England will play in the first Autumn Nations Cup final, probably against France after they overcame Wales 24-13 at Parc y Scarlets to top their pool.
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Wales opened the try-scoring when Johnny William latched onto his own kick before a score from Henry Slade and two Owen Farrell penalties gave Eddie Jones men a slender 11-7 advantage at the break.
England prop Mako Vunipola added a second-half try, while Farrell finished with 14 points after adding the conversion and two more penalties.
Although this was a seventh defeat in nine games for Wayne Pivac, the Wales head coach at least saw a more encouraging display with Louis Rees- Zammit and James Botham both impressing.
More to follow.
RAGING BULL PLAYER OF THE MATCH: BILLY VUNIPOLA
STATS ZONE
- Most tackles: Alun Wyn Jones (Wales) - 15
- Most missed tackles: Owen Farrell (England) - 5
- Most carries: Billy Vunipola (England) - 17
- Most metres: Billy Vunipola (England) - 83
- Most turnovers won: Tom Curry (England) - 1
- Most turnovers conceded: Maro Itoje (England) - 2
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Wales vs England player ratings
Wales player ratings: Leigh Halfpenny 6, Louis Rees-Zammit 7, Nick Tompkins 7, Johnny Williams 7, Josh Adams 5, Dan Biggar 6, Lloyd Williams 6, Taulupe Faletau 6, James Botham 7, Shane Lewis-Hughes 7, Alun Wyn Jones (c) 8, Jake Ball 7, Samson Lee 5, Ryan Elias 6, Wyn Jones 7
England player ratings: Elliot Daly 6, Jonathan Joseph 6, Henry Slade 7, Owen Farrell (c) 5, Jonny May 6, George Ford 6, Ben Youngs 6, Billy Vunipola 9, Sam Underhill 9, Tom Curry 7, Joe Launchbury 8, Maro Itoje 7, Kyle Sinckler 7, Jamie George 7, Mako Vunipola 8
Phil Vickery picks his dream team, and it’s as INCREDIBLE
FRONT-ROW:
1. Christian Califano – I watched him as a lad and he took front row play to a new level. His ball play was excellent and facing him was always a challenge.
2. Keith Wood – A bit of a kamikaze hooker so it was as difficult playing with him for the Lions as it was to play against him! But his work rate and carrying ability were phenomenal.
3. Martin Castrogiovanni – An awesome beast who is just an excellent ball carrier and still a great player.
SECOND-ROW:
4. Martin Johnson – A big hulk of a man, fearless and passionate and one of the best captains I ever played for – he just had the right brain for it. The way he put his body on the line was immense.
5. Ian Jones – He didn’t like the gym but he was the size of a hippo. He feared nobody on the field but off of it he would smile and shake your hand. It was so good to play alongside him at Gloucester.
BACK-ROW:
6. Richard Hill – Extremely gifted player who had all the ability in the world to play and run the ball. When we needed someone to dig in he was your man. He had the full tool bag and quietly got on with it.
7. Richie McCaw – Played against him a few times for England.We spent our whole week just preparing to play against him, let alone the other guys. I wish I had the chance to play with him.
8. Scott Quinnell – Just a fantastic talent for Wales and the Lions. His ball carrying was excellent, he was uncompromising and had so much passion.
HALFBACKS:
9. Rob Howley – I’d have loved to have played with him more. What he did for Wasps was phenomenal. He took scrum-half play to new levels. His passing ability and understanding of the game was exceptional and he’s now a great coach.
10. Jonny Wilkinson – For a forward it was great to know if we won a penalty in range he’d get you three points. I never got frustrated when he did something wrong because I knew he worked so hard to get it right.
CENTRES:
12. Jason Little – Top centre for Australia. You watched shadows for a lot of the game – you knew he was on the pitch but you never saw him, he was that good.
13. Brian O’Driscoll – He was world class. As a young lad he was fearless and I was lucky to have played with him in 2001 for the Lions. A tremendous player.
BACK-THREE:
11. Ben Cohen – Not for his dancing! He was one of the first wings to focus a lot on the highball and he loved to get stuck in – he was more like a back rower. Always looking for work and never let you down.
14. Jason Robinson – One of my favourite memories was Jason scoring the first try in the first Lions Test in 2001. He was great fun to be around, he worked hard and he loved his rugby.
15. Matt Perry – We started playing for England at the same time and I never played with a guy so fearless. His catching superb and he also had a great boot.
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