If Wales had arrived with the ambition to paint the town Scarlet, they had not reckoned on England’s white orcs. This England pack may not be quite at the level of the 2003 vintage, which earned that back-handed compliment of a nickname, but Wales, for all their spirited endeavour, could not break down a remarkable English defensive wall. Twickenham was stormed but remains standing.
Wales will point to a first-half try questionably chalked off, and judging by how they responded to conceding two early scores, Warren Gatland was surely right in his assessment that his side are the fitter. Rhys Patchell endured a forgettable match but less for Eddie Jones’s grenades, more so for England’s explosive defence.
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