It could have been worse for England, George North was not in touch when he threw the pass back in with a minute or so to go. Who knows what might have happened but it at the least it should have been Welsh possession a few yards out and all that was needed was an unconverted try. Having said that England were the better side over the full 80 minutes but if I were English I'd worry about yet again losing or nearly losing a game from a strong position.Very true.
It's a worry when losing one player (Cole) makes that much difference. Hopefully that will provide a wake-up call for England.
It also left Wales somewhat flattered by the result, as they were pretty ineffectual for 70 minutes until they utilised the bench. Without those two tries the inquest into their performance would have been harrowing.
Today's game should be interesting - I do hope Scotland prevail.
It could have been worse for England, George North was not in touch when he threw the pass back in with a minute or so to go. Who knows what might have happened but it would have been Welsh possession a few yards out and all that was needed was an unconverted try. Having said that England were the better side over the full 80 minutes but if I were English I'd worry about yet again losing or nearly losing a game from a strong position.
Whilst deliberate foul play has no place in the game I am getting concerned about the level of attention given to pretty innocuous incidents, often initiated by the TMO. In this game Marler's "racial" comments to Lee need to be dealt with but his alleged elbowing of a Welsh player for which he has been cited was nothing really and I'm not convinced there was any intent in Francis' alleged gouging on Cole.
Too true but England showed a different spirit in this game and the last that was lacking before.Bit of a nail-biter though, particularly when the lead was down to two points.