England 28-9 Samoa
Date:
Venue: Twickenham Stadium, London
Referee: Jaco Peyper (SARU)
Attendance: 82,076
England v Samoa Match Reports
England ended a five-match losing streak with a 28-9 victory over Samoa at Twickenham in the third match of the QBE Autumn International series. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- BBC: England secure first win of series
- Guardian: George Ford drives England home against Samoa after early rocky road
- Independent: May stars as England finally end losing streak
- Telegraph: Jonny May scores two tries in easy win but Stuart Lancaster's side fail to convince
- Daily Mail: George Ford and Jonny May ensure Stuart Lancaster's side return to winning ways after dismal Autumn run
- Sky Sports: England see off Samoa for much-needed win
- ESPN: England ease past Samoa for first autumn win
- Sydney Morning Herald: George Ford steers England to victory over Samoa
England 28-9 Samoa - Match Highlights
England v Samoa Match Stats
England (13) 28
Tries: May (2), Brown
Conversion: Ford (2)
Penalties: Ford (3)
Samoa (6) 9
Penalties: T Pisi (3)
Man of the Match: Chris Robshaw (England)
England Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Joe Marler
- 2 Rob Webber
- 3 David Wilson
- 4 Dave Attwood
- 5 Courtney Lawes
- 6 James Haskell
- 7 Chris Robshaw (Captain)
- 8 Ben Morgan
Backs
- 9 Ben Youngs
- 10 George Ford
- 11 Jonny May
- 12 Owen Farrell
- 13 Brad Barritt
- 14 Anthony Watson
- 15 Mike Brown
Replacements
- 16 Dylan Hartley
- 17 Matt Mullan
- 18 Kieran Brookes
- 19 George Kruis
- 20 Tom Wood
- 21 Richard Wigglesworth
- 22 Billy Twelvetrees
- 23 Marland Yarde
Samoa Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Sakaria Taulafo
- 2 Ti'i Paulo
- 3 Census Johnston
- 4 Teofilo Paulo
- 5 Kane Thompson
- 6 Maurie Fa'asavalu
- 7 Jack Lam
- 8 Ofisa Treviranus
Backs
- 9 Kahn Fotuali'i
- 10 Tusi Pisi
- 11 David Lemi (Captain)
- 12 Johnny Leota
- 13 Reynold Lee-Lo
- 14 Alapati Leiua
- 15 Ken Pisi
Replacements
- 16 Manu Leiataua
- 17 Viliamu Afatia
- 18 Anthony Perenise
- 19 Fa'atiga Lemalu
- 20 Daniel Leo
- 21 TJ Ioane
- 22 Pete Cowley
- 23 Michael Stanley