But his reputation as a coach now hangs on the result of the Wallabies showdown in a week's time, the doomsday scenario of England becoming the first World Cup hosts to fail to make it out of the group stages now a real possibility. Stuart Lancaster's controversial team selection was arguably justified by an assured performance from Farrell, who was picked at fly-half ahead of George Ford. Chris Robshaw is an outstanding player and captain. I don't think it's back to the drawing board, but certainly Wales will be licking their wounds. England were completely different in the second half and were quite happy to let Wales have the ball, to string their white shirts right across the field and see if Wales could break through that wall. There will be a lot of players coming back and who will be in better shape come the World Cup. Sir Clive Woodward: "It was thoroughly deserved. They had no possession, they didn't carry the ball and England dominated field position. How much can they improve? "It's a big loss for Wales in terms of the World Cup. After an early exchange of penalties in a frantic, breathless opening, England took the lead for the first time when Farrell's wobbly drop-goal attempt limped over to make it 9-6. How much can they improve? "How many times have we spoken or heard about the long-term effects of who wins this game going in to the World Cup? Wales overcome a 10-point deficit and endless injuries to pull off a sensational win against England in an astonishing World Cup contest. Wales went wide, Jamie Roberts found Lloyd Williams down the left and the replacement - normally a scrum-half but forced into duty on the wing because of injuries - kicked cross-field as the defence closed in on him to find Davies away in front of the posts. England's 21-16 Six Nations victory over Wales in Cardiff is a "massive boost" for Stuart Lancaster's side, according to World Cup winner Matt Dawson. He wasn't in the game at all, he was poor. Watch "The Hit" - Wales beat England in epic, "Arguably Wales' biggest and best win on foreign soil", Players made England penalty call - Lancaster. England bullied them in defence. Jamie Roberts didn't make an impact. The 2015 Six Nations Championship, known as the 2015 RBS 6 Nations because of the tournament's sponsorship by The Royal Bank of Scotland, was the 16th series of the Six Nations Championship, the annual rugby union tournament. If Wales don't penetrate the game line there is no alternative. Conversions: ", "I think George North is going to struggle to make the next match. The back line is starting to take real shape and you have a continuity of selection. He was fantastic and outplayed Sam Warburton, the Wales captain. World Cup A couple of kicks were charged down in the first half but that didn't disrupt him at all. Rob Jones: "It's a big loss for Wales in terms of the World Cup. I think Samson Lee, at tight-head prop, didn't look right throughout and the scrum was under a bit of pressure. "It was thoroughly deserved. Everyone knows full well that England are a better side than what we saw today. "In the first half, Wales were throwing men in and slowing the ball down and England couldn't get any momentum. You cannot tell me that doesn't give the England team a bit of a leg-up for both the rest of the Six Nations and going in to that tournament later in the year. Scott Williams' stepping, scything run took Wales down the other end and Biggar's third penalty of the half kept his side within seven points at the interval. Given the occasion, their injuries - they saw Scott Williams, Liam Williams and Hallam Amos all forced off with nasty-looking injuries - and the importance of the occasion, this may be Wales' greatest ever win on foreign soil. It was a decision that may be endlessly debated but in truth England lost the game through their own indiscipline. They have to have options. Ken Owens, Aaron Jarvis, Samson Lee, Luke Charteris, Justin Tipuric, Lloyd Williams, Rhys Priestland, Alex Cuthbert. This is a massive boost.". Rob Webber, Mako Vunipola, Kieran Brookes, Joe Launchbury, James Haskell, Richard Wigglesworth, George Ford, Alex Goode. There was nothing, no Plan B as usual. It takes enormous confidence in a defensive system but Wales didn't have the strategy to break that down. Keeping the ball in play to take the set-piece out of the equation, they began to win the breakdown battle as England's penalty count climbed. Read about our approach to external linking. There will be a lot of players coming back and who will be in better shape come the World Cup. We had no spark in behind at all. England were completely different in the second half and were quite happy to let Wales have the ball, to string their white shirts right across the field and see if Wales could break through that wall. Wales were 10-0 up in eight or nine minutes. From the section Rugby Union. ", "I don't think Wales felt comfortable with all the razzmatazz and England stood up to the challenge on a night where neither side really knew what to expect from each other.
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