England 69-3 Tonga
Date:
Venue: Twickenham Stadium, London
Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)
Attendance: 81,022
England v Tonga Match Reports
England ran in 11 tries as they beat Tonga 69-3 at Twickenham in the opening match of their autumn series. Jamie George, Jonny May and Ben Youngs all scored braces as England put on a show for the 81,000 crowd. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- Autumn Internationals: England overwhelm Tonga with 11-try thrashing at packed Twickenham
- BBC: Hosts make rampant start to Autumn Nations Series
- Guardian: Ben Youngs and Jonny May lead rampant England to rout of Tonga
- Telegraph: Ruthless England annihilate meek Tonga in 11-try thrashing
- Daily Mail: Ben Youngs, Jonny May and Jamie George all score two tries each as Eddie Jones' under-strength side run in ELEVEN tries to start Autumn series in style at Twickenham
- Sky Sports: England cruise past Tonga 69-3 in Owen Farrell's absence
- England Rugby: England beat Tonga in Autumn Nations Series opener
England v Tonga - Match Highlights
England v Tonga - Match Stats
England: (29) 69
Try: Radwan (3'), George (13', 70'), May (29', 60'), Itoje (33'), Youngs (41', 51'), Smith (73'), Blamire (78'), Mitchell (80')
Conversion: Slade (30', 34'), Smith (61', 71', 74', 79', 81')
Tonga: (3) 3
Penalty: Takulua (19')
Red Card: Fine (69')
Man of the match: Henry Slade (England)
England v Tonga - Team Line-ups
England Team
Forwards
- 1 Ellis Genge
- 2 Jamie George
- 3 Kyle Sinckler
- 4 Maro Itoje
- 5 Jonny Hill
- 6 Courtney Lawes (Captain)
- 7 Sam Underhill
- 8 Tom Curry
Backs
- 9 Ben Youngs
- 10 George Furbank
- 11 Jonny May
- 12 Manu Tuilagi
- 13 Henry Slade
- 14 Adam Radwan
- 15 Freddie Steward
Replacements
- 16 Jamie Blamire
- 17 Joe Marler
- 18 Will Stuart
- 19 Charlie Ewels
- 20 Alex Dombrandt
- 21 Alex Mitchell
- 22 Marcus Smith
- 23 Mark Atkinson
Tonga Team
Forwards
- 1 Siegfried Fisi'ihoi
- 2 Paula Ngauamo
- 3 Ben Tameifuna
- 4 Leva Fifita
- 5 Tanginoa Halaifonua
- 6 Lopeti Timani
- 7 Mateaki Kafatolu
- 8 Sione Vailanu
Backs
- 9 Sonatane Takulua (Captain)
- 10 Kurt Morath
- 11 Solomone Kata
- 12 Afusipa Taumoepeau
- 13 Malietoa Seuli Hingano
- 14 Walter Fifita
- 15 Telusa Veainu
Replacements
- 16 Siua Maile
- 17 Loni Uhila
- 18 Ma'afu Fia
- 19 Setafano Funaki
- 20 Onehunga Havili
- 21 Leon Fukofuka
- 22 James Faiva
- 23 Viliami Fine