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Eddie Jones felt England paid the price for ill-discipline and too many players having an off day as their Six Nations Grand Slam hopes went up in smoke in Wales.

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Having beaten Ireland and France in their opening two fixtures, England fell to a 21-13 defeat in Cardiff as Wales maintained their own chances of completing the Slam.

Cory Hill and Josh Adams crossed in the second half to help complete a record 12th consecutive Test victory for Warren Gatland’s side, who trailed 10-3 at the break with Tom Curry scoring for England.

And England coach Jones says his side fell short in the finer points of the game.

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“It was one of those nip and tuck games and it’s a game of small margins,” he told BBC Sport.

“We let ourselves down in a couple of areas. They beat us in the air, the penalty count was strongly against us and that gives the opposition field position and the chance to score and that’s what happened.

“It’s a tough game and I don’t know whether we lost our heads, but they put us under a lot of pressure. You’re always going to get some tough calls away from home and that happened.”

Captain Owen Farrell admitted he did not have his best game in an England jersey, but Jones says the team collectively did not hit top gear.

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“I just think a few of our players were a bit off and that happens sometimes,” he added.

“That’s the great thing about rugby, you never know what will happen. Full credit to Wales they deserved the win and played very well.”

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Nations Championship: 'The data shows the north has finally caught up with the south'

The Six Nations produced so many compelling games and so much of action packed moments that you can only conclude that its the best international comp out there at the moment except for a world cup. If Wales improve it will be even better especially given the strides Italy have made in recent times. The Rugby Championship is now taking a hiatus in a year it really should be building toward something better which is terrible considering the competition was so tight last year. The Nations Champs promises much but one gets the feeling that the 6 Nations teams will not be at their peak given its at the end of their long season. In terms of rugby quality and entertainment Id rather watch the 6 Nations over everything else other than a world cup right now. The North arguably offers more in terms of entertainment than the South at club level as well. The Prem, the Champs Cup, URC and Top 14 all feature plenty of scoring and different playing styles while Super Rugby seems to be the same thing game in game out. While the South tries to speed up the game artificially with new trials and law variations the North has shown you can do it with good refereeing which penalises cynical play harshly and encourages positive actions on the field. In terms of entertainment the North wins. In terms of winning? They are making strides but until they win another world cup or get a team to rank number 1 again for an extended time again they cant really say they are better than the South.

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