England 19-26 Wales: Captain Phil Vickery leads England out for their Six Nations clash with Wales at Twickenham England get an early boost as Jonny Wilkinson kicks over a penalty from 40 yards out to open the scoring Wales reply with James Hook thumping home a penalty after England are penalised for tackling a line-out jumper in the air Wilkinson kicks another penalty and then a drop-goal before England's Toby Flood registers the first try of the match England lead 19-6 at one stage but Wales storm back and the match is level following Lee Byrne's try England fall apart and Mike Phillips goes over to put Wales ahead after charging down Iain Balshaw's clearance Skipper Ryan Jones celebrates a remarkable victory for his side - Wales' first win at Twickenham for 20 years England's players leave the field stunned and dejected after being punished for some terrible errors Ireland 16-11 Italy: Ireland start well and are in the driving seat after Girvan Dempsey gets the first try of the match Gonzalo Canale attempts to break through the Ireland defence as the Italians try to respond Ireland are dealt a blow when centre Gordon D'Arcy has to go off injured after hurting his arm in a tackle on Andrea Masi Ireland lead 13-3 before Sergio Parisse bundles over for a deserved try for the Italians in the second half Captain Brian O'Driscoll helps Ireland stay in front but their unconvincing win does little to silence their critics
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