✅ Breaking News - England ultimately drown in the red tide as Wales reign supreme
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England made it through the Brynglas Tunnels on the outskirts of Newport. They made it past the tractors and the buses that Wales coach Warren Gatland said would be waiting for them there in the Friday evening rush hour. They made it past the lines of drinkers queuing for the pubs and the kebab shops in Cardiff city centre on Saturday lunchtime.They made it into the Principality Stadium and out on to the pitch and they made it to half time in the lead. They made it so far that they had begun to tell themselves they could sense the victory that would clear the path to the Grand Slam. Wales proved too much for England and are now the only team who can win the Grand Slam Share this article Share They made it within 11 minutes of a win that would have taken them to the World Cup in Japan in the autumn with the wind in their sales. Yet they could not make it beyond the red tide ripped into them time and time and time again and which would not be denied. They could not make it beyond one of the most stirring passages of play in the history of the Six Nations. They could not make it beyond a couple of minutes when both teams provided us with a battle that was the very best of sport.England were 13-9 up with the clock coming up to 70 minutes and both teams knew the game was on the line as Wales tried to force their way to the line. Both teams knew that the match would be decided here. Both teams knew that one's will would be broken. Tom Curry celebrated scoring England's first try as the visitors dominated in the opening stageBoth teams knew England were tiring. Both teams could feel the fervour of the crowd rising and rising and rising until the noise was deafening and it seemed that the roar would push Wales over the line itself.There were 35 phases to that titanic battle that was a microcosm of a brilliant, compelling game. Over and over, the Wales players thundered towards the line. Over and over, they were repelled by courageous defence.I don't know how long it lasted. It could have been two minutes. It could have been five. It could have been ten - but it felt like an eternity. It felt as if time had been suspended and as if the clocks would only restart when Wales scored. And in the end, the English could repel them no more and Cory Hill burst over the line to a thunderous explosion of exultation from the crowd. What a moment. It was the kind of moment that only the greatest sport can provide.In the stands, Wales fans flung their arms around each other, lost in the joy of what they had just seen. 'That will go down as one of the greatest Six Nations tries of all time,' England World Cup winner Matt Dawson said.It felt like a vindication of the game and a vindication of this country's love for rugby. In those moments of epic struggle, the players had repaid the faith of the fans. In those moments of struggle, they had allowed their fans to dream that they will carry the torch forward for the northern hemisphere countries at the World Cu
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