 60 metres across field. He keeps it in play.

Halfpenny couldn't - could make the park.

There is the red button forum after this game ends:

A penalty to Wales. Well, that's poor from Jonny May. You have to

make your mind up and do something. If you are going to go into contact,

you have to go in on your terms, be positive. Dan Biggar has the ball in

his hands. A great move from Ken Owens there. Inexperience from Jonny

May. You have to be patient and make the decision. What a great kick by

Dan Biggar. Tom Youngs is going to come on for England, into the front

row. He will replace Dylan Hartley. BRIAN MOORE: Vital for Wales to get

a score here. Preferably a try. England have turned it over again.

Vunipola, to Twelvetrees. Luther Burrell. Jonny May. Against

Cuthbert. Mike Brown picks up. England, up to the ten metre line.

Owen Farrell, finds space. Good kick. One part of Owen Farrell's

game which is maturing all the time, game management.

This is part of it, the decision making, keeping your head.

MARTYN WILLIAMS: Again, that has come from England turning it over

inside their own 22. Jake Ball loses out, and Tom Youngs

has it. Ben Morgan straightens. Luther

Burrell. Mike Brown. Jack Nowell has space. Jonathan Davies makes the

tackle. It is therefore Danny Care. Twelvetrees. Big David Wilson.

Sam Warburton tries to hold up the England attack, and Wales have

turned it over. Lydiate plays scrum-half.

Jake Ball. Now, Wales have a chance here.

Mike Phillips put the boot to it, but that has only found Jack Nowell.

He goes for the corner. Leigh Halfpenny to Alex Cuthbert. Great

skill. The pace and power of Alex Cuthbert, he goes through Owen

Farrell. Penalty advantage to Wales. Mike Phillips does not want the

advantage. Wales have the penalty. REFEREE: I am sorry.

England working hard in defence. Wales are going to have to do this

the hard way. Mike Catt giving very strict instructions to Danny Care.

Changes on the England side, with Joe Launchbury and David Wilson

going off. On comes Dave Attwood and Henry Thomas.

Scrap Illy, but Wales are suddenly on the front foot, up towards the

England 22. Dan Biggar. Roberts. What a good bit of work by Ben

Morgan. Faletau. Dan Biggar slips it to one of the

front row replacements, Rhodri Jones. Here is another, Paul James.

Oh, it has gone horribly wrong, as Billy Twelvetrees comes away with

it! Justin Tipuric, another replacement, dropped it. Courtney

Lawes. Luther Burrell! Is it a try? REFEREE: Simon, can you hear me?

Yes. Is it a try, yes or no, please? BRIAN MOORE: Try, yes or no.

No. MARTYN WILLIAMS: Take a bow, Leigh

Halfpenny. What a tackle that is. BRIAN MOORE: But in that move,

tremendous hands from Courtney Lawes.

REFEREE: This is my decision, foot in touch, no try. Thank you. It

makes you wonder why you need the TMO. He looks at the video himself

and makes his own mind up. Simon McDowell, the television match

official. We will have a line-out. He is in a bit of trouble here. He

got his head on the wrong side of Luther Burrell's body. Fantastic

off-loading skills by the English players on this counterattack. This

ball from Burrell... Look at that, great hands from

Courtney Lawes, the ball behind him. Yes, great skills. And that is not

how to tackle, with your head on the wrong side! It isn't, however, if

you get your head on the other side, which is what you are supposed to

do, the guy will probably score. Yes.

Wales trying to create an angle, an extra yard. There it is. Wales drive

on. Andrew Coombs is on for Wales. Here

is Mike Phillips. Back to Dan Biggar. Jack Nowell did ever so

well. Mike Brown. And it comes across to the other side of the

field, in four quick passes. Justin Tipuric just about hangs onto Jonny

May. Jonathan Davies is back. They

thought there was a late challenge. Steve Walsh has intervened, the

touch judge. REFEREE: Time off. Just after the

white player kicked through, the red guy moved along to make sure that he

was taken out. I think we should have a look. OK. Simon McDowell is

going to be busy again. Can you have a look to see if the number 15 is

taking out one of the players? It is Liam Williams who makes the

contact. Your thoughts, Brian? Well, the defender does not have to move

out of the way. It is whether or not he could have pulled out of that

tackle. I do not think he needed to go through with the tackle.

REFEREE: My own decision, it is a penalty against red. 23... 23, red.

23! Liam Williams comes over to Romain Poite. It is late, it is a

penalty against you, all right? Fresh on for Leigh Halfpenny, and

penalised. Another decision Romain Poite makes on his own. The point I

would make is, at the precise moment the ball leaves the foot, is the

defending player in the course of making the tackle, or did it,

afterwards? This is interesting, they are turning down three points.

I think that is the right decision. It will take time off the clock. The

11 point lead as well. Ben Morgan has it. The maul has not gone

forward yet. Starting to move now. But only Wales' way. The Welsh back

row did very well there. But for all their efforts, it is

still a scrum five yards from their own line.

We have not seen what we thought we were going to see, but you have to

give credit to England's line speed, cutting down the Welsh uplands

options -- the Welsh options. They have not been able to get over the

gain line like they would have wanted to.

