England v Wales - Part 2, 26 September

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ENGLAND v WALES
26 September 2015
KO: 20:00
Twickenham, London

Live on ITV1

Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)
Touch judges: Jaco Peyper (South Africa) & Marius Mitrea (Italy)
Television match official: Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)

A. Head to Head

126 Played 126
58 Won 56
12 Drawn 12
56 Lost 58
1,596 Points 1,456

B. Recent Form

6 February 2015
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
16 – 21 to England

9 March 2014
Twickenham Stadium, London
29 – 18 to England

16 March 2013
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
30 – 3 to Wales

25 February 2012
Twickenham Stadium, London
12 – 19 to Wales

13 August 2011
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
19 – 9 to Wales

6 August 2011
Twickenham, London
23 – 19 to England

4 February 2011
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
19 – 26 to England

6 February 2010
Twickenham, London
30 – 17 to England

14 February 2009
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
23 – 15 to Wales

2 February 2008
Twickenham, London
19 – 26 to Wales

C. Teams

ENGLAND

M Brown (Harlequins); A Watson (Bath), B Barritt (Saracens), S Burgess (Bath), J May (Gloucester); O Farrell (Saracens), B Youngs (Leicester); J Marler (Harlequins), T Youngs (Leicester), D Cole (Leicester), G Parling (Exeter), C Lawes (Northampton), T Wood (Northampton), C Robshaw (Harlequins, capt), B Vunipola (Saracens)

Replacements: R Webber (Bath), M Vunipola (Saracens), K Brookes (Northampton), J Launchbury (Wasps), J Haskell (Wasps), R Wigglesworth (Saracens), G Ford (Bath), A Goode (Saracens).

WALES

Liam Williams (Scarlets); G North (Northampton), S Williams (Scarlets), J Roberts (Harlequins), H Amos (Newport Gwent Dragons); D Biggar (Ospreys), G Davies (Scarlets); G Jenkins (Cardiff Blues), S Baldwin (Ospreys), T Francis (Exeter), B Davies (Wasps), A-W Jones (Ospreys), D Lydiate (Ospreys), S Warburton (Cardiff Blues, capt), T Faletau (Newport Gwent Dragons)

Replacements: K Owens (Scarlets), A Jarvis (Ospreys), S Lee (Scarlets), L Charteris (Racing 92), J Tipuric (Ospreys), Lloyd Williams (Cardiff Blues), R Priestland (Bath), A Cuthbert (Cardiff Blues).

Mike Brown rattled.

Mike Brown's always rattled.

Mike brown is fuelled by anger

Another good call from Garces. If that was considered illegal Lydiate might as well retire.

Penalty England at the Scrum again.

VinceWLB wrote:Another good call from Garces. If that was considered illegal Lydiate might as well retire.

Yeah he's having a good game

What has happened to the Welsh scrum? It used to be very good at one time.

England dominating the Welsh at the scrum - great sign.

Marler is going in at a huge angle, like he always does.

majesticimperialman wrote:What has happened to the Welsh scrum? It used to be very good at one time.

lots of questions over the England one in recent weeks too.

Marler is angling in but our forward momentum is getting the pens

Garces is having a good game but the Lydiate call was 50/50. No attempt to wrap the left arm whatsoever. Other refs would have binned him.

Re Marler I think it's actually Francis trying to get in on Youngs as he isn't the biggest. Marler is staying straight and just slaughtering him whilst Cole has got Jenkins in his pocket.

Bish-bash, bish-bash, penalty, so far.

The Welsh scrum is going to be whats going to lose them the game. I can't believe Gethin Jenkins has suddenly become a bad scummager, I'm baffled.

You very rarely see a loose head who won't angle in if he thinks he can getr away with it, and Marler is a normal loose head.

Good try for England.

Ben Youngs is having a stormer.

formerly known as Sam wrote:Garces is having a good game but the Lydiate call was 50/50. No attempt to wrap the left arm whatsoever. Other refs would have binned him.

Re Marler I think it's actually Francis trying to get in on Youngs as he isn't the biggest. Marler is staying straight and just slaughtering him whilst Cole has got Jenkins in his pocket.

The last scrum was shown from an overhead camera. Marler was literally perpendicular to the rest of the players.

Too easy.

