England launched a devastating attack on their Six Nations rivals Wales, leaving them humiliated and demoralized with a crushing 48-7 defeat at Twickenham Stadium.
The visitors were given a harsh lesson in the art of test rugby, as England's backline tore them apart with precision and power. The Three Lions' first-half onslaught saw Henry Arundell score three tries, while Ben Earl, Toe Roebuck and Tommy Freeman also touched down, along with a penalty try.
Wales were their own architects of downfall, repeatedly falling foul of England's brutal dominance that left the visitors shorn of 13 men at one stage. Steve Tandy's team crumbled under the pressure, with prop Nicky Smith and lock Dewi Lake sent to the sin bin for cynical infringements.
In the second half, Wales showed some spirit, with Josh Adams scoring a consolation try after Maro Itoje had been sent off for repeated infringements. However, it was too little, too late, as England ran riot over their hapless opponents.
England's win marked their 12th successive Test victory and set them up nicely for the Calcutta Cup clash with Scotland next week. The hosts will also be looking to build on this momentum when they host Ireland at Twickenham in two weeks' time.
For Wales, this defeat only serves as a stark reminder of the enormity of the task ahead of them if they are to mount a credible challenge for the Six Nations title. With a series of tough fixtures on the horizon, Steve Tandy's team must now regroup and refocus if they hope to stay in contention.
In a post-match interview, England fly-half George Ford expressed frustration that his side had left something out there, while head coach Steve Borthwick praised his backline for their performance. "We're trying to put bits of our game together," Ford said. "We want a really good defence, kicking game, set-piece, all to give us attacking opportunities."
However, Wales' head coach Steve Tandy was left bitterly disappointed with his team's performance, which he described as "self-inflicted". "Today, a lot of what happened was self-inflicted," he said. "We felt we were in a good place, but to lose when having four yellow cards and being very inaccurate with the ball, you are always going to fall behind on the scoreboard."
The visitors were given a harsh lesson in the art of test rugby, as England's backline tore them apart with precision and power. The Three Lions' first-half onslaught saw Henry Arundell score three tries, while Ben Earl, Toe Roebuck and Tommy Freeman also touched down, along with a penalty try.
Wales were their own architects of downfall, repeatedly falling foul of England's brutal dominance that left the visitors shorn of 13 men at one stage. Steve Tandy's team crumbled under the pressure, with prop Nicky Smith and lock Dewi Lake sent to the sin bin for cynical infringements.
In the second half, Wales showed some spirit, with Josh Adams scoring a consolation try after Maro Itoje had been sent off for repeated infringements. However, it was too little, too late, as England ran riot over their hapless opponents.
England's win marked their 12th successive Test victory and set them up nicely for the Calcutta Cup clash with Scotland next week. The hosts will also be looking to build on this momentum when they host Ireland at Twickenham in two weeks' time.
For Wales, this defeat only serves as a stark reminder of the enormity of the task ahead of them if they are to mount a credible challenge for the Six Nations title. With a series of tough fixtures on the horizon, Steve Tandy's team must now regroup and refocus if they hope to stay in contention.
In a post-match interview, England fly-half George Ford expressed frustration that his side had left something out there, while head coach Steve Borthwick praised his backline for their performance. "We're trying to put bits of our game together," Ford said. "We want a really good defence, kicking game, set-piece, all to give us attacking opportunities."
However, Wales' head coach Steve Tandy was left bitterly disappointed with his team's performance, which he described as "self-inflicted". "Today, a lot of what happened was self-inflicted," he said. "We felt we were in a good place, but to lose when having four yellow cards and being very inaccurate with the ball, you are always going to fall behind on the scoreboard."
it's like wales got schooled in rugby lol and steve tandy is right we don't want to be that team again who falls apart under pressure 
anyway england's 12th win streak is looking good for them but they gotta stay focused for scotland next week 
their backline is literally unstoppable! 
i think wales had no chance against them 
they just got destroyed 48-7 lol what a humiliating defeat for them 
steve tandy needs to shake things up ASAP 
and honestly, england's coach steve borthwick sounds like a genius 
his team is so well-oiled machine right now 
it's not all england's fault. they were the ones who kept getting sent off 
and giving away free tries. steve tandy should be having a chat with his team about how to avoid those silly infringements 
12 successive wins is no joke!
The way they dominated the game was just brutal, with 3 tries in the first half alone 
Henry Arundell was on fire 
Steve Tandy's team just got outcoached and outplayed plain and simple 
The only consolation for Wales is that they showed some spirit in the second half with Josh Adams' try 
But it wasn't enough to turn the game around.
. they gotta regroup and refocus if they wanna stay in contention for the six nations title. steve tandy's gonna have to make some big changes if he wants his team to compete with england and scotland 
. ben earl and henry arundell were on fire 