Fiji, in a testament to his flamboyance, enjoyed the last word as his scrum-half, Lavena Cavuru, sat in the corner after some fine work from his forwards. It was a snapshot of how the afternoon had unfolded for England. But does destroying a team by 65 points still qualify as an ugly win?
“These guys carry with them an incredible amount of expectation and they handle it brilliantly. they’re human. They were a little nervous today, but the key was that they figured it out and we’ll be better for it.” If they want to win this World Cup, they will have to do it.
match details
Scores: 0-5 try by Macdonald, 0-10 try by Cokayne, 0-15 try by Ward, 0-17 try by Scarratt, 5-17 try by Nakoci, 7-17 try by Cavuru, 7-22 try by Rowland, 7 -24 Scarratt try, 12- 24 Donu try, 14-24 Cavuru with, 14-29 Cokayne try, 14-34 Aldcroft try, 14-36 Scarratt with, 14-41 Thompson try, 14-43 Scarratt with, 14- 48 Thompson try, 14-53 Macdonald Try, 14-58 Dow Try, 14-60 Scarratt with, 14-65 Infante Try, 14-70 Macdonald Try, 14-75 Powell Try, 14-77 Harrison with, 14-82 Macdonald Try, 14-84 Harrison with, 19-84 Try by Cavuru.
Fiji: R Radiniyavuni; A Nakoci, R Laqeretabua (R Daveua 51), S Donu, V Naikore, M Rokouono (A Roqica 54), L Cavuru; I Verebalavu (B Vasuturaga 54), V Matarugu (B Tawake 46), S Rasolea, (M Namositava 65), A Serevi (R Daveua 51), S Leweniqila, S Waisega, E Adivitaloga (M Ofakimalino 51) K Naisewa (A Ravatto 65). Sin-bin S Leweniqila.
England: E Kildunne; L Thompson (A Dow 57), E Scarratt (H Aitchison 57), H Rowland, C Macdonald; Z Harrison, L Infante (L Packer 65); V Cornborough (H Botterman 51), A Cokayne (C Powells 62), S Bern (M Muir 51), Z Aldcroft (C O’Donnell 54), A Ward, A Matthews, S Kabeya, S Hunter (P Cleall 57) .
Referee: Aurelie Groizeleau (Fr.).
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