England 38-18 Fiji
Date:
Venue: Allianz Stadium, Twickenham
Referee: Paul Williams (New Zealand)
Attendance: 78,678
England v Fiji Match Reports
England pulled away from Fiji in the second half to secure a 38-18 victory in their second autumn Test. An entertaining first half saw the lead swap back and forth, with Luke Cowan-Dickie scoring an early try for England before Tevita Ikanivere and Caleb Muntz replied for the visitors. Selestino Ravutaumada was sin-binned for a dangerous challenge in the 36th minute, and England immediately capitalised with an Immanuel Feyi-Waboso try. Fin Smith's conversion gave the hosts a slender 14-13 half-time lead. After the break, Ellis Genge extended the lead, but Ikanivere hit back with his second try. Another Fijian yellow card opened the door for Jamie George to score, before Henry Arundell and Maro Itoje added late tries to seal a convincing win. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- Autumn Internationals: Henry Arundell lifts England to hard-fought win over Fiji
- BBC: England beat physical Fiji to extend winning run
- Guardian: Henry Arundell scorches away to help England finish off battling Fiji
- Telegraph: Unconvincing England will not beat All Blacks if they repeat Fiji performance
- Sky Sports: Hosts survive scare to see off talented visitors for second Autumn Nations Series victory
- ESPN: Fiji test leaves England battle-hardened ahead of All Blacks showdown
- England Rugby: England defeat Fiji at Allianz Stadium in Quilter Nations Series to continue winning run
England v Fiji - Match Highlights
England v Fiji - Match Stats
England (14) 38
Try: Cowan-Dickie (6'), Feyi-Waboso (38'), Genge (49'), George (60'), Arundell (69'), Itoje (74')
Conversion: F Smith (7', 39', 50', 75')
Fiji (13) 18
Try: Ikanivere (10', 52'), Muntz (22')
Penalty: Muntz (29')
Man of the match: Ben Earl (England)
England v Fiji - Team Line-ups
England Team
Forwards
- 1 Ellis Genge (Co-captain)
- 2 Luke Cowan-Dickie
- 3 Joe Heyes
- 4 Alex Coles
- 5 Ollie Chessum
- 6 Guy Pepper
- 7 Ben Earl
- 8 Chandler Cunningham-South
Backs
- 9 Alex Mitchell
- 10 Fin Smith
- 11 Immanuel Feyi-Waboso
- 12 Fraser Dingwall
- 13 Ollie Lawrence
- 14 Tommy Freeman
- 15 Marcus Smith
Replacements
- 16 Jamie George
- 17 Fin Baxter
- 18 Asher Opoku-Fordjour
- 19 Maro Itoje (Co-captain)
- 20 Tom Curry
- 21 Henry Pollock
- 22 Ben Spencer
- 23 Henry Arundell
Fiji Team
Forwards
- 1 Eroni Mawi
- 2 Tevita Ikanivere (Captain)
- 3 Mesake Doge
- 4 Isoa Nasilasila
- 5 Temo Mayanavanua
- 6 Kitione Salawa
- 7 Elia Canakaivata
- 8 Vilame Mata
Backs
- 9 Simione Kurvoli
- 10 Caleb Muntz
- 11 Jiuta Wainiqolo
- 12 Josua Tuisova
- 13 Kalaveti Ravouvou
- 14 Selestino Ravutaumada
- 15 Salesi Rayasi
Replacements
- 16 Zuriel Togiataima
- 17 Haereiti Hetet
- 18 Samuela Tawake
- 19 Mesake Vocevoce
- 20 Motikai Murray
- 21 Sam Wye
- 22 Isaiah Armstrong-Ravula
- 23 Sireli Maqala

