Wales 14-68 England: Six Nations player ratings from Cardiff - Iqraa news

<span>Ben Curry drives England forward during a relentless performance.</span><span>Photograph: Andrew Fosker/INPHO/Shutterstock</span>

Ben Curry drives England forward during a relentless performance.Photograph: Andrew Fosker/INPHO/Shutterstock

Wales

Blair Murray Another dynamic performance that will put him in the British & Irish Lions conversation. Pacy, incisive and exciting. 8

Ellis Mee A touch unlucky that kick ahead skewed into touch in first half. Was left exposed in defence at times. 6

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Max Llewellyn Snatched at second-half chance with line beckoning (although he may argue against the quality of Mee’s pass). 5

Ben Thomas Accomplished finish to get Wales off mark, capping a fine move, but did not get much ball. Doubled up late. 7

Joe Roberts A surging run in the first half was a rare positive moment, but little service aside from that. 6

Gareth Anscombe A mixed bag with some good kicking from hand and was charged down at what felt like a key juncture. 5

Tomos Williams Arrowed a pass to Thomas for opening try and did his best to keep hosts moving despite a struggling pack. 7

Nicky Smith A crashing carry here and there but was never really on the front foot in any element of the contest. 6

Elliot Dee Some problems throwing into the lineout and went backwards at scrum time, little threat in the loose. 5

WillGriff John Acquitted himself well enough in the scrums but could not make an impression elsewhere on a difficult day. 6

Will Rowlands Provided ballast in attack and defence. Like his colleagues in the front eight, could not make much of an impact. 6

Dafydd Jenkins Dismantled at the breakdown by the Curry brothers and Ben Earl. Not one of his best days, but not alone. 4

Aaron Wainwright Combative and offered momentum with his carrying, including a rumbling short-range drive before Thomas’s first try. 6

Jac Morgan (capt) Passive in defence for Itoje’s opening try. Overshadowed in the loose by an all-action display from his back-row opponents. 5

Taulupe Faletau Never lacks effort but out-performed by England flankers. A heroic performer historically who will be hurt by the result.

Replacements: 5 Dewi Lake (for Dee, ht) 7; Gareth Thomas (for N Smith, 52) 6; Keiron Assiratti (for John, ht) 6; Teddy Williams (for Rowlands, 47) 7; Tommy Reffell (for Faletau, 52) 6; Rhodri Williams (for TG Williams, 47) 6; Jarrod Evans (for Anscombe, 47) 7; Nick Tompkins (for Llewellyn, 56) 6

England

Marcus Smith Another mixed bag but always lively and willing. Dynamic running and looked for teammates more instead of going alone. 6

Tom Roebuck Powerful early finish showed precisely what Borthwick sees in him. Contributed to a ruthless performance. 7

Tommy Freeman Took his try well, showing an ability to gel with the Saints contingent. Authoritative under the high ball when required. 8

Fraser Dingwall Linked with club colleagues well – doesn’t do anything flash but performs basics efficiently and keeps the attack moving. 7

Elliot Daly Solid on both sides of ball and always a perceptive presence in attack, with a consistently fine positional sense. 7

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Fin Smith Another polished overall display, demonstrating an innate understanding of how to hurt the opposition most efficiently. 9

Alex Mitchell Set tempo, bossed his opposite number, kicked well. Knock-on almost let Murray in before sniping score crushed Welsh hopes. 8

Ellis Genge Displayed punishing ball-carrying power, some slick handling and got on top at scrum time to boot. Impressive day. 8

Luke Cowan-Dickie Showed excellent workrate to pull off a tap tackle on Blair Murray to deny the live-wire full-back a first-half score. 7

Will Stuart Gave away a scrum penalty early doors but got in on the scoring act and turned in another solid performance. 7

Maro Itoje (capt) Tons of grunt and effort, big workrate as always, perhaps over-eager and a bit fortunate not to attract TMO’s attention. 7

Ollie Chessum Withdrawn early due to injury. n/a

Tom Curry Contributed fair share to exceptional collective effort from the back row. Read the play well and made his tackles. 8

Ben Curry Delivered on his job description: a constant nuisance at the breakdown, tackled relentlessly and carried powerfully. 9

Ben Earl The most visible participant in a dominant back-row display. Turned over Welsh ball regularly, helping to build the lead. 9

Replacements: Chandler Cunningham-South (for Chessum, 18) Cracking tries 8; Jamie George (for Cowan-Dickie, 46) 6; Fin Baxter (for Genge, 62) 6; Joe Heyes (for Stuart, 46) 7; Henry Pollock (for Freeman, 48) Big impact 9; Tom Willis (for B Curry, 58) 6; Jack van Poortvliet (for Mitchell, 67) 6; George Ford (for F Smith, 55) 8

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