"It was an ideal test," Thorne said of the Welsh wake-up call. "It was good to have that and showed us areas we need to pick up on. [Our defense] was a lapse against Wales. We've looked at that and hopefully we'll get it right again tomorrow."
In the only team news yesterday, Wales coach Steve Hansen made four changes to his starting lineup for the match against England, including the recall of Iestyn Harris, Mark Jones and Gareth Thomas to the backline.
Bolstering the Welsh lineup for the knockout match against No. 1-ranked England was the return of former rugby league international Harris in the center, with Thomas regaining his spot at fullback and Jones on the wing.
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