WALES
No.Name
15Leigh Halfpenny, FB
2
14Alex Cuthbert, W
13Jonathan Davies, C
12Jamie Roberts, C
11George North, W
10Dan Biggar, FH
9Rhys Webb, SH
T
1Gethin Jenkins, P
2Richard Hibbard, H
3Samson Lee, P
4Jake Ball, L
5Alun Wyn Jones, L
6Dan Lydiate, FL
7Sam Warburton, FL
8Taulupe Faletau, N8
Replacements
16Scott Baldwin, -
17Paul James, P
18Aaron Jarvis, P
19Luke Charteris, L
20Justin Tipuric, -
21Mike Phillips, SH
22Rhys Priestland, -
23Liam Williams, W

*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold

Game Info

Venue: Principality Stadium
8:05 PM, February 6, 2015
Attendance: 73,815
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Match Commentary

81'Roberts gets wrapped up by the England defence, the ball isn't coming and the ref gives the advantage to England - that's it! England win 21-16.
81'16-21 End of half
81'16-21 End of half
81'16-21 End of second half
80'All England needed there were a couple of phases and then to kick it out but Wigglesworth kicks it back...
79'Can Ford land it from 45? He makes it - England lead 21-16 with a minute to go
79'16-21 Penalty goal - George Ford , England
78'Penalty to England - Charteris not releasing! That looked a little dubious there..
77'Can England hold out here, or will the gap arrive for Wales?
76'Twelvetrees is on. Wales have five minutes to work their way down here
76'Substitute on - Billy Twelvetrees , England
76'Player substituted - Luther Burrell , England
75'Dave Atwood touches down for England! It's going upstairs ... was Nick Easter blocking? Try not awarded.
74'Brown pegs Wales back in their own 22 with a grubber into the corner
72'Nick Easter is on! The 36-year-old makes his first appearance in an England shirt since 2011
72'Player substituted - George Kruis , England
72'Substitute on - Nick Easter , England
72'Substitute on - Aaron Jarvis , Wales
72'Player substituted - Samson Lee , Wales
71'Luther Burrell bursts through but Brown fails to handle his off-load. Another chance goes begging.
70'Here come Mike Phillips and Charteris for Wales. Wigglesworth on for England
69'White put-in - George North knocks on under pressure
69'Player substituted - Ben Youngs , England
69'Substitute on - Mike Phillips , Wales
69'Substitute on - Richard Wigglesworth , England
69'Player substituted - Rhys Webb , Wales
69'Player substituted - Jake Ball , Wales
69'Substitute on - Luke Charteris , Wales
68'England leading 18-16 - apologies to our users who may not see the correct score
67'England keep blowing their chances here, and the sin-bin clock is down to four minutes.
65'England lineout but ball is dropped and then picked up. Comedy of errors
64'Wales a man down but they're eating up the clock at the scrum. Referee's having none of it and the hand goes up.
62'Easy penalty for Ford to give England the lead. No problem.
62'16-18 Penalty goal - George Ford , England
62'Player substituted - Dan Cole , England
62'Substitute on - Kieran Brookes , England
61'Haskell looked nailed on for a try but ran straight into the post! ... Cuthbert has just been sin-binned for Wales
61'Yellow card - Alex Cuthbert , Wales
60'Substitute on - Paul James , Wales
60'Player substituted - Gethin Jenkins , Wales
59'Poor kick but England get away with it, Dan Lydiate penalised for not rolling away
56'Tom Youngs on for Dylan Hartley and Mako Vunipola on for Joe Marler. England penalised for collapsing scrum
55'Turned over by Marler and England clear
55'Substitute on - Mako Vunipola , England
55'Player substituted - Joe Marler , England
55'Substitute on - Tom Youngs , England
55'Player substituted - Dylan Hartley , England
54'Scrum, red ball. Brown slices a horrible kick and Wales have the lineout on the 22
50'For the lead, 45 metre kick.... Ford pulls it wide. Wales stay in front
49'Brown wriggles out of a couple of tackles and England have a penalty, Dan Lydiate off his feet
48'Lineout not straight from Wales...
47'Penalty to Wales, Dylan Hartley not releasing and now England are under pressure
46'Ford adds the extras and the deficit is down to one point. "It's Swing Low that is ringing out now," says Tom Hamilton
46'16-15 Conversion - George Ford , England
45'TRY! After 20 phases, Jonathan Joseph somehow wriggles his way through two tackles and goes over! Stands up Biggar with a step off the left foot, sells North a dummy.
