WALES
No.Name
15Leigh Halfpenny, FB
3
14Alex Cuthbert, W
13Jonathan Davies, C
12Scott Williams, C
11Liam Williams, W
T
10Dan Biggar, FH
9Rhys Webb, SH
1Rob Evans, P
2Ken Owens, H
3Tomas Francis, P
4Jake Ball, L
5Alun Wyn Jones, L
6Sam Warburton, FL
7Justin Tipuric, FL
8Ross Moriarty, N8
Replacements
16Scott Baldwin, R
17Nicky Smith, R
18Samson Lee, R
19Cory Hill, R
20Taulupe Faletau, R
21Gareth Davies, R
22Sam Davies, R
23Jamie Roberts, R

*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold

Game Info

Venue: Principality Stadium
4:50 PM, February 11, 2017
All CommentaryKey Events

Match Commentary

81'16-21 End of second half
80'Kyle Sinclair wins a penalty for England at the breakdown. Farrell win the lineout and Danny Care kicks it out of play. 16 games unbeaten. Remarkable game and England go marching on.
78'Biggar restarts, Jake Ball wins the ball. Alun Wyn Jones takes the ball on. Gareth Davies looks to snipe. Nicky Smith takes it on.
78'Player substituted - Sam Warburton , Wales
78'Substitute on - Cory Hill , Wales
78'Substitute on - Tom Wood , England
78'Player substituted - Nathan Hughes , England
78'16-21 Conversion - Owen Farrell , England
76'16-19 Try - Elliot Daly , England
75'TRY - Biggar kicks downfield from the 22 drop out, and England come back. Haskell is put down. Ben Te'o makes an incredible break and Alex Cuthbert makes a try-saving tackle. Launchbury takes it on, tackled by Faletau. Jonny May is stopped and Liam Williams has turned the ball over. It looked like a certain try after Te'o's break. Jonathan Davies kicks aimlessly. England run it back and Elliot Daly destroys Cuthbert for pace on the left touchline to score.
73'Dan Biggar on the run is stopped by Launchbury. Davies feeds Tipuric. England's line speed means Wales are going backward. Cuthbert loses the ball forward. England kick on and Halfpenny touches down for a 22 drop out.
71'Wales gather the lineout and Gareth Davies breaks. Alex Cuthbert is stopped.
71'Player substituted - Jack Nowell , England
71'Substitute on - Jonny May , England
71'Substitute on - Jamie Roberts , Wales
71'Player substituted - Scott Williams , Wales
71'Substitute on - Kyle Sinckler , England
71'Player substituted - Dan Cole , England
71'Substitute on - Matt Mullan , England
71'Player substituted - Joe Marler , England
71'16-14 Penalty goal - Owen Farrell , England
70'Dan Biggar restarts and Te'o bursts towards the England 22. Danny Care kicks to touch. Wales have the lineout on the England 10 metre line.
70'Final 10 minutes. Eddie Jones puts Jonny May on the field to look to save his winning run.
69'Wales high tackle and England get the penalty. What do they do? Owen Farrell gets the ball and opts to have a shot at goal.
68'Ben Te'o, Launchbury, George all take it on, the ball is spread wide to Itoje who passes to Nowell who cuts in field.
67'England get the penalty and Owen Farrell kicks England back inside the Welsh half. Jamie George throws and finds Courtney Lawes. They get the maul going. Haskell comes in and eventually Wales stop them. Danny Care feeds Ben Te'o/ Lawes, Launchbury look to attack but the ball is slowed down.
65'Wales cough the ball up at the lineout. Nobody got off the ground and Wales give the ball straight back to England. Scrum England.
65'Player substituted - Jonathan Joseph , England
65'Substitute on - Ben Te'o , England
65'Substitute on - Gareth Davies , Wales
65'Player substituted - Rhys Webb , Wales
65'Player substituted - Ben Youngs , England
65'Substitute on - Danny Care , England
64'Mike Brown takes it on and it is debatable whether he loses the ball forward. The ball is tossed right and Dan Biggar breaks away and takes the ball from Youngs' pass. With the England defence closing, Biggar kicks on, Elliot Daly gets back and kicks the ball into touch. Immense game in Cardiff.
63'Elliot Daly had players outside, he held onto it and is tackled. ENgland spread the ball to the left touchline. Jamie George brings them into the Welsh 22. Across to the right Nowell breaks the tackle and England are deep inside the Wales 22. Haskell is held up, five metres short.
61'Wales clear after the restart from and Nathan Hughes, at the ruck charges forward. Jamie George gets the ball on the run. Tipuric drives England back.
61'16-11 Penalty goal - Leigh Halfpenny , Wales
61'Substitute on - Scott Baldwin , Wales
61'Player substituted - Ken Owens , Wales
59'Wales inching closer. Scott Williams, Jake Ball take the ball on. Rhys Webb switches play at the ruck and Wales still inside the English 22 and driving forward. Penalty for not rolling away against England. Over 20 phases and Wales look likely to get three points. It could have been more. It should have been more.