Great try for England. Johnny May always in the right place at the right time.

Big big hit on Roberts.. that hurt the big guy and that can't happen often.

blimey what a close game.

oh and lovely draw to open up May and well finished by May too.

Jonny May!!

Excellently executed move from the line-out, apart from one dodgy pass.

Glad to Ben youngs having a better game this week

Farrell justifying his selection with good, accurate kicking.

Wales set piece falling apart

Set piece for Wales unusually shaky.. we all know how this world class side turns it around though.

Wales' hooker mouthing off to the touch judge at every line-out. Pathetic.

JmD wrote:

formerly known as Sam wrote:Garces is having a good game but the Lydiate call was 50/50. No attempt to wrap the left arm whatsoever. Other refs would have binned him.

Re Marler I think it's actually Francis trying to get in on Youngs as he isn't the biggest. Marler is staying straight and just slaughtering him whilst Cole has got Jenkins in his pocket.

The last scrum was shown from an overhead camera. Marler was literally perpendicular to the rest of the players.

45 degrees at most. See the first scrum of the game too.

everything going our way at the minute

So much for the hype, this game is turning out pretty one-sided. England should go on to win this game comfortably.

Bigger rattled

sportform wrote:So much for the hype, this game is turning out pretty one-sided. England should go on to win this game comfortably.

Nah, we'll man sausage it up in the second half

Welsh scrum on top. Turning point?

sportform wrote:So much for the hype, this game is turning out pretty one-sided. England should go on to win this game comfortably.

Well England were 1/3 with the bookmakers pre-match. The only hype arises from the geographical rivalry.

If the tight head angles in then generally the loose head follows.

Biggar was unlucky with the knock on call.

Weird decision, brown was the tackler

nathan wrote:Weird decision, brown was the tackler

Agreed.

Farrell and Burgess not talking in defence sees one up and one drift then Williams is straight through.

Have Wales thrown one lineout down the middle, they seem to be straight over their jumper or worse?

formerly known as Sam wrote:

nathan wrote:Weird decision, brown was the tackler

Agreed.

Farrell and Burgess not talking in defence sees one up and one drift then Williams is straight through.

There's the inexperience then. could it cost the game still?

That is the first half over with England being 7 points up. Lets hope for just as good a second half.

And England getting more tries.

I just hope i having jinx then right now.

Englands line speed is brilliant, and the Welsh set piece is poor at the moment. Still only 7 points in it and it can change easily. I don't think anyone would be surprised if you said before the game England would be ahead.

trebellbobaggins wrote:

formerly known as Sam wrote:

nathan wrote:Weird decision, brown was the tackler

Agreed.

Farrell and Burgess not talking in defence sees one up and one drift then Williams is straight through.

There's the inexperience then.  could it cost the game still?

Depends on whether Wales can stop their ridiculous "smash" routine in attack. The backs outside Roberts are sharp in space so they've got to get them the ball.

England need to stop the moronic penalties and need to just keep the set piece pressure. Missing touch is not an option again.

Why are you surprised with Gethin Jenkins performance? He never was a great scrummager to begin with and no wonder why he didn't last long in the top 14.

Adam Jones was a hell of a scrummager to be dominant with such an average scrummager next to him.

VinceWLB wrote:Why are you surprised with Gethin Jenkins performance? He never was a great scrummager to begin with and no wonder why he didn't last long in the top 14.

Adam Jones was a hell of a scrummager to be dominant with such an average scrummager next to him.

He's not an awful scrummager, if he was Wales wouldnt of won the championships they have over the years. But he has been awful recently, or at least he's getting pinged a lot, the problem we have is James is injured and we have 2 tight heads on the bench.

Ever since they too the hit out of the scrum, is scrumaging as gone down hill. But he is still the best Wales have in his position. That is why he keeps getting picked.

Greater intensity at the ruck please, England, and hammer home that scrum advantage.

Isn't Gethin Jenkins leaving team Wales after this comp?

Launchbury on for Laws at HT

Good start by england

Cardiff Dave wrote:Isn't Gethin Jenkins leaving team Wales after this comp?

I'm not sure he is knocking on a bit now.

Centres messing up a good move there.

Eng missing Joseph for sure.  So good.

Wales looking dangerous now.