England Player Ratings

1. Ben Moon - 7.5

Massive on defence making 19 tackles and filled the void left by Vunipola. Hardly put a foot wrong in a 76 minute performance.

2. Jamie George - 8

One of the best Englishman on the park. Made 22 tackles without missing a single one. 

3. Kyle Sinckler - 6

Strong in the scrums but gave two silly penalties away, the second of which gave Anscombe the kick at goal to make it a one-point game, before he was replaced before the hour mark. He was busy on defence making 18 tackles.

4. Courtney Lawes - 7

Dominant in everything he did. He hit the rucks with sheer power and made some trademark big hits. He also came up with a key turnover in the build-up to Tom Curry try and was excellent throughout.

5. George Kruis - 7 

A massive shift on defence and he got stuck into the rucks. Kruis ran the lineout superbly and came up with a fantastic steal early on in the game. 

6. Mark Wilson -  7

Another Englishman who put in a massive shift on defence making 20 tackles. 

7. Tom Curry - 8.5

Simply superb, Curry was everywhere. His tackle was off the charts and he did brilliantly to ghost through the Welsh defence to score the first try of the game. He was also a menace at the breakdown and won a crucial penalty just after the hour mark.

8. Billy Vunipola - 7

A less effective evening from England loose forward gaining just 41 running metres 19 carries. 

9. Ben Youngs - 6

A less effective kicking performance bettered mostly by Wales' back three.

10. Owen Farrell - 6

A strong first half performance by the England captain but struggled when Wales started to take control of the clash.

11. Jonny May - 6.5

Saw less of the ball than he did in previous matches but did well on defence making all 9 of his attempted tackles. Put in a great kick and chase when Wales looked dangerous before half time.

12. Manu Tuilagi - 7.5

Tuilagi put in some thumping tackles and had a few nice runs, one of which could have led to a try had Wales not scrambled well.

13. Henry Slade - 7.5

Excellent on attacking making 67 running metres and had some flashes of brilliance that caught Wales off guard.

14. Jack Nowell - 7

Nowell worked tirelessly off his wing to try give England an edge but most of his efforts were in vein. 

15.  Elliot Daly - 6.5

Missed a long range effort off the tee in the first half but was relatively safe under the high ball and countered well.