England vs Wales Match day thread

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SIX NATIONS: ENGLAND V WALES
Venue: Twickenham Date: Sunday, 9 March Kick-off: 15:00 GMT
Coverage: Watch live on BBC One, BBC One HD, listen on BBC Radio 5 Live

England

15-Mike Brown, 14-Jack Nowell, 13-Luther Burrell, 12-Billy Twelvetrees, 11-Jonny May, 10-Owen Farrell, 9-Danny Care

1-Joe Marler, 2-Dylan Hartley, 3-David Wilson, 4-Joe Launchbury, 5-Courtney Lawes, 6-Tom Wood, 7-Chris Robshaw (captain), 8-Ben Morgan

Replacements: 16-Tom Youngs, 17-Mako Vunipola, 18-Henry Thomas, 19-Dave Attwood, 20-Tom Johnson, 21-Lee Dickson, 22-George Ford, 23-Alex Goode


Wales

15-Leigh Halfpenny, 14-Alex Cuthbert, 13-Jonathan Davies, 12-Jamie Roberts, 11-George North, 10-Rhys Priestland, 9-Rhys Webb

1-Gethin Jenkins, 2-Richard Hibbard, 3-Adam Jones, 4-Jake Ball, 5-Alun Wyn Jones, 6-Dan Lydiate, 7-Sam Warburton (capt), 8-Taulupe Faletau

Replacements: Ken Owens, Paul James, Rhodri Jones, Andrew Coombs, Justin Tipuric, Mike Phillips, Dan Biggar, Liam Williams
MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee : Romain Poite (Fra)

Touch judges : Steve Walsh (Aus) & Lourens van der Merwe (RSA)
TV Official : Simon McDowell (Ire)


Next up for Wales is a trip to London and after all the banter coming out of the England camp it is time to finish the hype this match has been building and play some rugby. Have England improved on last year? Will home advantage be enough? Has Wales over come a trough and reached another high?

With plenty of injuries to key players, in fact some of England's very best players are out of this game, a convincing win for England over Wales will give the nation huge confidence going forward, maybe even a shot at the championship next weekend.

The build up seems to have been all about England, Wales are a known entity, twice champions in recent years with pretty much the same team they field tomorrow, little change to their game plan or style gives very little to discuss.

On the many various threads the situation is similar, all about England, with very little admiration of this perceivably over-rated Welsh team that have failed to beat a Southern Hemisphere top three team since 2008, the mark of all great sides.

In all honesty a tough and challenging end to the Six Nations will do this Welsh set up some good, possibly more good than the confidence a third consecutive championship would give them. Wales have little to lose and less to prove, a defeat in the manner of last years game would be vastly more detrimental to their hosts.

I hope all the fans enjoy the game, I am sure it will be the usual roller coaster of emotion for both Nations.

[Nachos Jones]

Need to get Phillips and Biggar on the Wales half backs are crap

Agreed, Biggar will make a massive difference with tactical kicking from hand and Phillips will get in Englands face. Will Gatland take the risk though?

[wales606]

Our chance to win this game will come in the form of James, Owens, Coombes, Tipuric and dare I say, Phillips and Biggar?

[Rugby Fan]

If Wales were to get a try, I think there'd be a real sea change in this match which would test Robshaw's captaincy abilities.

[nathan]

Really poor from the English supporters.

they thought the english player was taken out in the air.

Which is what it looked like to me

i think he had his eyes on the ball so i'll give him the benefit of doubt

[Sgt_Pooly]

Totally dominating, but stupid pens going to lose us the game

Not many we can complain with but there are pens that we should have got from Poite for a variety of welsh misdemeanours, not least offsides and hanging on.

Certainly not complaining about Poite, we've been brainless

[sickofwendy]

England just need to cut out the stupid penalties get quick ball at with pace and they will win comfortably.

[Guest]

Think it's a marginal call really. I thought Doc was entitled to stand his ground. Booing is booing regardless though. Other nations don't get the benefit of being allowed to boo when iffy decisions go against them.

[TJ]

Poite does seem to be inconsistent with how long he has allowed lyers tohold onto the ball on the ground. Should have given a yellow for the offsides near the line that led to Cares try. He is however reffing the scrum well - spotted Jenkins driving at an angle

[glamorganalun]

The first try is shocking only Warburton remotely faced up how dull can the be everybody knows Care taps and goes. Glad the BBC pundits all agree with my comments the Wales halfbacks are poor why is seems to take so long to realise Preistland is not an international 10.

