Wales managed to avoid the wooden spoon. After an incredibly mixed tournament where they have shown promise but never quite capitalised, the match against England today was nail-biting. From the beginning Wales had the strength, the position and the skills that eclipsed the England team. Despite this there were times when it looked as though Wales would throw it away. But James Hook, playing in his favourite postion as flyhalf replacing an injured Stephen Jones, kept his nerve and controlled the game. Of the 27 points scored by Wales, Hook got 22 of them, with a try and a drop goal as well as penalties and conversions. Had the match gone differently then Shane Williams would have had some answering to do. A sparkling runner he failed to look for the opportunities today and many chances of ramping up the score were missed as he weither didn't pass or threw the ball wildly. The loss of Catt wouldn't have helped England as he at least gave them some inventiveness but his hamstring got the better of him.
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