England 48-14 Samoa
Date:
Venue: Twickenham Stadium, London
Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)
Attendance: 81,911
England v Samoa Match Reports
England finished the autumn series with a flourish, scoring seven tries against Samoa in a 48-14 victory at Twickenham. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- Autumn Internationals: England finish with a flourish as they beat Samoa 48-14 at Twickenham
- BBC: England run in seven tries as they cruise past Samoa
- Guardian: Elliot Daly helps seven-try England race away with it against Samoa
- Independent: England complete autumn clean sweep with seven-try rout of Samoa
- Telegraph: Elliot Daly shines as hosts run seven tries past Samoa at Twickenham
- Daily Mail: Mike Brown, Alex Lozowski, Charlie Ewels, Elliot Daly, Henry Slade and Semesa Rokoduguni score as Red Rose make it three wins from three in Autumn Internationals
- Sky Sports: England too strong for Samoa
- ESPN: England prove they have plenty in reserve with big win over Samoa
- England Rugby: England defeat Samoa in Old Mutual Wealth Series
England v Samoa - Match Highlights
England v Samoa - Match Stats
England: (22) 48
Try: Brown (2'), Lozowski (9'), Ewels (29'), Daly (61', 77'), Slade (70'), Rokoduguni (81')
Conversion: Ford (3', 30', 62', 71', 78')
Penalty: Ford (19')
Samoa: (7) 14
Try: Fa'asalele (13'), Vui (73')
Conversion: Nanai-Williams (14', 74')
Man of the Match: George Ford (England)
England v Samoa - Team Line-ups
England Team
Forwards
- 1 Ellis Genge
- 2 Jamie George
- 3 Dan Cole
- 4 Joe Launchbury
- 5 Charlie Ewels
- 6 Maro Itoje
- 7 Chris Robshaw (Co-captain)
- 8 Sam Simmonds
Backs
- 9 Danny Care
- 10 George Ford (Co-captain)
- 11 Elliot Daly
- 12 Alex Lozowski
- 13 Henry Slade
- 14 Jonny May
- 15 Mike Brown
Replacements
- 16 Dylan Hartley
- 17 Joe Marler
- 18 Harry Williams
- 19 Nick Isiekwe
- 20 Courtney Lawes
- 21 Ben Youngs
- 22 Piers Francis
- 23 Semesa Rokoduguni
Samoa Team
Forwards
- 1 Jordan Lay
- 2 Motu Matu'u
- 3 Donald Brighouse
- 4 Josh Tyrell
- 5 Chris Vui (Captain)
- 6 Piula Fa'asalele
- 7 TJ Ioane
- 8 Jack Lam
Backs
- 9 Dwayne Polataivao
- 10 Tim Nanai-Williams
- 11 David Lemi
- 12 Alapati Leiua
- 13 Kieron Fonotia
- 14 Paul Perez
- 15 Ah See Tuala
Replacements
- 16 Manu Leiataua
- 17 James Lay
- 18 Hisa Sasagi
- 19 Fa'atiga Lemalu
- 20 Ofisa Treviranus
- 21 Melani Matavao
- 22 Reynold Lee-Lo
- 23 JJ Taulagi