England ended a five-Test losing run in emphatic fashion by thrashing Fiji 73-8 at Hill Dickinson Stadium, running in 11 tries. The victory came just days after a 45-21 defeat to South Africa in the Nations Championship opener.
Henry Pollock scored a hat-trick as a replacement, while Benhard Janse van Rensburg and Noah Caluori both marked their England debuts with tries. Van Rensburg, who qualified on residency grounds three days earlier, crossed just 218 seconds after coming on as an HIA substitute for Henry Slade.
Fiji’s cause was not helped by the first-half dismissal of scrum-half Simione Kuruvoli, who was sent off for kicking Ellis Genge. At that point, England already led 35-3 and dominated the set piece, with their scrum and maul proving unstoppable.
Fin Smith was named man of the match for orchestrating the attack, which produced tries for Jamie George, Marcus Smith, Guy Pepper, Charlie Atkinson, Immanuel Feyi-Waboso, Slade and Pollock’s treble. Fiji’s only response came from a Tevita Ikanivere try early in the second half.
England now travel to Argentina for the final match of their July tour, where a far sterner test awaits in Santiago del Estero.
