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:
77 mins: As a host of changes are made, Owens gees up the crowd as he departs, with Wales winning a scrum put-in inside the English 22. A try here would kill the game off completely, but there's only three minutes remaining regardless!
79 mins: Amd there's the killer blow! The ball is passed back to Biggar, and he immediately puts up a high cross-field kick that Daly gets too far under, allowing Josh Adams to rush onto it and score in the corner with a blinding catch! Biggar can't convert but that will be it... 21-13
80 mins: Replacement scrum-half Aled Davies boots the ball into touch and Cardiff erupts!
Wales beat England 21-13 to retain their Six Nations Grand Slam hopes!
We'll bring you both Eddie Jones' and Warren Gatland's press conferences too, so stick with us for the latest reaction from the Principality Stadium.
How was that game won?
WG: The first half, we were arcitects of our own problems in terms of turnovers and we gave them ascendancy by doing those things. We didn't think they put us under a lot of pressure and we turned that around in the second half.
WG: When we were training in the week we said that no one else was trainng this hard, and when we left the hotel today we said we'd win this game because we've forgotten how to lose.
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