ENGLAND
Best player: Ollie Chessum
The Telegraph wrote: “Finished his try athletically and packed a punch with the ball, but an early spill and a sealing-off penalty blotted his copybook. Still, one of England’s best.”
Rugby Pass wrote: “Ripped in the contact early doors, which suggested it would be a tough day for England, but he was soon racing in to score from the 22 off a Tuilagi pass. Denied a second try 14 minutes into the second half, but his work rate was crucial to England avoiding an embarrassing defeat.”
Worst player:
The Telegraph wrote: “England’s captain led admirably in defence, became his country’s all-time leading point-scorer – ending Jonny Wilkinson’s 22-year reign – but he was rusty. The shot-clock gaffe was a howler.”
