England claim Six Nations Triple Crown with hard-fought victory over Wales at Twickenham that sees six tries scored and a late red card
RUCK'S MAN OF THE MATCH - ANTHONY WATSON (ENGLAND)
He was different class on his return. Over his calf injury at last, he was a handful for the Wales defence from the moment he crossed for an early try with a lovely stutter step.
BEST PLAYERS
Manu Tuilagi (England): Brings so much to England’s game. Carried well, solid in defence and scared Wales. Scored a deserved try in the second-half. Would have been man of the match if not for his dumb red card.
Tom Curry (England): 22 tackles, none missed. Simple as that. Looks more at home at no8 with every passing minute.
Justin Tipuric (Wales): Great support work to finish off two Wales tries. One of a kind. Superb attacking ball player who has been ultra-reliable defensively in this championship too.
Nick Tompkins (Wales): His best performance in a Wales shirt so far. Much better in defence and made 45m in attack.
Mark Wilson (England): Looked as though he had never been away from the international fold. Mountains of unselfish graft around the tackle-area tied together England’s display.
UNDERPERFORMERS
Jamie George (England): Lost both of his boots in the opening minutes and saw his first throw stolen by Alun Wyn Jones. Settled thereafter, but not at his best.
Hadleigh Parkes (Wales): Usually reliable but not yesterday. Hands let him down with one fumble inside England's 22 and coughed up a penalty for a high tackle on Tuilagi.
George North (Wales): The winger is a legend, but this was yet another below par performance. Lacklustre in attack and soft in defence, it might be time for a change as he is definitely not the player he once was.
England vs Wales player ratings
England: Elliot Daly 7; Anthony Watson 8.5,Manu Tuilagi 8, Owen Farrell (capt), Jonny May 6; George Ford 6, Ben Youngs 7; Joe Marler 6, Jamie George 6, Kyle Sinckler 7, Maro Itoje 7.5, George Kruis 7.5, Courtney Lawes 8, Mark Wilson 8, Tom Curry 8.5
Wales: Leigh Halfpenny 5; George North 4, Nick Tompkins 7.5, Hadleigh Parkes 6, Liam Williams 6; Dan Biggar 7, Tomos Williams 7; Rob Evans 6, Ken Owens 6, Dillon Lewis 6, Jake Ball 6, Alun Wyn Jones 6 (capt), Ross Moriarty 7, Justin Tipuric 7, Josh Navidi 8
Six Nations wives and girlfriends:
1. Alun Wyn Jones (Wales) - Dr Anwen Jones
Wife of Welsh stalwart Alun Wyn-Jones and mum to their beautiful daughter, Anwen is a lecturer at Cardiff's Metropolitan University, where she’s a Welsh medium physiology and health lecturer. Clever and sporty, she is a former 400m hurdler and was Welsh champion from 2000-2007.
2. Tommaso Allan (Italy) – Benan Demir
The fly-half made the choice to represent Italy despite his uncle John earning nine caps for Scotland. He chose Italian for his girlfriend too with brunette bombshell Benan Demir. She is doing her PhD in Computer Science at the University of Padova. The pair recently got hitched.
3. Leigh Halfpenny (Wales) - Jess Tumely
The couple, who have been together six years, became a family last year when they welcomed their adorable daughter Lily, who is the apple of her father's eye.
4. Taulupe Faletau (Wales) - Charlotte Rhys-Jones
She is the sister of Emma Rhys-Jones, who lives with Gareth Bale, one of the most famous footballers in the world.
5. George Ford (England) - Jessica Portman
Michelle Keegan lookalike Jessica Portman is a fashion promotion student and has been with the England fly-half for over three years.
6. Rob Kearney (Ireland) - Jess Redden
Jess is Rob Kearney’s longterm girlfriend, with the pair being in a relationship since 2013. She has an impressive portfolio under her belt, as she is currently studying to become a pharmacist, has a degree in psychology, is a self-confessed health and fitness addict, and is also a model, having modelled lingerie for Brown Thomas.
7. Huw Jones (Scotland) - Annabel Field
The couple are thought to have met in Glasgow but spend their time criss-crossing the globe - racking up visits to Monaco, Barcelona and the Bahamas in 2019 alone.
8. George North (Wales) - Becky North
The track cyclist was a double silver medalist at last year’s Olympic games after overcoming a long-term knee injury. A proper Lioness, the pair got married last year and are expecting their first child in the Spring.
9. Conor Murray (Ireland) - Jo Coops
The blonde beauty is a model with an international career and is signed to agencies in Paris, Los Angeles, Manchester and London. She has over 130k followers on Instagram.
10. Hugo Bonneval (France) – Tatiana Golovin
Hugo Bonneval, 27, is a top full-back for club and country and has already scored two Six Nations tries. His wife Tatiana Golovin, 30, used to be a successful tennis player and reached number 12 in the world.
11. CJ Stander (Ireland) - Jean-Marie Stander
Jean-Marie is no stranger to sport – she’s a competitive swimmer but was forced to pull out of consideration for Rio due to a shoulder injury. The South African law graduate has been married to the Munster player for the last four years. She welcomed adorable daughter Everlie in August 2019 and calls herself a 'dog mom' to sweet spaniels George and Abby
12. Sam Warburton (Wales) - Rachel Kennedy-Warburton
Rachel married her childhood sweetheart Sam Warburton in 2014 after he proposed in a West Wales beauty spot. The pair grew up on the same street in Rhiwbina and both attended Whitchurch High School in Cardiff. She's sporty too and played badminton for Wales up until she was 21 before turning to accountancy.
13. Stuart Hogg (Scotland) - Gillian Hogg
14. Liam Williams (Wales) - Sophie Harries
She describes herself as a small town Welsh girl living in London. We think we'll add totally gorgeous to the list.
15. Richie Gray (Scotland) – Ellie Gray
Huge 28-year-old Richie Gray towers above all at 6ft 10in but he doesn't leave his fiancée Ellie McKeating in the shade. She is a drop-dead gorgeous beauty queen who represented Scotland in Miss World 2014. Born and raised in Glasgow, Ellie will be cheering on Gray from the sidelines.
16. Joe Launchbury (England) - Mallory Launchbury
17. Johnny Sexton (Ireland) - Laura Sexton
Laura and Jonathan Sexton wed in July 2013 in Adare, Co Limerick. The couple have two children together; two-year-old Amy and three-year-old Luca. The pair are childhood sweethearts, having first met when they were teenagers. Laura prefers to stay out of the spotlight and is a school teacher.
18. Courtney Lawes (England) - Jessica Lawes
Property developer Jessica Lawes is married to flanker Courtney Lawes, 27. The pair have two children together called Nelly and Teddy. Jessica often shares photographs of her adorable youngsters on her Instagram page, which has over 2,400 followers.
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