Jonny May has a chance to run, with Mike Brown alongside him. That is a

good tackle by Dan Biggar. Brown still involved off the ball

here. Vunipola. Morgan to Vunipola, well worked

between them. Look at the strength of Mako Vunipola.

Robshaw to Morgan. Vunipola. They have combined well, yet again. Owen

Farrell. Twelvetrees could not quite read it. Here is Liam Williams. Paul

James, Ken Owens. Tipuric. Tackled by Vunipola.

Henry Thomas gets Paul James away. Andrew Coombs.

Sam Warburton, Jonathan Davies, Liam Williams.

CHEERING The ball goes out of play. Brian,

your pick for man of the match? Well, there have been exemplary

efforts from many England players, but Courtney Lawes, for me, has been

the standout. His workrate has been fantastic. We saw it in the

line-out. His contribution to England's line speed and pressure on

Wales has been fantastic, and that sleight of hand as well at the end.

Courtney Lawes, my man of the match. England keep fresh legs to the end,

with just over a minute to play. It is just an exercise, I suppose, now,

a change at halfback, with Lee Dickson coming on, as well as George

Ford, the youngster. Mike Brown is going off for Alex Goode. After the

game, England will be ruing the last ten minutes in Paris.

As it stands, three teams on six points, Ireland with a huge points

difference in their favour. But they have to go to Paris.

The driving maul, just to run the clock down. Now they have the chance

to feed the three quarters. Twelvetrees.

England's tackling to the last is very good. Mike Phillips can't get

the ball away cleanly. The front row rowers have such an

appetite for contact and tackling. Alex Cuthbert. He drops it. That

will be it. Romain Poite blows for full time. It will be smiles all

around for those wearing white. England have beaten Wales at

Twickenham by 29-18. From the from a Welsh point of view, there are no

excuses, outthought. Tactically kicking game, England superior.

Defensively outstanding. No excuses from Wales. Wales manufactured one

real chance when Jamie Roberts put that one through but apart frr that,

very little kept in place by Leigh Halfpenny's unner unnering boot and

England's playing. Boys and men, they were meant today. Stuart

Lancaster one contented coach. England, six points from four games.

They travel to Rome. A final score here at Twickenham. England 29,

Wales 18. JOHN INNER HAVE SCALE: One contented

England coach en -- on the field and another one here. A huge step

forward from 12 months ago. No wonder how you Stuart Lancaster

smiling. It is big, big win for England and allows the next 12

months to be very exciting. JEREMY GUSCOTT: It is a rubber sfafrp of

what England were trying to do. We knew their defence was good but

their attack has come on, leaps and bounds.

JONATHAN EDWARDS: ENENJOYED THE PLAY THEY PLAYED. I THOUGHT THE TWO

SECOND ROWS FOR ENGLAND WERE OUTSTANDING it was just a

comprehensive result. They could have scored more points in the first

half. England did exceptionally well. You mentioned the two second

rows being outstanding. One was Man of the Match.

Courtney, a big win overeered. How significant to take the scalp of the

reigning champions? A massive game. Everybody knows it. The crowd were

fantastic from the off. It was an amazing atmosphere walking in, you

know. They gave us the energy throughout the game. I think you

could see the boys were so up for it. We know what happened a year ago

in Cardiff. What is the main difference in England a year on? I

think we have grown a lot as a team during the year. It has been a long

time coming to perform like that and you know, we still left

opportunities out there. I think the boys were great today and we needed

that win after the last couple of games. First Triple Crown since

2003. How good to finally get some silverware? Yes, it is fantastic.

You know, it is great game. To be fair to the Welsh boys, they came

out hard and we knew from the off it was going to be a tough battle. Many

congratulations to you as the RBS Man of the Match and to England.

Well done. Thank you very much. Well, we mentioned the Triple Crown,

an extraordinary statistic. 11 times they were beaten in the Triple

Crown. The captain goes up the steps to receive the trophy. From an

English perspective. People were getting excited there after the

Ireland game. That will be ratcheted up by an extra degree as a

consequence of today. How good is this England team at the moment?

CLIVE WOODWARD: I think it is still improving. I think it is very good.

Robshaw we have not talked about him. He has been fantastic. On

France, the last few games and we have other players to come back, and

there is real depth. The big players to me was Twelvetrees and Burrell to

go up against the two Lions' centres. They were as good. They

defended and tackled well. You get the feeling that they have the kick

and the confidence is coming. Different ways of winning games.

England are producing a very exciting young team. Jonathan

Edwards Launchbury has been in the English development. I have been a

big fan of him. Last year, he was brilliant.

This season he has grown and grown and today's performance was immense.

