England 26-17 Australia
Date:
Venue: Twickenham Stadium, London
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (FFR)
Attendance: 82,049
England v Australia Match Reports
England ended their QBE Autumn International campaign with a morale-boosting victory over Australia at Twickenham, thanks to two tries from Ben Morgan and 16 points from the boot of George Ford. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- BBC: Ben Morgan scores twice in victory
- Guardian: England’s Ben Morgan pushes Australia to defeat with George Ford’s aid
- Telegraph: Ben Morgan's brace of tries hands hosts victory and lifts the mood at Twickenham
- Daily Mail: Ben Morgan's brace, a dominant scrum and George Ford's precise boot ensure Stuart Lancaster's men finish international year on a high with win over Wallabies
- Sky Sports: Hosts edge out Wallabies at Twickenham
- ESPN: England battle to victory over spirited Wallabies
- RTE: England overpower Australia at Twickenham
- Sydney Morning Herald: Wallabies lose to England as team slumps to worst spring tour in nine years
- New Zealand Herald: Wallabies end horror tour with loss to England
England 26-17 Australia - Post Match Reaction
England v Australia Match Stats
England (13) 26
Tries: Morgan (2)
Conversions: Ford (2)
Penalties: Ford (4)
Australia (3) 17
Tries: Foley, Skelton
Conversions: Foley, Cooper
Penalties: Foley
Man of the Match: Ben Morgan (England)
England Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Joe Marler
- 2 Dylan Hartley
- 3 David Wilson
- 4 Dave Attwood
- 5 Courtney Lawes
- 6 Tom Wood
- 7 Chris Robshaw (Captain)
- 8 Ben Morgan
Backs
- 9 Ben Youngs
- 10 George Ford
- 11 Jonny May
- 12 Billy Twelvetrees
- 13 Brad Barritt
- 14 Anthony Watson
- 15 Mike Brown
Replacements
- 16 Rob Webber
- 17 Matt Mullan
- 18 Kieran Brookes
- 19 George Kruis
- 20 James Haskell
- 21 Richard Wigglesworth
- 22 Owen Farrell
- 23 Marland Yarde
Australia Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 James Slipper
- 2 Saia Fainga'a
- 3 Sekope Kepu
- 4 Sam Carter
- 5 Rob Simmons
- 6 Sean McMahon
- 7 Michael Hooper (Captain)
- 8 Ben McCalman
Backs
- 9 Nick Phipps
- 10 Bernard Foley
- 11 Rob Horne
- 12 Matt Toomua
- 13 Adam Ashley-Cooper
- 14 Henry Speight
- 15 Israel Folau
Replacements
- 16 James Hanson
- 17 Ben Alexander
- 18 Benn Robinson
- 19 Will Skelton
- 20 Luke Jones
- 21 Nic White
- 22 Quade Cooper
- 23 Kurtley Beale