| No. | Name | |
|---|---|---|
15Freddie Steward, FB | ||
14Joe Marchant, W | ||
13Manu Tuilagi, C | ||
12Owen Farrell, C 2 | ||
11Jonny May, W | ||
10George Ford, FH | ||
9Alex Mitchell, SH | ||
1Ellis Genge, P | ||
2Jamie George, H | ||
3Dan Cole, P | ||
4Maro Itoje, L | ||
5Ollie Chessum, L | ||
6Courtney Lawes, FL | ||
7Tom Curry, FL | ||
8Ben Earl, N8 | ||
| Replacements | ||
16Theo Dan, R | ||
17Joe Marler, R | ||
18Kyle Sinckler, R | ||
19George Martin, R | ||
20Billy Vunipola, R | ||
21Danny Care, R | ||
22Marcus Smith, R | ||
23Ollie Lawrence, R | ||
*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold
England narrowly avoided a shock defeat to Samoa as they continued their unbeaten World Cup campaign in Lille on Saturday behind a late Danny Care try.
| 74' | Substitute on - Billy Vunipola , England | |
| 74' | Player substituted - Tom Curry , England | |
| 74' | 18-17 Conversion - Owen Farrell , England |
ENG
ENG| 92 | Runs | 110 | |||
| 402 | Metres Run | 434 | |||
| 8 | Clean Breaks | 7 | |||
| 126 | Tackles | 104 | |||
| 15 | Missed Tackles | 26 | |||
| 9 | Turnover Knock On | 7 |
It's been another busy week across the rugby world, with Ian Foster, in particular, right in the spotlight.
Max Jorgensen has revealed how the despair of being ruled out of last year's Rugby World Cup was "100 percent" a major driver in his decision to recommit to the NSW Waratahs.
South Africa's double World Cup winning captain Siya Kolisi may not lead the side this year despite playing excellent rugby for French club Racing 92, coach Rassie Erasmus said on Tuesday.
Former Springbok lock Hannes Strydom has died in a car accident, South African Rugby confirmed on Monday, the fifth player from their victorious 1995 World Cup team to pass away.
Angus Bell and Taniela Tupou have lamented Australia's woeful World Cup campaign, pointing to injuries to key forwards and the non-selection of an "experienced 10" as the chief reasons behind a maiden pool-stage exit.
South Africa hooker Bongi Mbonambi has denied he used discriminatory language towards England flanker Tom Curry in their Rugby World Cup semifinal in October, labelling the allegations against him "unprofessional".