[nathan]

Think it's a marginal call really. I thought Doc was entitled to stand his ground. Booing is booing regardless though. Other nations don't get the benefit of being allowed to boo when iffy decisions go against them.

lol, who stops the other nations from booing?

[Nachos Jones]

England have been excellent value in attack today. Care really has come into a rich vein of form and he has been at the centre of all things good with England.

[GloriousEmpire]

Ruck a shambles again. No one making an attempt to stay on their feet.
Side entry galore.
Bridging, sealing off.

Really killing the game.

Poite randomly penalising every 5th ruck but he needs to clamp down on ENTRY and COLLAPSINF THE RUCK.

[wales606]

The first try is shocking only Warburton remotely faced up how dull can the be everybody knows Care taps and goes. Glad the BBC pundits all agree with my comments the Wales halfbacks are poor why is seems to take so long to realise Preistland is not an international 10.

Warburton is our best forward by far at the moment - Ball, Hibbard and Faletau need to turn up (AWJ appears to have laced up his boot for the last 10 minutes)

[Hood83]

Bit worried the real Wales are going to turn up next half

[Guest]

Come on Nath. We see plenty of people get on their high horse about it, when it comes to Wales. It shouldn't happen regardless of decisions.

[Guest]

Can't believe we are only five down. It's scary how close it is for how good England have been and how poor we have.

[HammerofThunor]

lol, who stops the other nations from booing?

The boo police (aka the Irish)

[nathan]

thinking of turning the tv off after seeing joe barton. shame on you bbc

[Hood83]

Totally dominating, but stupid pens going to lose us the game

Not many we can complain with but there are pens that we should have got from Poite for a variety of welsh misdemeanours, not least offsides and hanging on.

Certainly not complaining about Poite, we've been brainless

That's true, utterly brainless.

[nathan]

Come on Nath. We see plenty of people get on their high horse about it, when it comes to Wales. It shouldn't happen regardless of decisions.

your right it shouldn't happen, i hate it too. But you sort of understand when the crowd don't have a tv 5 foot in front of them.

[Nachos Jones]

That was close for England...

[Hood83]

Uh-oh

[glamorganalun]

Halfpenny was pushed off the ball, no changes to the half backs but at least they stopped kicking except for the rubbish kick off

[nathan]

That was close for England...

very close, if wales score i can see us losing by a fair amount.

[Rugby Fan]

If wales keep putting it through the hands like that, England will have a few worries.

[HammerofThunor]

Lovely footwork from Farrell to flick that ball up to 36

[Nachos Jones]

That's it, Priestland has to come off. His confidence is gone.

[GLove39]

Get Priestland off the park

[wales606]

Dan Biggar, Dan Biggar, Dan Biggar...

[glamorganalun]

Class by Preistland no pressure an drops the ball, get this clown off

[wales606]

We needed the first score, Preistland and Gethin give it to England

Paul James and Biggar please

[mckay1402]

swear words

[nathan]

thought that camrea was on the floor in front of farell then

[nathan]

oh it was lol

[Nachos Jones]

I honestly thought that England would struggle with the scrum but after the first one they have done well and Poite has been very sharp on Wales' scrimmaging tactics.

[Rugby Fan]

We've just scored, so we are due to give away a kickable penalty about now.

[nathan]

bit of a naughty high tackle - although he didnt mean it.

[HammerofThunor]

Wales getting a bit desperate now. They need to not force it.

[glamorganalun]

Roberts np keep in hand

[nathan]

the welsh big guns arnt really playing well, although it only needs a bit of a magic from them.

[nathan]

the welsh forwards are getting there arses in gear now.

[mckay1402]

England holding on to the ball at every breakdown.

[Nachos Jones]

I thought that Nowell was away there.

[Hood83]

Wales are looking far more dangerous now.

[HammerofThunor]

England holding on to the ball at every breakdown.  

Welsh tackler not releasing at every break down.

[nathan]

I thought that Nowell was away there.

he should of passed to 36. Phillips could cahnge this game

[wales606]

What the!

How can you give a penalty and YC when England were pushing early and the ball hadn't even gone in!!!

[mckay1402]

unbelievable. England going forward and Wales get a yellow card

[GLove39]

Surely England drove early at the scrum. Poor call Poite

[Hood83]

England holding on to the ball at every breakdown.  

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