Six Nations evening headlines as Wales coach hits out over Maro Itoje shove in catastrophic lineout

Here are the latest rugby headlines for Saturday, February 26.

Wales coach Wayne Pivac has claimed Adam Beard was unfairly shoved in the calamitous lineout that led to England's opening try at Twickenham.

Having trailed 12-0 at half-time, things went from bad to worse for the visitors in the opening minutes of the second half, as a lineout lineout just metres from their own try line went horribly wrong.

Hooker Ryan Elias' throw completely missed its target, and fell straight into the hands of Alex Dombrandt, who powered over the line to extend England's lead.

As the hosts celebrated, Wales were furious with referee Mike Adamson, who they believed missed a shove on Beard at the lineout by his opposing lock Maro Itoje.

When asked after the game whether he thought Beard was shoved, Pivac simply said: "Yes, he was."

The Wales coach added: "We’re disappointed with the try. Had we had an opportunity to review what happened at the lineout, I don’t think it would have been given."

"[Beard] was chased down the lineout and bumped, which you can't do but it wasn't picked up and the try stands.

"It's just unfortunate that it wasn't picked up. But looking at the replay we've seen, there was an offence there."

Wales absentee Louis Rees-Zammit was also in action this afternoon, as he played 50 minutes for club side Gloucester in their Premiership clash with Leicester at Welford Road.

The 21-year-old came off the bench after half an hour as a replacement for Mark Atkinson, who went off injured after a clash of heads.

However, the young winger's introduction was not enough to stop his side from falling to a 35-23 defeat, with the rampant Tigers now ____ points clear at the top of the Premiership Table.

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