Henry Arundell scored a hat trick of tries as England launched their Six Nations title quest by overwhelming Wales 48-7 at Allianz Stadium.

England got their Six Nations campaign off to the best possible start with a comfortable 48-7 victory over a limited Wales side at the Allianz Stadium on Saturday. Bath wing Henry Arundell scored a hat-trick of tries as Steve Borthwick’s side piled on the misery for the visitors while giving themselves a huge opening-match confidence boost ahead of next weekend’s trip to Murrayfield to take on Scotland.

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England 48 (Henry Arundell 3, Ben Earl, Tom Roebuck, Tommy Freeman tries; penalty try; George Ford 4 conversions, penalty), Wales 7 (Josh Adams try; Dan Edwards conversion). HT: 29-0

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