Wales 14-68 England: England keep title hopes alive with Cardiff rout
The Welsh fans were inspired by beliefs inspired by the narrow memorial lines of Ireland and Scotland, daring to dream before the kickoff, roaring and singing in England’s warm-up.
Reality is only three minutes. England caught in Captain Maro Itoje, drove and dug the corner.
The night before, England’s Under-20 team had a similar lead at nearby Cardiff Armpar, only to be overhauled by a loyal Welsh performance.
Blair Murray scooped up a loose ball, the harsh ball could be a similar comeback spark, or at least lasting resistance.
But referee Nic Berry cut the score and found Tomos Williams from offside after Alex Mitchell kicked a burst in the box.
Instead, a minute later, Tom Roebuck was picked out by a hoarse Fin Smith Miss Pass, showing great coverage and strength to land, and Murray hung up and couldn’t prevent England’s lead from reaching a 14-point score in 10 minutes.
Visitors have been winning small battles. Gareth Anscombe was shelved after meeting Will Stuart and Tommy Freeman’s tag team. Ben Earl celebrated the fine. Luke Cowan-Dickie made a great tap dance to deny Murray.
By the end of the halfway point, they created big dents on the scoring line.
Freeman captured 34 minutes in the quick hands of Northampton teammates Fin Smith and Fraser Dingwall, becoming the first British man to score in every round of the Six Nations campaign.
In 38 minutes, Chandler Cunningham-South had long passed Murray for the injured Ollie Chessum, and quickly emerged for the second time.
In the last half, Stewart walked down. Fin Smith only missed the final conversion, England led the tunnel 33-7 with the bonus points already earned.
Wales faces England’s strength and cohesion in danger of disintegration, with only Ben Thomas’ score, a long line near Anscombe.
After the break, Wales’ second score begged, Aaron Wainwright and Max Llewellyn failed to catch Ellis Mee’s unloading.
With England’s rear row dominating both the collapse and the breakdown line, this is a rare opportunity.
England was forced to seize Reggig when Freeman set out due to injury. Henry Pollock turned 20 in January and was called for a test debut, while the Count moved into the center.
But the destruction did not prevent the flow of fractions.
Mitchell invaded the field and took the sixth attempt in England after Elliot Daly’s tackle broke away from the mastery of substitute Jarrod Evans.
The replacement was fulfilled with England’s relentless dominance.
Pollock happily tagged his test bow, sprinting from George Ford’s sharp pass before Pop Joe Heyes gathered Tom Willis’ spectacular unload.
In front of a soft Principal Stadium, the only voice is celebrating the pockets of England fans and record fans.
The minds of visiting supporters turned to the championship arrangement as support for Scotland’s sprouting odes in the stands, only in Pollock and Cunningham-South cheers doubled their identities.
A large percentage of Welsh fans left before the end, missing Thomas’ 77th minute score, which was almost no comfort.
Yet the cruel divide that the master still has to bridge is obvious to all.
