England participant scores vs Wales: Cokanasiga struggles in dismal defeat

Aug 05, 2023 at 8:33 PM
England participant scores vs Wales: Cokanasiga struggles in dismal defeat

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ngland slipped to a two-try opening World Cup warm-up loss to Wales in Cardiff.

Gareth Davies and George North bagged the scores as Warren Gatland acquired the higher of Steve Borthwick on the Principality Stadium

Nick Purewal appears on the England performances…

Freddie Steward 6

Imperious as ever underneath the excessive ball and minimize some good early traces however light late on

Max Malins 5

Looked for work early on however ended up quiet and unable to affect proceedings

Joe Marchant 4

Completely outfoxed by Jac Morgan for the Gareth Davies strive

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Guy Porter 5

Solid as ever however is but to indicate the additional stage required to thrive within the Test area

Joe Cokanasiga 3

Spilled two excessive balls and was bamboozled all too simply by Morgan for the Davies rating

Marcus Smith 6

Knows learn how to minimize a line and provides a go however couldn’t preserve Wales quiet

Danny Care 6

Could not drive the zip into England that the guests so badly craved

Ellis Genge (capt) 6

Scrummaged nicely and was menacing as ever however couldn’t drive the tempo

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Jamie Blamire 5

Faded after a great first-half as England slipped off markedly

Will Stuart 6

An actual scrum presence however seemed quiet across the park

Dave Ribbans 5

Plenty of motion however not excessive octane sufficient in fact

George Martin 6

A robust and necessary scrummaging cog however will look so as to add impetus within the coming weeks

Lewis Ludlam 6

Struggled over the ball as the competition wore on

Tom Pearson 6

A stable debut however the ex-London Irish man would have needed extra for himself

Alex Dombrandt 5

Ingenious touches and breaks there once more however he wants to spice up his work charge and total effectiveness

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