Sunday, August 7, 2011

England 23 - Wales 19

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Win on the board for England

Shane Williams of Wales has his run stopped by Lewis Moody of England during the Investec international friendly match between England and Wales on August 6, 2011 in Twickenham, England.
( August 5, 2011 - Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images Europe)
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England got their Rugby World Cup warm-up schedule off to a steady start on Saturday, with a 23-19 win picked up against Wales at Twickenham.
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Wales did outscore their hosts by three tries to two but a couple of drops from Jonny Wilkinson saw England win the first of this two-legged affair.
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These two will meet again in a week's time at the Millennium Stadium and Wales will want to start that game how they finished this one in London. Trailing by 20 points to 7 on 45 minutes, Wales then finally clicked into gear, with captain Sam Warburton leading by example on the openside.
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Man-of-the-match: Simon Shaw was impressive early on and seems to have booked his spot on the plane (hopefully with extra leg room), but Sam Warburton was too good to overlook despite being on the losing team. He was a rock for Wales and is still only 22.
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