England 21-8 Argentina
Date:
Venue: Twickenham Stadium, London
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa)
Attendance: 81,683
England v Argentina Match Reports
Nathan Hughes' first Test try and Semesa Rokoduguni's second half score earned England a scrappy 21-8 win over Argentina at Twickenham. Argentina, who have now lost 18 times in 23 Tests since reaching the 2015 World Cup semi-finals, scored a late try through Nicolas Sanchez. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- Autumn Internationals: England make scruffy start to autumn series with 21-8 victory over Argentina
- BBC: England labour past Argentina
- Guardian: England labour but Semesa Rokoduguni finishes off Argentina
- Independent: England up and running with solid if not spectacular win over Argentina
- Telegraph: Hosts produce one of their poorest performances under Eddie Jones but still walk away with victory
- Daily Mail: Nathan Hughes and Semesa Rokoduguni make the difference but home side flatter to deceive in gruelling start to autumn Tests
- Sky Sports: Hosts secure hard-fought win at Twickenham
- ESPN: Underhill shines at Twickenham but England have work to do
- England Rugby: England seal 21-8 win over Argentina
England v Argentina - Match Highlights
England v Argentina - Match Stats
England: (14) 21
Try: Hughes (23'), Rokoduguni (66')
Conversion: Ford (68')
Penalty: Ford (7', 14', 34')
Argentina: (3) 8
Try: Sanchez (78')
Penalty: Boffelli (10')
Man of the Match: Mako Vunipola (England)
England v Argentina - Team Line-ups
England Team
Forwards
- 1 Mako Vunipola
- 2 Dylan Hartley (Captain)
- 3 Dan Cole
- 4 Courtney Lawes
- 5 George Kruis
- 6 Chris Robshaw
- 7 Sam Underhill
- 8 Nathan Hughes
Backs
- 9 Ben Youngs
- 10 George Ford
- 11 Elliot Daly
- 12 Henry Slade
- 13 Jonathan Joseph
- 14 Anthony Watson
- 15 Mike Brown
Replacements
- 16 Jamie George
- 17 Ellis Genge
- 18 Harry Williams
- 19 Joe Launchbury
- 20 Sam Simmonds
- 21 Danny Care
- 22 Alex Lozowski
- 23 Semesa Rokoduguni
Argentina Team
Forwards
- 1 Santiago Garcia Botta
- 2 Agustin Creevy (Captain)
- 3 Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro
- 4 Matias Alemanno
- 5 Tomas Lavanini
- 6 Pablo Matera
- 7 Marcos Kremer
- 8 Tomas Lezana
Backs
- 9 Martin Landajo
- 10 Juan Martin Hernandez
- 11 Emiliano Boffelli
- 12 Santiago Gonzalez Iglesias
- 13 Matias Moroni
- 14 Ramiro Moyano
- 15 Joaquin Tuculet
Replacements
- 16 Julian Montoya
- 17 Lucas Noguera
- 18 Enrique Pieretto
- 19 Banjamin Macome
- 20 Leonardo Senatore
- 21 Gonzalo Bertranou
- 22 Nicolas Sanchez
- 23 Sebastian Cancellere