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TEAMS
Mike Brown (Harlequins); Jack Nowell (Exeter Chiefs); Jonathan Joseph (Bath Rugby), Owen Farrell (Saracens), Elliot Daly (Wasps); George Ford (Bath Rugby), Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers); Joe Marler (Harlequins), Dylan Hartley (captain, Northampton Saints), Dan Cole (Leicester Tigers), Joe Launchbury (Wasps), Courtney Lawes (Northampton Saints), Maro Itoje (Saracens), Jack Clifford (Harlequins), Nathan Hughes (Wasps)
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Leigh Halfpenny (Toulon); George North (Northampton), Jonathan Davies (Scarlets), Scott Williams (Scarlets), Liam Williams (Scarlets); Dan Biggar (Ospreys), Rhys Webb (Ospreys); Rob Evans (Scarlets), Ken Owens (Scarlets), Tomas Francis (Exeter), Jake Ball (Scarlets), Alun Wyn Jones (Ospreys, capt), Sam Warburton (Cardiff Blues), Justin Tipuric (Ospreys), Ross Moriarty (Gloucester)
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Wales
are set to take on England in their second game of the 6 Nations tournament in what has been described as a ‘massive’ game for both teams. It promises to be one of the
biggest matches of the year as Eddie Jones’ England travel to the capital to take on their arch rivals. England beat Wales 25-21
on the way to winning last year’s tournament but Wales will be keen to avenge that loss. Wales go into the game on the
back of a 33-7 win over Italy on Sunday, February 5, but they are likely to face a much sterner test on Saturday. However, they did not have it all
TOMORROW (Feb 11) Wales
Ben Te’o’s late try put them ahead and Farrell converted. With Wales playing on the
Sunday, they will have had just a six-day turnaround compared to England’s seven but Wales will not be bothered by that going into the big game. The men in Red will also have
10,000 daffodils to rugby fans before next Saturday’s (February 11) Wales v England crunch-match at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff. “Not only are the flowers a sign
to wait for news on Dan Biggar who went off at half time in Rome with a rib injury and George North picked up a thigh problem but played on through the pain. Wales will be hoping those injuries aren’t as serious so they’ll be at full strength for the England clash. Saturday’s game is being played
their own way as Italy led 7-3 at the break and had hopes of a surprise win.
with tries from Jonathan Davies, Liam Williams and George North while Leigh Halfpenny added three conversions and four penalties to seal the win. Wales missed out on a bonus
They eventually took control
of spring, but they are also said to bring luck, so we hope we’re bringing luck to the Welsh team this match day!” says Huw Thomas from Haverfordwest-based Blas y Tir. The titanic sporting occasion
also kick-starts Blas y Tir’s own campaign to reach the 2 million- bunch mark in 2017. “This is a huge milestone for us,
at The Principality Stadium in Cardiff where England have won just twice in their past seven visits to the Welsh capital. Wales will be keen to make that
point, which would have seen them top the table out right, but whoever comes out on top on Saturday is likely to be one of the favourites for the tournament. England began their campaign
with a 19-16 win over France at Twickenham but they had to come from behind and coach Eddie Jones said that his side won ugly. They started slowly against the
French and any similar lapse at the beginning of Saturday’s games will most likely see Wales take advantage. England were kept in touch with
three penalties from Owen Farrell and a fourth from Elliot Daly while
two from eight but England will be keen to keep their run of fifteen straight victories going so something will have to give. The game will be shown live on BBC One and kicks off at 4:50pm. Blas y Tir to lead the ‘battle of
the blooms’ Wales versus England on the
green, green grass of our fertile home is a match like no other. The daffodil versus the rose. The ultimate patriotic symbol,
the daffodil is a talisman for Welsh rugby fans who are being urged to take part in the ‘Great Daff Giveaway’ in the build-up to the most iconic match of the home international season. Welsh fresh produce brand Blas
and this giveaway is a thank you for the support given to us by the Welsh public, who continue to buy Blas y Tir Welsh produce and support our Welsh farmers. “We’re pleased to be expanding
our daffodil fields next year to bring even more Welsh daffodils to our loyal customers.” Among the growers is Martin
Griffiths from Pembrokeshire “It’s a privilege to grow the Welsh national flower with Blas y Tir. It would be great to get over the 2 million bunches milestone this year and to mark the 10 year anniversary of growing Welsh daffodils here in Pembrokeshire.” The Blas y Tir team will be out in
force in Westgate Street from 12pm on match day handing out thousands of free daffodils to Welsh rugby fans along with pins to proudly fix the blooms to their shirts. Says Huw, “England may have
y Tir has been supplying the daffodils to the nation for 10 years – that’s 1.8 million homegrown bunches - and in celebration will be giving away
their rose, but we have the far more beautiful daffodil. So let’s show how proud we are of our team and wear our national symbol with pride!” Blas y Tir daffodils are now
available in Welsh Asda and Morrisons stores.
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