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a welcome moment of flair and ambition. Swift hands moved the ball along the line and Elliot
Daly dived over in the left hand corner.
Farrell converted from the touchline, and another penalty from the England captain put them 20-6 ahead.
That should have been the half-time score but England foolishly declined to kick the ball dead and conceded a throughly needless penalty in the third minute of overtime.
Dan Biggar’s kick reduced the deficit to 20-9 at the break.
Wales had enjoyed just three wins at Twickenham in 32 years, one of those in aworld Cup match, and could they respond now?wow, yes they could, with a dazzling, counter-attacking, sucker-punch try direct from England’s kick-off, running the full length of the field to slice through the home side as Justin Tipuric scored under the posts. It was the try of the tournament.
Two penalties steadied the ship for England, and they regained dominance with a superbly worked third try just after the hour mark.
Pressure on the Welsh line ended with space for Tuilagi to saunter over.
Not since 2007 hadwales suffered three consecutive defeats in the Six Nations, but their fate was sealed. England were simply too powerful and too determined, even with the controversial finale.
Ellis Genge was already in the sin bin after repeated England transgressions and then came the red card for Tuilagi that will be debated long and hard.
Wales had all the ball, but too little time left to change the result. Biggar scored one try in the 78th minute, and converted.
With the clock on 80 minutes there was another try for Tipuric, but there was no doubt it was a consolation effort only. red-carded. Come on. You can’t tackle any more.”
England were 33-16 ahead when Tuilagi was shown his red card with Ellis Genge already in the sin bin. It allowed two late tries for Wales, but the victory was secure.
“It was a good, tough win, and I thought we were brilliant,” added Jones.
“We had people missing off the field and couldn’t seem to do anything right by
POPPY CLEALL’S hat-trick saw England make it four wins from as many Women’s Six Nations matches in a dominant victory over Wales, putting them on the brink of claiming the Grand Slam.
Cleall took control of proceedings with two tries in the opening 11 minutes before crossing for a third in the second half, with captain Emily Scarratt duly converting all three.
Katy Daley-mclean and Vicky Fleetwood the referee. It was difficult.
“Our resources were tested, but we came through. We are a better team now than we were at the World Cup. We can play in every way.”
England’s final match of the tournament, scheduled for next weekend against
Italy, has been postponed due to the coronavirus. They now wait to see if table toppers France falter.
Captain Owen
Farrell said: “I thought we stayed calm in key moments.” both contributed to the runaway victory, with the latter’s 38th-minute effort securing a bonus point in what became a 10-try triumph.
Harriet Millar-mills touched down shortly after the break, before Amy Cokayne marked her 50th international appearance with a try of her own.
England’s final match of the contest in Italy has been called off, casting doubt over when the tournament will reach a conclusion.