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England’s pack must power up against the Welsh | Jeremy Guscott

England’s forwards must cut out the penalties in pursuit of victory over unbeaten Wales when they return to action from the fallow week

Wales may have had the not insignificant advantage of playing against 14 men in their first two games - but what their stats tell you is that they are taking chances when they come around, just like the All Blacks almost always do.
When you look at the overall match statistics at Murrayfield last weekend it is difficult to understand how Scotland lost. The Scots had 62 per cent possession compared with 38 per cent for Wales, in terms of territory it was the Scots leading 65 to 35 per cent, in metres run it was the Scots 508 to 188, in clean breaks it was the Scots 11 to 7, and in terms of ...

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