England (13) 26 / Wales (6) 19 (Final Score)
Wales hosted England at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales in the 1st Six Nations encounter of 2011 at 21:45 SA Time. This was the match thread for discussion of the game. The match was broadcast live on SuperSport 1 & CSN on TV in SA.
In a hard and brutal encounter and surprisingly fast-paced rugby in the first half, England drew first blood with a converted try and kept that 7-point margin till the end.
Final score was England 26 / 19.
Scorers:
England: 2 Conversions & 3 Penalties Toby Flood, 1 Penalty Johnny Wilkinson, 2 Tries Chris Ashton
Wales: 3 Penalties & 1 Conversion Stephen Jones, 1 Penalty James Hook, 1 Try Morgan Stoddart
The teams:
Wales: 15 James Hook, 14 Morgan Stoddart, 13 Jamie Roberts, 12 Jonathan Davies, 11 Shane Williams, 10 Stephen Jones, 9 Michael Phillips, 8 Andy Powell, 7 Sam Warburton, 6 Dan Lydiate, 5 Alun-Wyn Jones, 4 Bradley Davies, 3 Craig Mitchell, 2 Matthew Rees (captain), 1 Paul James.
Replacements: 16 Richard Hibbard, 17 John Yapp, 18 Ryan Jones, 19 Jonathan Thomas, 20 Dwayne Peel, 21 Rhys Priestland, 22 Lee Byrne.
England: 15 Ben Foden, 14 Chris Ashton, 13 Mike Tindall (captain), 12 Shontayne Hape, 11 Mark Cueto, 10 Toby Flood, 9 Ben Youngs, 8 Nick Easter, 7 James Haskell, 6 Tom Wood, 5 Tom Palmer, 4 Louis Deacon, 3 Dan Cole, 2 Dylan Hartley, 1 Andrew Sheridan.
Replacements: 16 Steve Thompson, 17 Danny Care, 18 David Wilson, 19 Simon Shaw, 20 Matt Banahan, 21 Joe Worsley, 22 Jonny Wilkinson.
Date: Friday, February 4
Venue: Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Kick-off: 19.45 (21.45 SA Time)
Expected weather: If they close the roof, this may be meaningless, but for the record – cloudy with further outbreaks of heavy rain and drizzle at times. Southwesterly winds will be strong and gusty. High of 12°C, low of 10°C.
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Alan Lewis (Ireland), Simon McDowell (Ireland)
TMO: Jim Yuille (Scotland)
GBS Het jy die Superbru bekyk
Hope my SuperBru kicks off well…. I predicted a 7-point Pommie win.
…. so far, so good….
61@ superBul:
Noggie, sal more….
2nd Half on
Penalty wales… and England marched another 10…
Superbul a few answers for you: yes BB did say she would be there, the Severn is a river.
England 13 / 9
Dit was dom deur die Ashton.
Penalty England and Wales prop cops a yellow… No 3, Craig Mitchell.
England 16 / 9
Ai, daar doen die Wallis stut dit ook, maar hy het darem ‘n verskoning, hy is ‘n stut !
@ Bullscot:
Thanks
Lets see if England can use the numbers advantage better than Wales
Pressure scrum for Wales, 5m from their line…. 7 men in the scrum.
Eng speel baie meer doelgerig en gebruik hul kanse. Lyk beter afgerig.
Wales scramble well from that pressure scrum, Phillips kicks out just ouitside the 22
Try No 2 for Ashton…. just too many men out wide on the right
Tickets vir Wales na daardie drie
England 23 / 9 as Flood converts from touch line
Tryyyyyyy, Stoddard for Wales…. very well worked.
76: Wallis !
England 23 / 16
… still only exactly 7 points in the game…. suits me
Subs now on England side, Youngs and Haskell off, Danny Care on for Youngs…
Hard rugby now….
Penalty for Wales from a scrum….. relieving pressure.
Toby Flood off, Johnny Wilkinson on for him.
Stephen Jones off for Wales, Byrne on for him
Penalty Wales…. on the 22… very kickable
James Hook will take the penalty, after being treated for cramps.
England 23 / 19
Wallis kom terug, maar Jonny gaan nou drop.
2 more subs for the Poms… subs for Wales too
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