England vs Wales live: Latest score as England stretch lead with five tries in one-sided second half
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Your support makes all the difference.England kick-off their summer programme with a match against Wales at Twickenham before embarking on a three-Test tour of Australia next month, while Wales will head to New Zealand for their summer tour. Follow the latest here.
- Dylan Hartley captains England with Teimana Harrison handed debut
- England without any Saracens or Exeter players due to Aviva Premiership final
- Wales missing captain Sam Warburton through injury
- Alun Wyn Jones skippers Wales, though Luke Charteris and Jonathan Davies unavailable
- Match comes two months after England beat Wales on way to winning Six Nations Grand Slam
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Teams
England: M Brown (Harlequins); A Watson (Bath), J Joseph (Bath), L Burrell (Northampton), M Yarde (Harlequins); G Ford (Bath), B Youngs (Leicester); M Mullan (Wasps), D Hartley (Northampton, capt), D Cole (Leicester), J Launchbury (Wasps), C Lawes (Northampton), T Harrison (Northampton), J Haskell (Wasps), J Clifford (Harlequins).
Replacements: T Taylor (Sale), E Genge (Leicester), P Hill (Northampton), D Attwood (Bath), M Kvesic (Gloucester), D Care (Harlequins), O Devoto (Bath), E Daly (Wasps).
Wales: L Williams (Scarlets), G North (Northampton Saints), S Williams (Scarlets), J Roberts (Harlequins), H Amos (Dragons), D Biggar (Ospreys), R Webb (Ospreys), R Evans (Scarlets), S Baldwin (Ospreys), S Lee (Scarlets), J Ball (Scarlets), AW Jones (Ospreys), R Moriarty (Gloucester), D Lydiate (Ospreys), T Faletau (Newport Gwent Dragons).
Replacements: K Dacey (Cardiff Blues), G Jenkins (Cardiff Blues), R Jones (Scarlets), J Turnbull (Cardiff Blues), J King (Ospreys), L Williams (Cardiff Blues), R Priestland (Bath Rugby), G Anscombe (Cardiff Blues).
32 mins - England 10 Wales 13
It's scrappy from England as they don't get the numbers to the ruck following a half drive, and when Wales drive over Webb is able to hack the ball all the way to halfway to disrupt the move. England come again down the left, and Watson may have scored here...TRY FOR ENGLAND!
32 mins - England 10 Wales 13
Ford stretches the play left and gives the ball to Joseph in space. The centre fixes the defence before feeding Anthony Watson, and the flier is off down the left wing. He bashes through Biggar's tackle and despite falling short of the line, he stretches out over his head to touch the ball down expertly on the line. Ford misses the kick again - 0 from 3 - but England are back within touching distance.
38 mins - England 10 Wales 13
England concede a penalty inside their own 22 after Brown is penalised for hands in the ruck. Biggar turns down the kick at goal though and goes to the corner, with Wales sniffing blood.
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