44'England looking for a way through, onto the 19th phase now...
44'16-13 Try - Jonathan Joseph , England
43'Go for the drop goal?
41'16-8 End of first half
41'16-8 Drop goal - Dan Biggar , Wales
40'We're back underway, England going through the phases
40'From Tom Hamilton in Cardiff: "It's all a little bit nervous. England are dominating possession but Wales are kicking better out of hand. Wales are winning the breakdown but Robshaw has been superb - he's made 10 tackles so far. Mike Brown the best player on the field."
Brown kicks straight down the throat of Halfpenny... Biggar ends the half with a drop goal to increase the lead to 16-8. England might be down and out here.
40'16-8 Start of second half
39'Great take by Watson under pressure under pressure from North
39'Player substituted - Liam Williams , Wales
39'Substitute on - George North , Wales
38'Scrum down, red ball, 22. North looks ready to come back on. England get penalised for turning and North is on
34'Penalty to Wales, not rolling away. Three from three for Halfpenny so far ... now it's three from four! He doesn't normally miss those...
32'George Ford slots a simple one from in front of the posts and the deficit is down to five points
32'13-8 Penalty goal - George Ford , England
31'George North is down after taking a kick to the face. But he's on his feet now and saying he's OK. He goes off for a concussion check-up. Liam Williams (who many thought should have started at full-back after his MOTM performance against South Africa in the autumn internationals) is on
31'Substitute on - Liam Williams , Wales
31'Player substituted - George North , Wales
30'Wales give away the penalty after Jamie Roberts tackles without the ball
28'Penalty for collapsing scrum. England kick and a lineout at the 22
27'Knock on and it's a white ball
26'Brilliant from Biggar to reclaim the ball after another charge down
24'Halfpenny doesn't miss those - it's 13-5
24'13-5 Penalty goal - Leigh Halfpenny , Wales
23'Penalty to Wales - Cole uncharacteristically goes off his feet
22'Youngs kicks out to touch and England can catch their breath
20'Welsh lineout on the 22
19'Ford's kick charged down, then recovering Brown is pushed out to touch
17'Great stuff there from Brown, last year's Six Nations player of the tournament - is he back in form?
16'George Ford strikes the post! It remains Wales 10-5 England
15'TRY! Cheeky grubber from Brown and Watson slides in to do the rest - but they're going upstairs! Is it two movements? TRY GIVEN!
15'10-5 Try - Anthony Watson , England
14'England clocking up the handling errors with two already in the first 13 minutes. Scrum collapses, and England kick for the corner
13'Knock on from England at the lineout. Scrum down, Wales ball.
12'England run out of ideas, though, and Mike Brown gets forced out into touch. Dan Biggar looks like he has a nasty nose injury... Water bottles come out as he's patched up
11'England going through the phases but not making much headway, held up on the Welsh 22
9'Halfpenny adds the extras and it's already 10-0...
9'10-0 Conversion - Leigh Halfpenny , Wales
8'TRY! Rhys Webb goes over on the blindside after good work from Faletau
8'8-0 Try - Rhys Webb , Wales
7'Wales attacking scrum on the five-metre line ... Wales are dangerous from this position, they tend to use George North on the inside ball
6'Good ground made by George Ford - England have their first line-out on the half-way line
5'Wales turnover on the halfway line and it's back in Welsh hands - they kick and fail to make the corner
4'Good take from Halfpenny from Ford's kick
2'Leigh Halfpenny lands it and Wales have the early 3-0 lead
2'3-0 Penalty goal - Leigh Halfpenny , Wales
1'Penalty to Wales! Jonny May with the tackle and didn't roll away.
1'Hello everyone, welcome to ESPN's live coverage of the Six Nations opener between Wales and England. A spectacular light show bathes the Millennium in strobe... The anticipation grows with the stadium in darkness as the teams ready themselves to emerge...
Here they come. Chris Robshaw and England walk out to resounding jeers... And what a spectacle as Sam Warburton leads out the hosts as fireworks light up the night sky
A rousing rendition of God Save The Queen... now for Land of Our Fathers
1'0-0 Start of first half

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