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    George Ford slays the dragon but scrappy England win won’t go down in folklore

    by Harry Latham-Coyle Feb 10, 2024 3 minutes
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    ’Twas George who slayed the dragon. This was hardly the stuff of legend that has made this great rivalry a Six Nations fixture of folklore but a fitful, flawed encounter always appeared likely to come down to who struck last. And it was England fly-half George Ford who found the final three, the crucial points from the tee struck nine minutes from time, the sword of Ford piercing Welsh hearts on a day where Warren Gatland’s youngsters gave England an almighty fright.

    This callow unit had looked

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