Steve Borthwick’s squad step up their Rugby World Cup preparations today in Cardiff in the first of two Tests. The head coach will on Monday name his 33-man squad for the tournament in France, so today certain players could either earn their place on the proverbial plane or find themselves left on the runway.
England have named three debutants in the starting line-up as flanker Tom Pearson looks to make an impression at the Principality Stadium. The same goes for Saracens pair no8 Tom Willis and hooker Theo Dan. Marcus Smith is understood to have already secured his place in the World Cup squad but will still want to impress given the competiton at fly-half. Ellis Genge is the captain.
Wales will travel to Twickenham this time next week, before England travel to Ireland and then host Fiji to complete their World Cup preparations. Follow the game LIVE below with our dedicated match blog, featuring expert insight and analysis from Nick Purewal in Wales!
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81min: Wales boot into touch to call an end to what turned out to be a huge confidence-boosting second half.
For England, that was very concerning.
79min: Young Wales skipper Jac Morgan is named man of the match, and it’s well deserved. A superb showing ahead of the World Cup.
78min: England win a scrum just inside their own half after a fumble from Rees-Zammit. Can England get anything out of this?
76min: Almost a stunning third for Wales but Rees-Zammit is denied on review.
He ran onto his own dink over the top and appears to have grounded it just in the nick of time but replays show it was a knock on.
75min: Wales are keeping England at arm’s length, as they have done all half. Some turnaround.
73min: An untimely fumble from Dan – England’s 16th handling error of the game – halts a promising attack. Borthwick does not look impressed.
71min: Captain Genge is replaced by Bevan Rodd and Hendry Slade is on for Mallins.
69min: Dyer has just been sent to the shops by Cokanasinga.
66min: England cannot get to grips with their line-outs today, another wayward delivery. So many errors today.