Wayne Pivac felt England try should not have stood as Wales lose at Twickenham

Wales boss Wayne Pivac questioned the legality of England’s decisive second-half try following his team’s 23-19 Guinness Six Nations defeat at Twickenham.

Wales hooker Ryan Elias overthrew to a defensive lineout and the ball was caught by England number eight Alex Dombrandt, who claimed his team’s solitary touchdown alongside six Marcus Smith penalties.

But Pivac said: “If we had an opportunity to review that try, it probably wouldn’t have been given, so that was frustrating.”

Asked if he thought Wales lock Adam Beard had been pushed out of the lineout, Pivac added: “Yes, he was.

“He was chased down the lineout and bumped, which you can’t do, but unfortunately it wasn’t picked up and the try stands.

“The replay we’ve seen, there was an offence there, we thought.”

Wales rallied from 17 points down, claiming second-half touchdowns from Josh Adams, Nick Tompkins and Kieran Hardy, with captain Dan Biggar adding two conversions.

But after losing to Ireland in their opening game, hopes of a successful Six Nations title defence are all-but over ahead of remaining games against unbeaten leaders France and then Italy.

“The first half we were disappointed with the discipline – we gave away eight penalties at the breakdown,” Pivac said.

“You can’t really get a foothold in the game, and going 17-0 down wasn’t the way we wanted to start in the second half. It was a very good end to the game, but a very frustrating try that we conceded.

“But to the players’ credit, they got straight back on the horse and came back with two very good tries and we were right in at the death trying to win the match.

“You are always trying to build on the performance, and there is plenty to take out of that game that was pretty positive.

“In the second