57'Wales turn the ball over in the England 22. The ball is spread left and wide and Liam Williams break. Jonathan Davies breaks through. Liam Williams attacks, and Wales are five metres short. Jake Ball, Ken Owens, Faletau and Nicky Smith take the ball on.
56'13-11 Penalty goal - Owen Farrell , England
54'Farrell kicks England into the Welsh half. Launchbury wins the ball at the lineout. Youngs feeds George, Haskell is double teamed. The ball is turned over illegally and England get the penalty as Wales adjudged to coming in from the side. Farrell, unlike Wales in the first half, opts for the posts.
53'Substitute on - Samson Lee , Wales
53'Player substituted - Tomas Francis , Wales
53'Player substituted - Ross Moriarty , Wales
53'Substitute on - Taulupe Faletau , Wales
53'Player substituted - Rob Evans , Wales
53'Substitute on - Nicky Smith , Wales
52'A huge cheer for Faletau as Ross Moriarty, who has been outstanding, goes off. England get the penalty advantage as their scrum destroys the Welsh pack. England go long and wide, the ball goes into touch and we come back for the penalty.
52'Wales win the lineout and Webb gores through a small gap. Jake Ball, Tipuric take it on and then its spread wide to Liam Williams. Tom Francis is driven back and Scott Williams tries to weave his way through. Biggar gets it and is stopped. A drilled pass from Webb to Jonathan Davies on the right touchline goes into touch.
49'Wales knock the ball on and England have the scrum. Youngs feeds, he then gives it to Mike Brown and with the attack on, Brown slices it out of play on the full.
49'Player substituted - Jack Clifford , England
49'Substitute on - James Haskell , England
48'Ford was a little high on Webb, who looked to break. Biggar kicks from halfway up to the English 22. Eddie Jones continues to ring the changes. Jones wants something different and quickly.
47'Eddie Jones replaces Dylan Hartley as Tipuric gathers the lineout and Webb gets Wales going through a big kick. Nowell gathers but he's grounded. A monster tackle on Nathan Hughes and they kick the ball away. George Ford with a high tackle and Wales have the advantage.
47'Substitute on - Jamie George , England
47'Player substituted - Dylan Hartley , England
45'Wales turn the ball over and a brilliant counter attack should have resulted in a try. Warburton turns the ball over, and Jonathan Davies runs at the English defence, fed Halfpenny, Rhys Webb's pass is forward to Dan Biggar. SCrum England.
43'Scrum England on halfway Joseph brings it forward. The ball is knocked on by Wales gift the ball straight back and England attack through Joseph. He kicks through but Halfpenny gathers and kicks but back come England.
42'Lawes gathers the lineout and Youngs' box kick is not gathered by Dan Biggar, but he doesn't knock it forward and Wales have the ball. Rhys Webb knocks the ball on at the back of the ruck as he took his eyes off it.
41'Ben Youngs kicks to Dan Biggar who kicks, outside of his boot to find touch inside the English half. Farrell got absolutely nailed late by ROss Moriarty. England with the lineout.
41'And we are back under way at the Principality Stadium. Warburton gathers in the air and Ken Owens looks to charge out of his 22. Dan Biggar kicks to halfway where Nathan Hughes catches and drives forward. Wales turn the ball over and Williams kicks into the English half.
41'13-8 End of first half
40'Rhys Webb clears and Mike Brown takes in the air. England cough up possession temporarily and George Ford kicks to the air, Wales knock the ball on and we have half-time.
40'13-8 Start of second half
39'13-8 Conversion - Leigh Halfpenny , Wales
38'11-8 Try - Liam Williams , Wales
37'TRY - Ross Moriarty feeds Rhys Webb off the back of the scrum, Scott Williams is the dummy runner, Owen Farrell is caught out and Liam Williams runs in. Wales in front.
36'Nathan Hughes takes the ball off the back of the scrum and Ben Youngs' kick is charged down and the ball is knocked on by Joe Marler. Scrum Wales.
35'Scrum is reset and Youngs will have another chance to feed. Can England hold firm until half-time?
34'Moriarty, Ken Owens, Wyn Jones, Jake Ball Moriarty all take the ball and Scott Williams is taken down. Wales have a five on three overlap. Rhys Webb feeds Wyn Jones who is hit by Ben Youngs and Wales knock on. England scrum.
33'Wales turn the ball over and Rob Evans takes it forward. The ball is spread wide to Liam Williams who is hit hard and put to ground. Rob Evans makes a break and Wales have to finish off one of these attacks in the England 22.
31'Wales have made 81 tackles, missed 10. England have made missed five and made under 40.
