| Wales (6) 20 |
| Tries: G Davies, North, Rees-Zammit; Cons: Halfpenny 2 Pens: Halfpenny 2 |
| England (9) 9 |
| Pens: Smith 3 |
Wales enjoyed victory in the opening World Cup warm-up game against England in Cardiff.
Gareth Davies and George North scored tries with Leigh Halfpenny kicking 10 points on his 100th Wales appearance.
Wales were inspired by new captain Jac Morgan, while England only managed three penalties from Marcus Smith.
Head coach Steve Borthwick will name his final 33-man World Cup squad on Monday while Warren Gatland will wait a couple more weeks.
After a poor year, Gatland had promised Wales would “surprise people” and “do something special” at the World Cup.
It is early days but the performance provides some optimism before the return fixture at Twickenham next Saturday.
Wales first-half display will be remembered for a dogged defensive effort with centre North proving crucial in denying England two tries.
Borthwick will be concerned with England’s inability to profit on first-half dominance and the manner in which they allowed a Wales second-half revival as the visitors conceded 22 turnovers.
More follows.
Line-ups
Wales: Halfpenny; Rees-Zammit, North, Llewellyn, Dyer; Costelow, G Davies; Domachowski, Elias, Assiratti, Jenkins, Rowlands, Tshiunza, Morgan (capt), Wainwright.
Replacements: Dee, Smith, H Thomas, Carter, Plumtree, T Williams, Biggar, Grady.
England: Steward; Malins, Marchant, Porter, Cokanasiga; Smith, Care; Genge (capt), Blamire, Stuart, Ribbans, Martin, Ludlam, Pearson, Dombrandt.
Replacements: Dan, Rodd, Sinckler, Hill, T Willis, Van Poortvliet, Ford, Slade.
Referee: Nic Berry (Australia)
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