SIX NATIONS 2024
PAUL REES
England named an unchanged side for the first time since the 2019 World Cup, but although Steve Borthwick was rewarded with a second successive victory, he has a lot to reflect on ahead of the trip to Murrayfield on Saturday week.
England trailed for most of the match and took the lead with nine minutes to go after reverting to type. George Ford took to the air and pinned back a Wales team which, although lacking ball carriers capable of stor ming the gainline, found ways of bypassing the blitz defence.
Wales were youthful and exuberant but ultimately needed an o...
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