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Six Nations Preview: England vs Wales

By David van der Merwe

England will be hosting Wales at Twickenham, the home of rugby, for their all-important Six Nations clash on Saturday. This game will decide which of the two teams still have a Grand Slam and Triple Crown chance. Whoever loses will probably hope that France beats the other team to have a chance at the Six Nations title. Both teams have won their first two games although the going weren't always easy. This will be a real test of character and after the game we will know the strength each side has.

England will still be rattled after the Italy game and the mistakes they made. They gave away two easy tries both coming from their mistakes. If they do this against Wales it will be a long afternoon for them. They have a lot to work on defensively. They can't afford to miss the amount of tackles they have over the last two weekends. On attack they are good but will have to work hard to break the Welsh line.

Half time thoughts: England vs Wales

The Millenium Stadium filled quickly prior to the match but the scoreboard didn't change so quick. England held strong in statistics with 65% possession and 75% territory but the score at the break was only 6-6. Several chances were missed from England but Wales didn't really create a chance. Although it has to be said, if they did make a chance they probably would have taken it.

Tindall created both of Englands main chances - a pass to Banahan who knocked it on before making it to the line and one of his own where his pace wasn't enough.


13 August 2011

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