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Wales player ratings vs England | 2023 Summer Nations Series
By PA
Wales player ratings: A sleepy first half from Wales in Cardiff morphed into an altogether different beast in the second, with Warren Gatland's men running rampant against an England side that didn't have much to offer by way of attack in the first of their Rugby World Cup warm-up matches.
15. Leigh Halfpenny - 7
Marked his 100th cap with an important shift in defence, making key tackles. 7
14. Louis Rees-Zammit - 6
Almost crossed in each half and will be much be sharper for this outing.
13. George North - 7
Grew in stature as the match progressed and finished a well constructed try.
12. Max Llewellyn - 6
Showed subtlety in attack and ran hard in a strong debut from the centre.
11. Rio Dyer - 6
Given a reminder of the the value of tackling low by Joe Cokanasiga.
10. Sam Costelow - 7
Stood up in defence while showing his trademark flourishes with the ball in hand.
9. Gareth Davies - 6
Ran in his 16th international try with an important support line.
1. Corey Domachowski - 5
Wales struggled in the scrum and the inquest will begin in the front row. 5
2. Ryan Elias - 6
Injured after only six minutes to further deplete Wales’ options at hooker.
3. Keiron Assiratti - 5
Another debutant prop who found it hard going, but he will get better. 5
4. Dafydd Jenkins - 7
Wales’ pack got on top in the second half and Jenkins made a full contribution.
5. Will Rowlands - 7
Helped subdue the visiting pack with his high work rate.
6. Christ Tshiunza - 7
Such a physical presence in the back row and he worked hard.
7. Jac Morgan - 8
Wales’ skipper excelled in attack and defence in the second half. The game’s outstanding performer.
8. Aaron Wainwright - 7
Classy contribution to Davies’ try that showed his strength and skill. 7
Replacements - 7
Wales were already taking control by the time reinforcements arrived from the bench. 7
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The match experience still sucks at SR games, irrespective of the game being a little quicker. Rugby has to compete with so much in the modern world, if you’re going to get people to leave their houses and pay to watch a game in winter then the experience has to be worthwhile.
Go to commentsIt’s a good, timely wake up call for NZ Rugby (seem to be a few of them lately!) - sort out the bureaucratic nonsense at board level. We can’t expect to stay the number one option without keeping fans/players engaged. We’ve obviously been bleeding players to league for years but can’t let the floodgates open (although I think this headline is hyperbolic as it’s a result of a recent Warriors pathways system where they are tracking things more closely) Understand the need to focus boys on rugby if they’re at a proud rugby school too, don’t think it’s harsh at all re Barakat in Hamilton. Reward the committed players with squad positions. An elite 1st XV system in NZ has done more for league than they even realise, think it’s good to protect our game further.
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