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Dan Biggar has reached the pinnacle after fans praise him with 'deity' status
By Online Editors
The legend of Dan Biggar continues to grow after another heroic cameo off the bench was influential in Wales' 21-13 comeback win over England.
The replacement flyhalf added two try assists and a conversion to arrest the lead in the match for the first time, one they never gave back. Trailing 13-9, Biggar played hard-running lock Cory Hill over from the base of the ruck, before a superb cross-kick found the acrobatic Josh Adams for the game-sealing score.
Biggar also had two other clutch moments, he cleaned up a charged kick inside Wales' 22 then expertly hoofed the ball away downfield and into touch for a 50-metre gain, and re-gathered a kick-contest to put his side on the attack at a pivotal moment.
Wales legendary winger Shane Williams labelled Biggar as 'the difference' between the sides on BBC, 'pulling the side together'.
Fullback Liam Williams was awarded man-of-the-match for his consistency in the backfield and reliable performance where he continued to excel under the high ball to thwart England's kicking game.
England head coach Eddie Jones praised the performance of the Welsh hero, who was introduced into the game as England started to lose control of the match.
“We lost a bit of momentum.
“We started the half brilliantly but gave away penalties and then we struggled to get the momentum back.
“Biggar is a very good player and they’re blessed to have two 10s of such quality.”
The heroics add to a growing list of notable bench cameos by Biggar, after slotting a pressure kick against the Wallabies to seal the historic match in November.
Wales are now the only undefeated side left in the tournament but securing a Grand Slam will be no easy task with a trip away to Murrayfield to play Scotland next before hosting last year's champions, Ireland, at home in the final round.
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Go to commentsEngland played well enough to win but couldnt score when they needed to and couldnt defend a couple of X-Factor moments from Telea which was ultimately the difference. They needed to hold the ball more and make the AB's make more tackles. Territorially they were good for the first 60. Defending their lead and playing pragmatic rugby in the last 20 was silly. The AB's always had the potential to come back. England still have a long way to go, definite progress would have been shown had they won but it seems they are still stuck where they were shortly after the six nations and their tour to NZ
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