Wales vs. England live score, updates, highlights as two of rugby’s oldest rivals do battle in 2023 Six Nations
Both England and Wales took part in this Six Nations tournament under the guidance of new head coaches, with Warren Gatland returning to Wales’ top job and England bringing in Steve Borthwick to replace Eddie Jones.
Both managers suffered defeat in their first Six Nations games in 2023, with Wales beaten at home by Ireland and England losing to Scotland in the last minute at Twickenham.
England got back on track with a win over Italy at Twickenham – the first of Borthwick’s tenure – but were far from convincing with ball in hand, despite scoring five tries in the 31-14 win. Meanwhile, Wales were hammered by an inspired Scotland at Murrayfield, losing 35-7 to compound a miserable start to Gatland’s return.
The Sporting News is following the Wales v England game live from Cardiff with live updates and commentary below.
Wales vs England Live Score
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| Wales | 0 | – | – |
| England | 0 | – | – |
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Wales vs England Live Commentary, Highlights
30 minutes after kick-off: Wales manager Warren Gatland has made nine changes after the tough defeat by Scotland, with the experienced minds of Justin Tipuric and Alun Wyn Jones back in the pack. The electric winger Louis Rees-Zammit is also back and is hoping for long-distance success.
45 minutes after kick-off: Wales’ preparation for the game has been severely disrupted in recent weeks by a contract dispute between players and the WRU board. Crisis talks were held last Wednesday to appease player demands to avert the threat of a possible strike action that would have resulted in this game being abandoned!
60 minutes after kick-off: It was also less than the ideal start to the tournament for England after losing to Scotland 29-23 in the final minutes thanks to a try from Duhan van der Merwe. They responded a week later with a first win under Steve Borthwick, but despite their five tries, they were still pretty shaky in open play!
75 minutes after kick-off: Wales are bottom of the table with zero points from their two games so far. Both have also posted convincing defeats, conceding nine tries in total in 34-10 and 35-7 losses to Ireland and Scotland respectively.
90 minutes after kick-off: Welcome to the live broadcast of this much-anticipated clash of the Six Nations as old rivals Wales and England meet in Cardiff. It’s a duel between two teams in a transition period with new coaches at the helm and two teams that haven’t really scored in this year’s league.
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Wales vs England confirmed lineups
Gatland made a number of changes for Wales’ last game against Scotland and nine more are coming ahead of this game, with the veteran head coach hoping the changes can lead to a first Six Nations win in 2023 and the return of the top scorer Louis Rees-Zammitand a debut at No. 13 for the young center Mason Grady.
๐ Warren Gatland on choosing Mason Grady ๐#WelshRugby | #GuinnessSixNations pic.twitter.com/UXN5uo7USS
– Welsh Rugby Union February 23, 2023
There are also a number of changes in the package. Alun Wyn Jones And Justin Tipuric were badly missed against Scotland, and both are returning for the XV against England. The latter joins them in the back row Taulupe Faletau โ coming off the bank at Murrayfield โ and Exeter Chief Christ Tshiunzawho retains his place in the number six jersey.
Wales from XV: Leigh Halfpenny, Josh Adams, Mason Grady, Joe Hawkins, Louis Rees-Zammit, Owen Williams, Tomos Williams; Gareth Thomas, Ken Owens, Tomas Francis, Adam Beard, Alun Wyn Jones, Christ Tshiunza, Justin Tipuric, Taulupe Faletau.
Wales Substitute: Bradley Roberts, Rhys Carre, Dillon Lewis, Dafydd Jenkins, Tommy Reffell, Kieran Hardy, Dan Biggar, Nick Tompkins.
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โ Guinness Six Nations (@SixNationsRugby) February 23, 2023
England have made just one change to Italy, with Ireland winger Ollie Hassell-Collins from London โ who made his Test debut from Borthwick earlier this tournament โ โโbeing replaced Anthony Watson. Henry Arundellwho came on in a try against Italy retains his spot as an impact sub.
England’s success at set pieces was on course to beat Italy at Twickenham. And the starter pack is unchanged and includes try scorers jack willis, Ollie Chessum And JamieGeorgewhile Courtney Lawes – a long-awaited return of concussion problems – will pack even more muscle off the bench.
England from XV: Freddie Steward, Max Malins, Henry Slade, Ollie Lawrence, Anthony Watson, Owen Farrell, Jack van Poortvliet; Ellis Genge, Jamie George, Kyle Sinckler, Maro Itoje, Ollie Chessum, Lewis Ludlam, Jack Willis, and Alex Dombrandt.
England Substitute: Jack Walker, Mako Vunipola, Dan Cole, Courtney Lawes, Ben Curry, Alex Mitchell, Marcus Smith, Henry Arundell.
.@anthonywatson_ is the only change to @EnglandRugby‘s Start XV for Saturday’s trip to Cardiff ๐น#Awaken Anticipation | #WALvENG pic.twitter.com/Serye1vPBh
โ Guinness Six Nations (@SixNationsRugby) February 23, 2023
Wales vs England Live Stream, TV Channels
Here’s how you can follow the game in some of the key areas:
| TV channel | stream | |
|---|---|---|
| USA | โ | fuboTV, Peacock, CNBC |
| Canada | โ |
DAZN |
| United Kingdom | ITV One | ITVX |
| Australia | โ | Stan sports |
| New Zealand | โ | Sky Sports NOW |
| India | โ | Premier Sports Asia |
| Hong Kong | โ | Premier Sports Asia |
| Malaysia | โ | Premier Sports Asia |
| Singapore | โ | Premier Sports Asia |
USA: All matches are streamed live on Peacock and are also available via fuboTV. However, they are also repeated on CNBC with a delay, usually by a few hours.
Canada: All games are streamed live on DAZN.
UNITED KINGDOM: The matches will be shown on BBC and ITV, with S4C also broadcasting in Wales.
Australia: Six Nations coverage is provided by Stan Sport.
India: Premier Sports Asia is the premier venue to watch the Six Nations.
MORE: England defeats Italy for first win of Borthwick era
Wales vs England Odds
Bookmakers find this game relatively difficult, although England are legitimate favorites given their renewed performance against Italy – and the fact that Wales were so close in losing to Scotland.
Sky Bet have England as favourites, although they don’t say a win in Wales is impossible, with 2/1 odds for the home team to do the deal in Cardiff.
| United Kingdom (Sky Bet) | United States (BetMGM) |
Canada (sports interaction) |
Australia (Ladbrokes) | |
| Wales wins | 2/1 | +210 | 3.05 | 3.20 |
| Pull | 20/1 | +2200 | 21.00 | 26.00 |
| England wins | 4/9 | -275 | 1.36 | 1.40 |