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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Michael Aylwin at the Allianz Stadium

Wales’ woes are not just for their team and fans, but a crisis for the Six Nations

Dejected Wales players huddle up at full time
Dejected Wales players huddle up at full time, having failed to keep pace with England from early on in the game. Photograph: Chris Fairweather/Huw Evans/Shutterstock

England really didn’t play that well. Certainly, if the number of points left out there is any guide. There were times in the first half, that part of the game when both teams are meant to be still in it, when it seemed as if scoring a try just required the hosts to string enough passes together.

Fair enough, they did score four in the first half alone, but two of them, the second and third, came when Wales were down to 13. So, yeah, string enough passes together …

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