England 32-15 Australia
Date:
Venue: Twickenham Stadium, London
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
Attendance: 81,575
England v Australia Match Reports
England beat Australia 32-15 in a scrappy autumn Test match at Twickenham. An early try from man-of-the-match Freddie Steward was followed by a series of penalty kicks as England punished Australia's indiscipline. James O’Connor kept the Wallabies in the match with five succesful penalty kicks, but a last-minute try by Jamie Blamire secured the win for England. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- Autumn Internationals: England extend winning run against Australia under Eddie Jones to eight matches
- BBC: First-half showing sets hosts on path to Twickenham victory
- Guardian: Steward and Blamire show the way as England see off stubborn Australia
- Daily Mail: Owen Farrell scores five penalties as England win Autumn Nations Series clash despite James O'Connor's best efforts
- Sky Sports: Owen Farrell kicks 17 points in win for Eddie Jones's team in Autumn Nations Series
- ESPN: England claim emphatic victory over Australia as hooker Jamie Blamire continues try-scoring form
- Sydney Morning Herald: Hooper limps from field as Wallabies drop eighth straight Test to England
- England Rugby: England defeat Australia at Twickenham
England v Australia - Match Highlights
England v Australia - Match Stats
England: (16) 32
Try: Steward (7'), Blamire (81')
Conversion: Farrell (8'), Smith (81'+1)
Penalty: Farrell (13', 18', 30', 49', 65'), Smith (73')
Australia: (12) 15
Penalty: O'Connor (5', 15', 21', 40', 43')
Man of the match: Freddie Steward (England)
England v Australia - Team Line-ups
England Team
Forwards
- 1 Bevan Rodd
- 2 Jamie George
- 3 Kyle Sinckler
- 4 Maro Itoje
- 5 Jonny Hill
- 6 Courtney Lawes
- 7 Sam Underhill
- 8 Tom Curry
Backs
- 9 Ben Youngs
- 10 Marcus Smith
- 11 Jonny May
- 12 Owen Farrell (Captain)
- 13 Henry Slade
- 14 Manu Tuilagi
- 15 Freddie Steward
Replacements
- 16 Jamie Blamire
- 17 Trevor Davison
- 18 Will Stuart
- 19 Charlie Ewels
- 20 Alex Dombrandt
- 21 Sam Simmonds
- 22 Raffi Quirke
- 23 Max Malins
Australia Team
Forwards
- 1 Angus Bell
- 2 Folau Fainga’a
- 3 James Slipper
- 4 Rory Arnold
- 5 Izack Rodda
- 6 Rob Leota
- 7 Michael Hooper (Captain)
- 8 Rob Valetini
Backs
- 9 Nic White
- 10 James O’Connor
- 11 Tom Wright
- 12 Hunter Paisami
- 13 Len Ikitau
- 14 Andrew Kellaway
- 15 Kurtley Beale
Replacements
- 16 Tolu Latu
- 17 Tom Robertson
- 18 Oliver Hoskins
- 19 Will Skelton
- 20 Pete Samu
- 21 Tate McDermott
- 22 Noah Lolesio
- 23 Izaia Perese