• England 48-14 Samoa
• Daly scores twice in England’s 22 win in 23 gamesEngland’s players not only refused to hand over a percentage of their match fee but made Samoa pay here. They did not charge interest,compounding handling errors with problems at the breakdown that led them to being turned over 20 times – but their 22nd victory in 23 Tests under Eddie Jones was never in question.
It was always going to be a question of the margin. England started and finished strongly, with two tries in the opening nine minutes and two in the final three, and but in between there was a lot of nothing going on. They were not at full strength and fielded a back row with not one player occupying his specialist position,which, together with the early loss of Joe Launchbury because of a shoulder injury, and led to the clearout becoming a greater precedence than making certain possession was secured.
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Source: guardian.co.uk