England swat aside Wallabies to back up Borthwick
What happened
England beat Australia 45-22 at Twickenham, scoring seven tries in their biggest ever total against the Wallabies and retaining the Ella-Mobbs trophy.
It is Australia's third defeat in a row, and it mathematically eliminates them from final contention in the Nations Championship, according to the ABC.
England's tries came from Jamie George, Ollie Chessum, Joe Heyes, Jack van Poortvliet, Ben Spencer and two from replacement winger Henry Pollock; Max Jorgensen and Filipo Daugunu scored for Australia.
The build-up was overshadowed by a Friday report in The Times that some players lost faith in head coach Steve Borthwick during the summer.
After the match, Borthwick and captain Maro Itoje both rejected the article, with Borthwick calling it not an accurate reflection of what he knows.
New Zealand visit England in a fortnight, the BBC said.
“That's not the man I recognise. The article doesn't represent the environment I recognise”
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- 2026-11-08 17:04 UTCBBC · bbc.co.uk ↗
- 2026-11-08 17:34 UTCSky Sports · skysports.com ↗
- 2026-11-08 20:45 UTCGuardian · theguardian.com ↗
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