England thrash Flying Fijians 73-8 in emphatic Test victory

England thrash Flying Fijians 73-8 in emphatic Test victory
Source: All Blacks Nation

England delivered a ruthless attacking display to beat the FIJI Water Flying Fijians 73-8 in their Test match, running in 11 tries to secure a comprehensive victory.

Marcus Smith opened the scoring for England before Jamie George, Guy Pepper and Seb Atkinson also crossed in the first half as England took a commanding 35-3 lead into the break.

Fiji's discipline proved costly, with Levani Botia sent to the sin bin in the 27th minute for a dangerous tackle in the air.

The Flying Fijians suffered another major setback just before half-time when scrum-half Simione Kuruvoli was shown a red card following a TMO review after he was ruled to have kicked England hooker Ellis Genge.

Fiji also had a try ruled out following the incident, leaving them trailing heavily at the interval.

Captain Tevita Ikanivere scored Fiji's only try early in the second half after sustained pressure close to England's line, but Caleb Muntz was unable to convert.

England continued to dominate after the break despite having one try ruled out for a double movement.

Immanuel Feyi-Waboso, Henry Slade, Noah Caluori and Henry Pollock, who scored two tries, added to England's tally as the visitors pulled away.

Marcus Smith and Fin Smith were accurate from the kicking tee, converting most of England's tries.

In other results, the All Blacks thumped Italy 47-17, France defeated Australia 42-26, Ireland beat Japan 36-20, and South Africa defeated Scotland 42-28.



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