Ben Morgan, maybe he could have been Man of the Match as well. They look

very solid. As Clive said, a very solid all-round side. The centre

partnership and halfbacks and the forwards go well. Let's hear what

the England coach makes of it. You st art, you have just disposed

of the reigning champions. -- Stuart. How proud are you? Very

proud. We set up our attacking from the start. We didn't get everything

right and Leigh ha penny punished our indiscipline. But overall, we

were deserved winners. How important is it it now that you have got

something tangible to show, the Triple Crown, for the progress this

team is clearly meeting. I think it is. There is a big game against

Italy next week. We are still in the fight. We want it make sure we are

ready for that. A psychological scalp, giving that you are going to

go head-to-head in the world demup a year's time. They got one over us

last year. That was in the back of our minds. As I said about today and

I will, that will be a different occasion but I'm proud of boys. And

given you are first up next weekend, how difficult is that, that you

don't know what you have to do, you have to win and hopefully France can

do you a favour. You control the controlables. Italy will be

disappointed with their performance from this weekend and they'll want a

passionate display for the home fans. They'll want to do that. But

we'll enjoy tonight first. That's what Stuart Lancaster was alluding

to, how things pan out in the final weekend. Ireland have an 81-point

advantage. England 32 and plus 3 for France. The scenario is if Ireland

win in Paris next weekend, they will be the champions but if Ireland

don't win - and they have only won in France once in 40 years, so

history is against them, then England will fancy their chances of

being champions after losing that first weekend in France in a

dramatic match at the end of that first weekend. I mean, we could talk

about England more, because in a sense 12 months ago we spoke about

Wales all the time because there wasn't a lot to say about England.

The tables have turned almost completely here. But if we talk

about Wales, where is the Welsh team now compared to where it was 12

months ago? Well, it hasn't developed that much because the same

systems are in place. Ireland worked that out and you know Ireland worked

it out well. It is very difficult because everyone is reading where

you are going. With England, they read it beautifully because they

packed either side of their ruck. When they took the ball up, they

tried to offload and it didn't work. This is one example. They always gh

the same way. They are going the same way here. It

goes down and it is slow. Now, look how England pack the short side.

They know, look, they have got four defenders, two attackers, and yet

Wales still go the same way. An aggressive defence in place. Because

they have not Going gone over a begin-line, they are scuffling back.

England have done their homework. Hitting midfield and Danny Care and

Brown were dictating which way they were going. Wales didn't do that.

England stopped their momentum. Our forum is coming up shortly and we

have the live coverage on the main pitch of England against Wales at

Sevens which is a demonstration event because it is an Olympic sport

in Rio. Anything you want to say about the whole weekend and how

things might pan out next weekend give us a shout by Twitter or

e-mail. England were off the mark after four minutes with this try

from Danny Care. Gerry? A wonderful break initially. Danny Care takes

great advantage of Wales being sleepy and not too disciplined.

Everyone turns their back walking back and Danny Care says - thank you

very much. He is full of confidence, playing well, getting the England

backline working. Well-deserved. Good hands. Away wide. The defence

scattering across the field. They hit the ruck, don't panic. Again, it

is good play here. Look at Twelvetrees. He is calling and

calling and calling, no system there. Halfpenny is caught near the

ruck. A lovely kick and a great finish. Finish It is nothing less

than they deserve. They put the pressure on and Wales didn't look

like scoring too many. They had to score there. Twelvetrees would have

gotten a the right telling off. If you keep the ball in that pokes you

have to score or keep hold of it. Burrell is one of these players. It

has been talked about - how is their partnership going? But he stood out

and did the job. This is England playing

and did the job. This is England turn of the ball. You want to keep

the ball in hand. Everybody's thought process - keep the ball. The

offload was amazing. A wonderful tackle by Halfpenny. The big talking

about is once they turn the ball over, everybody wants the ball. The

turnover ball, if you win it, they are looking to score. I thought

Burrell would score here but one amazing tackle. Not a great advert

for tackling. His head on the wrong side. I would have put him there to

nudge Halfpenny down. Well done Halfpenny. England look strong. It

will be interesting to see what happens when Tuilagi comes? Would

you pick him next week? I leave it as it is. I think you have to bring

him back on to the bench but he has to prove himself. You don't need to

change the winning time. Will Tuilagi bring anything more to the

team? I think the way Twelvetrees is moving the ball, his kicking games

and his hands is above Tuilagi. Tuilagi is great player. I think

Twelvetrees is ahead of him. Halfbacks are solid. Good balance.

You have the two props to come back to strengthen the side. England look

in great shape. 20 seconds or so. The game that will decide it, is the

match in Paris next weekend as mentioned. Ireland haven't won there

or have only won once in four decades. Even allowing for what

France were like yesterday. How do you think that's going to go?

Ireland have to go there confident. Schmidt is a smart operator. The

guys aren't playing badly. They have to believe that they can beat a

French team that has poor discipline, poor execution and don't

seem to have a game plan. I hope they win there, just for Brian

O'Driscoll. He deserves to go out in the Championship. Of Aw, you are

just a softy. England have to go in assuming they are score 50-plus

points against Italy. If Ireland win by a couple of points England can

still win but they have to score a hatful. They have to go for it and

say - right, this is a 50-point game. That's what they have to set

their stall at. If France were to be champions... It would be a shock

shocker. Will it be England, Ireland or France? We will know next

weekend. We will see you in a couple of moments on the red button.

Goodbye.