Rugby-England Fight Back To Edge Out Wales 16-14 – News18

LONDON: England fought again from a 14-5 down at halftime to beat Wales 16-14 in a scruffy however vastly bodily Six Nations conflict on Saturday, extending a Welsh winless championship run at Twickenham that stretches again to 2012.

Wales led after a penalty try to a properly-created second for flanker Alex Mann with England on the board by way of Ben Earl after they have been right down to 13 males, although George Ford’s conversion try by no means left the tee after he was dominated to have began his strategy and had it dislodged by a Welsh defender.

England closed the hole with a Ford penalty and a properly-labored Fraser Dingwall strive after 65 minutes and when Mason Grady was sin-binned for a deliberate knock on 9 minutes from time, Ford slotted a straightforward penalty to place the hosts forward.

Wales, with solely two championship wins at Twickenham in 36 years, launched a spirited late assault however aggressive and disciplined defence pressured them again as England claimed their second win after one other comeback victory over Italy final week.

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