Stuart Lancaster’s men fell short in a muddled conclusion but casualty-ridden Wales can drink in a victory sparked by a Lloyd Williams piece of magicThe Wales forwards were under stress at the scrum from the very start. They lost players to injury – of course they did. They had a period when they couldn’t win a lineout. They had to navigate the last few minutes with players out of position and they were trailing by seven points. The omens were not good.
And yet they won. Like the confirmation of an ancient cliche,there is something in the instincts of the Welsh rugby player that allows him to achieve something … special. It came from Lloyd Williams, a surprise choice on the bench ahead of Mike Phillips, or a scrum-half playing on the left wing in the place of Hallam Amos. attach into space by Jamie Roberts,Williams hugged the touchline and then produced the limited moment that will define the rest of his life.
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Source: theguardian.com