30'Warburton gathers in the lineout but Wales knock the ball forward and very questionable decision-making by Wales, turning down kicks at goal with just two points between them.
29'Penalty get a penalty for offside and this time Dan Biggar kicks down the line. Another kickable penalty turned down.Wales lineout.
29'England win the penalty at the scrum. How costly could turning down that penalty be for Wales later.
27'Webb is short and we come back for the penalty as England turn the ball over on the ground. After consultation, Wales go for the scrum. Big call from Wales.
27'Alun Wyn Jones is stopped one metre short, Rhys Webb goes for the line, but he's stopped short. Jerome Garces gives the penalty but he goes to the TMO just to make sure.
26'Warburton wins the ball, Ross Moriarty takes it on, Biggar pops it to Jonathan Davies. Warburton takes it on. Scott Williams is grounded by Nathan Hughes.
25'Mike Brown pummelled by Jonathan Davies at midfield. Halfpenny gathers and Wales clear through a Rhys Webb. Dan Biggar gathers the ball after Alex Cuthbert knocks the ball left and Biggar kicks on. Nowell chases back to save England. Ben Youngs finds touch but it 10 metres from his own line.
23'George Ford restarts, Elliot Daly chases and it goes into touch off his hand. Alun Wyn Jones opts for the scrum for the knock on.
23'6-8 Penalty goal - Leigh Halfpenny , Wales
21'Wales break inside the English 22 after a brilliant break from Liam Williams down the left. Welsh forwards making hard yards, Tipuric picks and goes. Wales get the penalty for not rolling away. Halfpenny, just right of the posts, to narrow the gap.
19'Mike Brown gathers and tries to break away from his 22, and Ben Youngs clears to touch.
18'Farrell misses the conversion and Wales given a let-off of sorts.
18'3-8 Try - Ben Youngs , England
17'TRY - England still with possession. Launchbury goes close, Itoje held short. Launchbury again, Hughes stopped. Ben Youngs tries to go low. Hughes is driven back four yards. Joseph gives a long pass to Daly, who passes inside to Mike Brown. He;s stopped short and Youngs picks and goes off the back of the ruck to score.
15'Itoje, Hughes make a few yards and England are inside the Wales 22, 10 metres from the Welsh line. Itoje driven backwards, long ball to Daly, cut inside and he's put to ground.
14'Biggar kicks it long into the English half, the ball goes through the hands they are midway inside the Welsh half.
13'Elliot Daly pulled that one right and wide. 22 drop out for Wales and Biggar.
12'Nathan Hughes gathers the lineout and Owen Farrell bursts through halfway. Penalty advantage from Garces for offside at the ruck. Ben Youngs kicks it out on the full. We come back for the penalty. Elliot Daly takes the kicking tee from a few metres inside the Welsh half, 10 metres right of the posts.
11'Dan Biggar restarts and Itoje gathers. Penalty against Wales. Owen Farrell kicks England between halfway and the 10 metre line.
11'3-3 Penalty goal - Owen Farrell , England
9'Back come England and Jack Nowell is hit high. Jerome Garces gives them a penalty advantage. Ben Youngs kicks away, we come back for the penalty. Owen Farrell will get his first shot at goal.
7'Lawes breaks into the Welsh 22, Hughes put to ground and Jack Nowell breaks past three defenders. With a three man overlap, somehow Wales turn the ball over. Eddie Jones will be furious.
6'Wales gather the ball at their lineout and Scott Williams jinz inside, but Courtney Lawes tackles him. Wales penalised. England kick to touch just outside the Wales 22.
5'England gather their own lineout and after a brief maul, Ben Youngs clears to touch.
5'The English backs put spread the ball wide left but Dan Biggar steals the ball and Wales clear. Back come England but Nathan Hughes loses the ball forward outside the Welsh 22 and Halfpenny kicks England back inside their own 22. England lineout.
3'England get us back underway and Rhys Webb's clearance is charged down and England, through their forwards are close to the Wales 22. Jack Nowell breaks into the 22.
3'3-0 Penalty goal - Leigh Halfpenny , Wales
1'Ben Younds box kick is gathered by Dan Biggar and Wales attack. Alun Wyn Jones gets over the halfway line. SPread wide and Justin Tipuric gets Wales towards the England 10 metre line. England's Courtney Lawes penalised for not rolling away. Penalty to Wales.
1'Jerome Garces gets us under way in Cardiff as Dan Biggar kicks to the English 22.
1'Incredible atmosphere in Cardiff, despite the open roof and after the minutes silence for Joost van der Westhuizen, and the anthems, we're all set.
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1'0-0 Start of first half

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