England 20-13 Australia
Date:
Venue: Twickenham, London
Referee: George Clancy (IRFU)
Attendance: 81,500
England v Australia Match Reports
Second-half tries from captain Chris Robshaw and fly-half Owen Farrell enabled England to overcome a 7-point half-time deficit and beat Australia by 20 points to 13, winning the Cook Cup at Twickenham. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- BBC: England 20-13 Australia
- Guardian: England's Owen Farrell grabs disputed winning try against Australia
- Independent: Owen Farrell finds gap to seal England revival after earlier wobbles
- Telegraph: England 20 Australia 13: match report
- Daily Mail: Robshaw and Farrell tries secure a spirited but scrappy win over the Wallabies at Twickenham
- London Evening Standard: Owen Farrell inspires England to victory at Twickenham
- Sky Sports: QBE Internationals: England beat Australia in autumn opener
- ESPN: England fight back to beat Australia
- Sydney Morning Herald: Wallabies fall to England at Twickenham as grand slam dream disappears
- New Zealand Herald: Rugby: Wallabies lose slam chance, momentum
England v Australia - Tale of the Test - Match Highlights
England v Australia Match Statistics
ENGLAND (6) 20
Tries: Robshaw, Farrell
Conversions: Farrell 2
Penalties: Farrell 2
AUSTRALIA (13) 13
Tries: Toomua
Conversions: Cooper
Penalties: Cooper 2
Man of the Match: Mike Brown (England)
England Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1. Mako Vunipola
- 2. Tom Youngs
- 3. Dan Cole
- 4. Joe Launchbury
- 5. Courtney Lawes
- 6. Tom Wood
- 7. Chris Robshaw (Captain)
- 8. Billy Vunipola
Backs
- 9. Lee Dickson
- 10. Owen Farrell
- 11. Marland Yarde
- 12. Billy Twelvetrees
- 13. Joel Tomkins
- 14. Chris Ashton
- 15. Mike Brown
Replacements
- 16. Dylan Hartley
- 17. Joe Marler
- 18. David Wilson
- 19. Dave Attwood
- 20. Ben Morgan
- 21. Ben Youngs
- 22. Toby Flood
- 23. Ben Foden
Australia Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1. James Slipper
- 2. Stephen Moore
- 3. Ben Alexander
- 4. Sitaleki Timani
- 5. James Horwill
- 6. Scott Fardy
- 7. Michael Hooper
- 8. Ben Mowen (Captain)
Backs
- 9. Will Genia
- 10. Quade Cooper
- 11. Nick Cummins
- 12. Matt Toomua
- 13. Tevita Kuridrani
- 14. Adam Ashley-Cooper
- 15. Israel Folau
Replacements
- 16. Saia Fainga'a
- 17. Benn Robinson
- 18. Sekope Kepu
- 19. Kane Douglas
- 20. Ben McCalman
- 21. Nic White
- 22. Christian Leali'ifano
- 23. Bernard Foley