Wales vs England reaction - Hosts keep Grand Slam hopes alive after breaking English resolve
Reaction from Cardiff after Wales' thrilling Six Nations victory
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Your support makes all the difference.Warren Gatland celebrated his final Guinness Six Nations match against England with a dramatic 21-13 victory in Cardiff that continues Wales' march towards the Grand Slam.
Second-row Cory Hill forced his way over in the 68th minute after a lengthy period of Welsh resurgence to seize the lead for the first time, his team thriving amid the arrival of replacement fly-half Dan Biggar from the bench to direct the final quarter.
And bedlam ensued at the Principality Stadium in the closing moments when Josh Adams grabbed Biggar's crossfield kicked to touch down and confirm a famous win.
Gatland's first taste of success over opposite number Eddie Jones in four attempts also set a new national record of 12 consecutive victories and was a fitting way to end their Championship rivalry before the Kiwi steps down after the World Cup.
Follow post-match reaction below:
H/T: Unsurprisingly, it's Tom Curry who Sam Warburton picks out as his star performer.
It's not just the try, it's his work rate, his tackling, his skills in the breakdown. 17 tackles by half-time is phenomenal.
H/T: And here come the teams, Wales returning first before England follow. Looks like no changes for either team...
43 mins: Tuilagi has his first meaningful run of the match as he takes first-phase ball, and he's been very quiet so far this evening. England try to put a few phases together without kicking away, but a Wales boot gets in the way and manages to hack it into touch.
44 mins: The lineout falls to the floor instead of Youngs' hands, but he has his trusty mole alongside him in Nowell and he burrows a way through the entore Welsh pack to get them on the front foot. England go right down the blindside, but Farrell is just knocked into touch after taking an offload off Daly. That was an important tackle from Davies there.
47 mins: The Welsh lineout falters again, but this time it's through English skulduggery as an arm comes across from Kruis and disrupts Hill in the air. Penalty to Wales and they breathe a sigh of relief.
48 mins: Tempers have boiled over. North and Nowell are dragged into touch at the same time, and Tuilgai tries to get the ball off Williams, before throwing it at his head. Everyone grabs each other by the collar, words are exchanged, players are laughing in each other's faces, and when we eventually get to the lineout England close the gap and Wales get the scrum put-in.
51 mins: The scrum takes an eternity to get sorted, and even when Wales finally get the ball out of there both front rows were in the air. Wales can't go anywhere, so Anacombe kicks across to May, and despite taking it and breaking away from Adams' grasp, Jonathan Davies is there to tackle the flyer. Liam Williams and Navidi flood in and draw the penalty for holding on, and this is kickable for Anscombe.
52 mins: Anscombe kicks it and the lead is cut with the first points of the half! 6-10
54 mins: Liam Williams does superbly to avoid the rushing Slade and take an extremely high kic from Farrell. He's up to the test again when he fields an even better catch, but gets absolutely clattered by Tuilagi as he lands. Comically, the pair are seen laughng at the bottom of the ruck about it. Anscombe then chips over and Sinckler barges him out of the way, and Peyper awards a penalty to Wales. Anscombe kicks to the 22 and Wales have a chance.
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