Eddie Jones urges England to be more 'ruthless' after nervy win over Wales

Eddie Jones said England needed to be more "ruthless" after accepting they had the "rub of the green" in a 23-19 win over Six Nations champions Wales at Twickenham on Saturday.

England seemingly had the game won at 23-12 entering the last minute only for Wales replacement Kieran Hardy to go over for a converted try.

There was still time for the match to restart, giving Wales a chance to grab a try that would have given them a remarkable win after they were 17-0 down early in the second half.

"It's a very good win for us, plenty of resilience, plenty of toughness," England coach Jones told reporters following a match where Wales outscored his side three tries to one.

The veteran Australian boss had only confirmed his side shortly before kick-off, with Elliot Daly replacing Manu Tuilagi after the powerhouse centre suffered a hamstring injury a matter of hours following Thursday's announcement of the original match-day 23.

"We put ourselves in a good wining position in the first 50 minutes, had a period there 10, 15, 20 minutes where we were a bit untidy in defence and let them back in the game but for a young team there were some good signs out there," said Jones.

"For a young team, we need to find a way to be more ruthless once we get in the opposition's 22."

England flyhalf Marcus Smith kicked the hosts into a 12-0 half-time lead with four penalties.

And soon after the break, England were 17-0 up after No 8 Alex Dombrandt, a team-mate of Smith at Premiership champions Harlequins, had plunged over for his first Test try following Wales hooker Ryan Elias' over-thrown line-out.

But Wales hit back with two tries in seven minutes through wing Josh Adams and centre Nick Tompkins before, after two more Smith penalties, Hardy struck to