The Independent - 19.08.2019

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MONDAY 19 AUGUST 2019

Youngs asks how Wales were


allowed to score try


Ben Youngs questioned why he wasn't allowed onto the pitch as Wales scored their one and only try (Getty)


JACK DE MENEZES


Ben Youngs has questioned why Wales were allowed to take a quick penalty before he was allowed on the
pitch during England’s 13-6 defeat on Saturday, with the home side taking full advantage of their opponents’
reduction to 13 men to score the only try of the match.


Wales caught England out when Anthony Watson was given a yellow card by referee Pascal Gauzere for a
deliberate knock-on, which coincided with scrum-half Willi Heinz leaving the field for a Head Injury
Assessment (HIA).


It momentarily left England down to 13, with Gauzere blowing his whistle to restart the game while Watson


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