Overview
- England beat Australia 25-7 in London, finishing with four tries to one after tightening tactics and control in the second half.
- A Lions-heavy bench swung the contest as Tom Curry lifted the breakdown intensity and Henry Pollock scored the pivotal try before a late yellow card.
- Tom Roebuck's dominance under the high ball created scoring chances, including the take and tap-down that set up Pollock's finish.
- The victory marked England's eighth straight Test win, with the squad largely available for Fiji next before a step-up against New Zealand.
- South Africa routed Japan 61-7 at Wembley with nine tries as Erasmus praised the team's intensity, but Ox Nche's ankle and knee injury rules him out for the rest of the tour ahead of France.