Overview
- England scored seven tries at Twickenham to record a 45-22 Nations Championship win over Australia on Sunday, with Henry Pollock coming off the bench to score two quick second-half tries as an emergency winger.
- Pollock’s second-half introduction replaced the injured Immanuel Feyi-Waboso and his pace and finishing changed the game while Jamie George, Ollie Chessum, Joe Heyes and Jack van Poortvliet also crossed for England.
- Australia prop Angus Bell was yellow-carded for a hip-drop tackle on Feyi-Waboso, a disciplinary outcome shaped by recent World Rugby guidance on that type of tackle, and England suffered further backline injuries during the match.
- In rugby league on the same weekend, Australia thrashed Samoa 44-12 in Sydney with Reece Walsh scoring a hat-trick to send the Kangaroos into a Rugby League World Cup final against New Zealand in Brisbane next Sunday.
- Broadcast access differed markedly: England v Australia (union) was shown free in the UK on ITV/ITVX while the Australia v Samoa league semi was carried on Premier Sports 2 behind a subscription paywall, shaping who could watch each game live.