LILLE, France — Winger Henry Arundell scored a record-tying 5 tries for England in his Rugby World Cup debut as newcomer Chile was sliced aside 71-0 on Saturday.
England’s highest rating in 20 years featured 11 tries, eight of them transformed by captain Owen Farrell, who closed to inside one level of Jonny Wilkinson’s England all-time factors file of 1,179.
Criticized for the poor high quality of its sport on the Rugby World Cup, England excited with aptitude, tempo, and medical ending for a 3rd straight win in Pool D and all however secured a spot within the quarterfinals.
England might want to beat Samoa in two weeks of their final pool sport.
England’s method to the match towards the lowest-ranked workforce within the match was to place away the boot and run on the Chileans. The passes flowed freely on a sunny afternoon, with England gamers resorting to kicking solely to create assaults and tries.
Arundell grew to become the fourth participant in England’s historical past to attain 5 tries in a sport, and the primary since Josh Lewsey on the 2003 Rugby World Cup towards Uruguay.
PHOTOS: Arundell scores 5 tries in England romp towards Chile on the Rugby World Cup
Marcus Smith, the flyhalf beginning at fullback for the primary time, scored two tries, as did hooker Theo Dan from lineout mauls. Prop Bevan Rodd and flanker Jack Willis additionally touched down.
Farrell satisfied in his first match look after a four-match ban for a harmful deal with final month. He was one among 12 modifications to the beginning XV that defeated Japan final weekend. Farrell tallied 16 factors.
He made his presence felt properly earlier than kick-off, shouting orders and gesturing instructions as England warmed up for what was anticipated to be a lopsided contest.
England was a careless within the early phases whereas Chile used scraps of possession to open up the England protection twice within the first 10 minutes.
Arundell broke the impasse within the twentieth minute from a lob move by Farrell. Arundell was discovered unmarked once more for England’s third attempt to by halftime led 31-0.
Chile was organized and prepared and by no means gave up, nevertheless it wasn’t in England class, and its precipitated wasn’t helped when prop Matias Dittus acquired his second yellow card of the match within the forty fifth.
In his absence, England scored three tries, two extra by Arundell from a grubber kick by Smith then off his personal chip forward.
Smith additionally arrange Arundell for his fifth within the 69th. He’s the fourth participant in match historical past to attain five-plus tries in a sport after New Zealand’s Marc Ellis in 1995 and Australia’s Chris Latham and Lewsey in 2003.
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