Smith on target as England survive Wales fightback
Flyhalf Marcus Smith kicked 17 points as England withstood a second-half fightback from Wales to secure a hard-fought victory at Twickenham.
Flyhalf Marcus Smith kicked 17 points as England withstood a second-half fightback from Wales to secure a hard-fought victory at Twickenham.
Manu Tuilagi’s injury-blighted England career suffered yet another setback on Thursday when the powerhouse centre was ruled out of the side to play Wales in the Six Nations this weekend just hours after being named in the starting XV by head coach Eddie Jones.
England have welcomed captain Courtney Lawes and centre Manu Tuilagi back into the starting lineup for the Six Nations clash against Wales at Twickenham on Saturday.
Mike Brown believes England will be too powerful for Wales on Saturday, describing the prospect of losing to them at Twickenham as “unthinkable”.
Wales wing Louis Rees-Zammit has been dropped from the match-day 23 to play England in the Six Nations Championship at Twickenham this weekend, according to reports in Wales.
England believe Manu Tuilagi will add a “new dimension”, should the powerful but injury-prone centre make his latest comeback against Wales in the Six Nations at Twickenham on Saturday.
In his 100th match for his country, Dan Biggar produced a magnificent display to inspire Wales to Six Nations victory over formidable Scotland.
Head coach Wayne Pivac has confirmed that Wales sought clarification from World Rugby on several scrummaging decisions by referee Jaco Peyper that went against them in their Six Nations opener.
In a preview of this week’s Six Nations action, the Money Man expects the heavyweight clash between France and Ireland to separate the men from the boys.
Wales captain Dan Biggar and centre Jonathan Davies will win their 100th Test caps in Saturday’s Six Nations clash against Scotland in Cardiff.