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Daily Mirror
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Tom Sunderland

Nigel Owens judges England "lucky to keep" deciding try vs Wales after Maro Itoje foul

England are fortunate to have beaten Wales 23-19 in Saturday's Six Nations grudge match, because a check-in with the TMO would have ruled out Alex Dombrandt's decisive try for the Twickenham hosts.

That's according to former Six Nations regular and 2015 Rugby World Cup final referee Nigel Owens, who said Eddie Jones ' side were "lucky to keep" the score due to Maro Itoje 's foul play in the build-up.

Harlequins No. 8 Dombrandt cruised over early in the second period to give England a commanding 17-0 lead, though Wales fought back to claim a losing bonus point and outscored their hosts three to one in tries.

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