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Alex Spink

England edge out Wales 23-19 as Marcus Smith dazzles in must-win Six Nations clash

Ben Youngs came off the bench to make England rugby history - but Marcus Smith emerged as the saviour as England escaped to a scrappy victory.

Youngs’ 115th appearance took him past Jason Leonard as the nation’s most-capped player and the prop legend was in the 81,269 crowd to applaud his achievement.

For much of a stop-start Six Nations game there was little else to cheer as Wales were pinged eight times in the first half and Smith kicked England 12 points clear.

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