Best: Maro Itoje (Planet Rugby 9/10) – Smashed Taulupe Faletau during a key stage of the second-half and was towering in defence. Despite Smith’s exploits, Itoje was the true man of the match.
Worst:Luke Cowan-Dickie (Mail Online 4/10) – Day to forget for the Exeter man who missed a line out then went off injured in the 25th minute. Tackles 0 Runs 2 Metres 2
Best: Taulupe Faletau (Wales Online 9/10) – “First game for Wales in 11 months and a defensive masterclass saw him repeatedly nail English ball-carriers. One immense charge had England back-pedalling. An outstanding Test from an outstanding player.”
Worst:Ryan Elias (Wales Online 5/10) – “Elias blew a try-scoring opportunity with a messed-up line-out five metres out in first half and later saw a throw sail over the setpiece into the arms of Alex Dombrandt, who crossed for the try.”
For as long as I live, I’ll never tire of this fixture. Numbers to tell us a few things, but not the size of the hearts of players like Alex Dombrandt & Taulupe Faletau. Twickenham turned up to eleven again. pic.twitter.com/a2mV86F1bc