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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Andrew Baldock

England score 10 tries in Cardiff as dismal Wales condemned to wooden spoon

Henry Pollock scored two tries on debut (Joe Giddens/PA) - (PA Wire)

England took the Guinness Six Nations title race to its final game after destroying Wales 68-14 in Cardiff.

Steve Borthwick’s team guaranteed themselves a top-two finish, ahead of favourites France hosting Scotland, in emphatic bonus-point fashion but Wales were condemned to a second successive wooden spoon and 17th Test defeat on the bounce – a record for a tier one nation in the professional era.

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