England ended Wales’s 14-match winning run and stopped Warren Gatland’s side from topping the world rankings with a 33-19 victory at Twickenham
England denied Wales the chance to rise to number one in the world rankings with a physical 33-19 win in their opening pre-World Cup warm-up game. The home side scored three converted tries to inflict Wales’s first defeat in 15 Tests and prevent them from knocking the All Blacks off the top spot.
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