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England face off against Wales in Internationals on Sat 12th August 2023 at Allianz Stadium, Twickenham. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 17:30. In South Africa it’s at 18:30 SAST, 04:30 NZST in New Zealand, 02:30 AEST in Australia and 09:30 EST in the US.
England won the last encounter but England are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture, England sits at 3 in the World Rugby Rankings, while Wales holds 11.
The two sides are separated by 8 places in the rankings with England in position 3 and Wales in position 11 as such England are favourites on paper.
The official squads for England vs Wales will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.
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George Ford kicks the penalty.
Adam Beard (Wales) is shown a yellow card
The England supporters go wild as George Ford successfully kicks the conversion.
Nobody could stop that maul! Maro Itoje places the ball down for the try.
The Wales supporters go wild as Dan Biggar successfully kicks the conversion.
Great hands by Wales leads to a try for Tomos Williams
Owen Farrell (England) is shown the red card
Freddie Steward (England) is shown a yellow card
Ellis Genge (England) is shown a yellow card
Owen Williams makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.
Owen Farrell kicks the penalty.
Tommy Reffell (Wales) is shown a yellow card
Owen Farrell kicks the penalty.
Henry Arundell (England) is shown a yellow card
Owen Farrell kicks the penalty.