England’s Owen Farrell kicked a drop goal and penalty in the last 10 minutes after Fiji fought back to 24-24 in the Stade de Marseille
When England touched down in France in late August they would definitely have settled for where they now sit. World Cup semi-finalists, five wins on the spin and, in theory, the chance of reaching a second successive final. It is not their concern that, as demonstrated again byThey also had to survive a proper scare, with Fiji pulling back to 24-24 with 11 minutes left only for a drop-goal and a penalty, his fifth of the evening, from their captain, Owen Farrell, to restore some order.
They will also be delighted by the way they nullified their opponents’ attacking threat at key moments. The foundations of good sides are built on defence and, aside from some second-half wobbles, England were enthusiastically resolute. It was certainly an improvement on theDespite that ominous precedent, thousands of white-shirted England fans had made the hopeful pilgrimage to the south of France. Spotted on the metro was none other than Mick Skinner, who knows a little about big hits.
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