| No. | Name | |
|---|---|---|
15Lee Byrne, FB | ||
14Tom Prydie, W | ||
13James Hook, C 2 | ||
12Jamie Roberts, C | ||
11Shane Williams, W | ||
10Stephen Jones, FH 3 4 | ||
9Mike Phillips, SH | ||
1Gethin Jenkins, P | ||
2Matthew Rees, H | ||
3Adam Jones, P | ||
4Bradley Davies, L | ||
5Luke Charteris, L | ||
6Jonathan Thomas, FL | ||
7Sam Warburton, FL | ||
8Ryan Jones, N8 | ||
| Replacements | ||
16Huw Bennett, H | ||
17Paul James, P | ||
18Ian Gough, L | ||
19Gareth Delve, N8 | ||
20Dwayne Peel, SH | ||
21Andrew Bishop, C | ||
22Tom Shanklin, C | ||
*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold
"The opening game on Super Saturday may not have lived up to the billing but that will be of little concern to Wales coach Warren Gatland." Graham Jenkins writes
| 81' | 33-10 End of half | |
| 81' | 33-10 End of half | |
| 81' | 33-10 End of second half |
WALES
WALES| 116 | Runs | 79 | |||
| 542 | Metres Run | 268 | |||
| 8 | Clean Breaks | 3 | |||
| 73 | Tackles | 127 | |||
| 8 | Missed Tackles | 14 | |||
| 6 | Turnover Knock On | 4 |
England kept their quest for a sixth consecutive Six Nations title alive in ruthless fashion on Saturday as they scored 14 tries in an 88-10 bonus point win over Ireland in front of 48,778 fans at Twickenham.
Georgia, winners of the Rugby Europe Championship, have publicly challenged Six Nations wooden spoon side Wales to a test match as they push for inclusion in the Northern Hemisphere's top-tier competition.
England No. 8 Billy Vunipola is set to sign a two-year deal with French Top 14 side Montpellier which will likely bring an end to his 11 year international career, sources have told ESPN.
England scrum-half Danny Care will assess his international future over the coming days but has not yet called time on his Test career.
The Six Nations title finished up in Dublin where most predicted it would, but the thrilling journey it took to get there shows rugby is set for one hell of a ride before the 2027 World Cup.
Steve Borthwick said England have taken a step forward in this Six Nations and the weight of the shirt is getting a little lighter on the players after they finished their campaign with a narrow 33-31 defeat to France in Lyon.
