* Replacement runs 50 metres to clinch 19-12 win
* Wales win 20th Triple Crown
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By Mitch Phillips
LONDON, Feb 25 (Reuters) – Replacement centre Scott
Williams scored a breakaway try five minutes from time to give
Wales a thrilling 19-12 victory over a fired-up England at
Twickenham on Saturday to secure their 20th Six Nations Triple
Crown.
An inexperienced England side had looked set to upset the
odds and secure their own third win of the championship as they
led for most of the second half before Williams, on as a
second-half replacement for Jamie Roberts, turned the ball over
and ran 50 metres to score the only try of the match.
Four penalties each by Owen Farrell, in his first start as
England flyhalf, and Leigh Halfpenny had the game beautifully
balanced at 12-12 going into the final 10 minutes.
Williams then made the vital score, though Wales had a
nervous wait when the video official ruled that David Strettle
had failed to ground the ball as he dived over the line in
stoppage time.
The win was only Wales’ second in 14 attempts at Twickenham
spanning 22 years and after their victories over Ireland and
Scotland sets them up for a potential championship and grand
slam decider at home to France on March 17.
“It’s quite unbelievable really, I don’t know what to say,”
Williams said in an on-pitch interview.
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