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Chris

England starting to drop off tackles Wales getting more ball now and looking more dangerous.

Chris

Tom Curry off injured

Nepia

Brilliant individual try by Welsh HB Gareth Davies 14-7

That was a great try and Wales have been getting the rub of the green from the ref, a knock on missed, an off side pick up and then a forward pass.

There's some good expansive rugby in this match.

Chris

Anscombe off with a knee injury

Chris

Wales gift England a try from a defensive line out terrible throw by the Welsh Hooker
HT England 21-7

sparky

England 21-7 up at half time. Anscombe's knee looks crocked.

Bones

Vunipola showing some very ordinary defensive skills for both Welsh tries.

Edit: 24-14 after North easily goes over with a pick n go.

sparky

@Bones Vunipola is very lazy on defence.

sparky

Wynn Jones with a try. Wales right back in this.

Bones

@sparky said in Pre-RWC test matches:

@Bones Vunipola is very lazy on defence.

Who was that he combined with to let Wales in for third?

24-19

sparky

England giving away lots of penalties.

sparky

Impressive debut for England from Lewis Ludlam. England have four Locks on the field.

Billy Tell

All hail our new overloads NZ.

Wales’ reign at the top lasts all of about 24 hours.

MiketheSnow

Well beaten by a more powerful and smarter team.

Thoroughly deserved.

Next week will be very interesting.

E African Troll

https://twitter.com/ultimaterugby/status/1160565151377965056

sparky

If Wales win in Cardiff next weekend they go top of the rankings even if the All Blacks beat Oz in Auckland apparently.

Machpants

@sparky said in Pre-RWC test matches:

If Wales win in Cardiff next weekend they go top of the rankings even if the All Blacks beat Oz in Auckland apparently.

How so? They are beating a team ranked below them at home, if iNZ win same thing. I'm not sure that's correct

Edit but it is, Wales and us both win 24-19, they go top. Weird

booboo

@Machpants said in Pre-RWC test matches:

@sparky said in Pre-RWC test matches:

If Wales win in Cardiff next weekend they go top of the rankings even if the All Blacks beat Oz in Auckland apparently.

How so? They are beating a team ranked below them at home, if iNZ win same thing. I'm not sure that's correct

Edit but it is, Wales and us both win 24-19, they go top. Weird

That'd be the points exchange system.

Because NZ has so many more points than Aus (~~91.54 v 81.91~~) We can't take many off them.

Whereas Wales v England ~~at 89.96 v 86.27~~ means Wales can steal more points.

Basically you get more credit for beating better teams, less credit (sometimes no credit) for beating weaker teams.

Edit: just realised those points are wrong coz they haven't been updated for this weekend yet. Principle is correct though.

Billy Tell

Surely Australia will have narrowed the gap quite a bit.

We wait and see but no doubt Wales would get more points from being England than NZ beating Aussie.

Rapido

Jesus Wales, letting our passive unco weaklings remain number 1 .....

The Silver Fern

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