Wales 13-24 England
Date:
Venue: Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
Attendance: Played behind closed doors
Wales v England Match Reports
England beat Wales 24-13 in Llanelli to top Pool A and book a place in the Autumn Nations Cup final. Wales were vastly improved over previous weeks and took an early lead through a Johnny Williams try. England replied with tries from Henry Slade and Mako Vunipola, plus four penalties from the boot of Owen Farrell, to take a well deserved victory. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- Autumn Internationals: England see off Wales to reach Autumn Nations Cup final
- BBC: England reach Autumn Nations Cup final with hard-earned win over Wales
- Guardian: Slade and Mako Vunipola send England past Wales into Autumn Nations final
- Daily Mail: Eddie Jones' side come from behind to take hard-fought victory against spirited hosts to advance to the Autumn Nations Cup final at Twickenham
- Sky Sports: Eddie Jones' side secure place in Autumn Nations Cup final
- WRU: Williams' first try not enough to down England
- England Rugby: England beat Wales to set up Autumn Nations Cup final
Wales v England - Match Highlights
Wales v England - Match Stats
Wales: (7) 13
Try: J Williams (11')
Conversion: Halfpenny (12')
Penalty: Biggar (56', 59')
England: (11) 24
Try: Slade (15'), M Vunipola (51')
Conversion: Farrell (52')
Penalty: Farrell (31', 40', 67', 73')
Man of the match: Sam Underhill (England)
Wales v England - Team Line-ups
Wales Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Wyn Jones
- 2 Ryan Elias
- 3 Samson Lee
- 4 Jake Ball
- 5 Alun Wyn Jones (Captain)
- 6 Shane Lewis-Hughes
- 7 James Botham
- 8 Taulupe Faletau
Backs
- 9 Lloyd Williams
- 10 Dan Biggar
- 11 Louis Rees-Zammit
- 12 Johnny Williams
- 13 Nick Tompkins
- 14 Josh Adams
- 15 Leigh Halfpenny
Replacements
- 16 Elliot Dee
- 17 Rhys Carre
- 18 Tomas Francis
- 19 Will Rowlands
- 20 Aaron Wainwright
- 21 Rhys Webb
- 22 Callum Sheedy
- 23 Owen Watkin
England Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Mako Vunipola
- 2 Jamie George
- 3 Kyle Sinckler
- 4 Maro Itoje
- 5 Joe Launchbury
- 6 Tom Curry
- 7 Sam Underhill
- 8 Billy Vunipola
Backs
- 9 Ben Youngs
- 10 George Ford
- 11 Jonny May
- 12 Owen Farrell (Captain)
- 13 Henry Slade
- 14 Jonathan Joseph
- 15 Elliot Daly
Replacements
- 16 Luke Cowan-Dickie
- 17 Ellis Genge
- 18 Will Stuart
- 19 Jonny Hill
- 20 Ben Earl
- 21 Jack Willis
- 22 Dan Robson
- 23 Anthony Watson