England vs Wales Preview & Prediction | 2022 Six Nations Championship
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THE FACTS
When is England vs Wales on and what time does it start? England vs Wales will take place on Saturday 26th February, 2022 – 16:45 (UK)
Where is England vs Wales taking place? England vs Wales will take place at Twickenham Stadium in London
Where can I get tickets for England vs Wales? Visit this link for the latest ticket information for England vs Wales
What channel is England vs Wales on in the UK? England vs Wales will be televised live on ITV
Where can I stream England vs Wales in the UK? England vs Wales can be streamed live on the ITV Hub
THE TEAM NEWS
ENGLAND
- England were afforded a breather after their opening round defeat at Murrayfield with a comprehensive 0-33 victory at Italy two weeks ago.
- Head coach Eddie Jones can welcome back Courtney Lawes to captain the side after his month away with concussion whilst Manu Tuialgi also returns from injury and Harry Randall keeps his place at scrum-half.
England: 15 Freddie Steward, 14 Max Malins, 13 Henry Slade, 12 Manu Tuilagi, 11 Jack Nowell, 10 Marcus Smith, 9 Harry Randall, 8 Alex Dombrandt, 7 Tom Curry, 6 Courtney Lawes (c), 5 Maro Itoje, 4 Charlie Ewels, 3 Kyle Sinckler, 2 Luke Cowan-Dickie, 1 Ellis Genge
Replacements: 16 Jamie George, 17 Joe Marler, 18 Will Stuart, 19 Nick Isiekwe, 20 Sam Simmonds, 21 Ben Youngs, 22 George Ford, 23 Elliot Daly
WALES
- Dan Biggar inspired Wales to a brilliant 20-17 victory at home to in-form Scotland two weeks ago to put their torrid start at Ireland behind them.
- Head coach Wayne Pivac’s side has been boosted by the returning Taulupe Faletau who will start at eight with Josh Adams also coming back into the side with Louis Rees-Zammit missing out altogether.
Wales: 15 Liam Williams, 14 Alex Cuthbert, 13 Owen Watkin, 12 Nick Tompkins, 11 Josh Adams, 10 Dan Biggar (c), 9 Tomos Williams, 8 Taulupe Faletau, 7 Taine Basham, 6 Ross Moriarty, 5 Adam Beard, 4 Will Rowlands, 3 Tomas Francis, 2 Ryan Elias, 1 Wyn Jones
Replacements: 16 Dewi Lake, 17 Gareth Thomas, 18 Leon Brown, 19 Seb Davies, 20 Jac Morgan, 21 Kieran Hardy, 22 Gareth Anscombe, 23 Jonathan Davies
THE PREDICTION
Both sides can breathe a little easier after getting wins on the board in the Six Nations and with Frances clearly the side to chase this campaign they know that fate is still in their hands. England shut-out Italy in Rome for an encouraging run out two weeks ago and after a tough trip to Edinburgh they can enjoy back-to-back tests at Twickenham starting with old rivals Wales. The visitors ultimately got the job done at home to Scotland last time out but some late decision-making could have come back to bite them on a different day and they still look short of the level required to beat the likes of France and England. Wales last won at Twickenham back in 2015, with England taking seven of 10 meetings since and they should be able to cover around -8 in what promises to be a thriller.
