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The Martin Johnson era begins with England taking on a formidable Pacific Islanders line-up at Twickenham. A new-look England side, led by Steve Borthwick and featuring Danny Cipriani and Danny Care in an exciting half-back pairing, will be keen to hit their stride early with the southern hemisphere giants awaiting them later this month.
But they will not have it all their own way against an Islanders side packed with power and talent featuring many stars from last year's Rugby World Cup like Tonga's Finau Maka, Fiji's Vilimoni Delasau and Samoa's Seilala Mapusua. 'Exciting' has been the buzz word around the game - the 50,000 or so fans and the rest of us will be hoping the match lives up to it. Stay tuned to Scrum for full coverage!
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Islanders get the game underway, Hola with the kick, England, in their change strip of all red, receive the ball, Borthwick claims and sets, kick ahead, Delasau runs it back, recycled, Mapasua wrapped up outwide, good defence from England, pressure on the gainline, Hola puts boot to ball, Armitage goes back to tidy up and clear
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Rabeni with another probing kick finds touch on the England 22. England retain safely, Care with the kick, Delasau fields the ball again and looks for an opening...
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England turnover in midfield, looped pass to Flutey, brought down on the half way line, Stevens held behind the gain line, England penalised for going off their feet.
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Hola will go for the posts from 45m, straing in front of the posts - but his kick does not have the legs. England drop out.
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Cipriani's kick goes into touch with one bounce. Islanders lineout, Croft spoils but the visitors reclaim the ball, Lutui has a go, Maka makes gains, Rauluni does well to retrieve the loose ball, Rabeni goes through the tackle of Rees...
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Recycled, but loose pass pounced on by Flutey who hacks ahead but Delasau gets back to touch down in goal.
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Drop out goes long, Cipriani gives the ball some air, Ratuvou claims well on his own 22, England penalised for going off their feet again.
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Kick fails to find touch, another high kick, this time from Armitage, who does well to reclaim the ball, recycled, but back we come for a penalty against the Islanders.
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3 - 0 |
Cipriani will go for the posts from about 35m. His kick is good and England have the lead.
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England take the re-start ball, ball put high again, falls for Ratuvou, some risky passes from the Islanders before Mapasua kicks ahead, Sackey does well to get out of trouble.
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England go through the hands, over half way, Sheridan on the crash ball, Kennedy has a go, then Mears as England close in on the 22...
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13th phase now for England, ball goes down and is hacked on by Delasau, a brave piece of defence from Sackey snuffs out the chance.
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8 - 0 |
England look to build again, through the hands, Armitage injects pace up the touchline and flips the ball inside to Sackey who is in for the opening try of the game and the 9th of his career - pace the key to a great try.
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10 - 0 |
Cipriani adds the easy extras.
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10 - 5 |
England secure the ball at the re-start, Cipriani's clearance is charged down and Rabeni scoops up the loose ball to dot down for a try. Sloppy from the England No.10, hesitated and it proved costly.
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10 - 7 |
Maka replaced by Stowers for the Islanders while Hola notches a conversion.
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Poor re-start from Cipriani sails straight out, Islanders scrum on half way.
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England pinged at the scrum, Latu takes the attack to the hosts, Hola puts up a high one, Armitage does well to call the mark.
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Latu and Rauluni combine well for some yardage, and they get the scrum as a reward.
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Free kick to England on half way, tap and go from Care, Easter looks shortside, Stevens penalised for holding on after the tackle.
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Islanders miss penalty touch again, Monye does well to field the ball and then returns it to touch.
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Big gains from Monye up the middle, Islanders scramble back, Rees is up-ended...
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Slow bal, Noon coughs the ball up on the 22 as he hits a brick wall, England recover the ball, Croft finds no way through, Borthwick dragged down and is penalised for not releasing.
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Tap and go from the Islanders, worked wide to Tagicakibau but the defence is there and ball and player are bundled into touch.
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Quick ball off the top by Croft, but Easter loses the ball in midfield, Naevo then counghs the ball up, hacked on by Care who scampers after the ball but he knocks on as he tries to collect the ball just short of the line - what a miss. We'll go to the TMO but surely will not be given. And unsurprisingly is ruled as a knock on.
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Islanders have the scrum feed on their own 5m, good work from England and they get the next feed.
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Great position for the hosts, Easter with the pick and go, Islanders penalised for hands in the ruck.
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England opt for the scrum again where they look to have the advantage. Scrum has to be re-set again.
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Whistle goes a again, Care looks to go quickly, is held, loop pass to Armitage out wide who has no room to work in, big tackle by Stowers, back we come for another penalty against the visitors. Latu down injured.
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13 - 7 |
Cipriani will go for the posts and will surely notch the easy three. And he does.
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Long re-start from Hola, Easter field the ball, forwards keep it tight, forced loose but England recover the ball.
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Soon turned over, shortside attack from Delasau, Lutui does well and goes close to the line, Delasau double-teamed, Latu darts through but the whistle has gone for an earlier penalty against Sheridan.
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Islanders have the scrum feed on the England 5m, and the hosts are penalised at the scrum. Rauluni calls for another scrum.
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Latu with the pick and go, Rauluni caught in possession, recycled, worked wide, England scramble...
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Defence forces the Islanders backwards, shortside they go, Rabeni and Mapasua work the line but they are penalised for going off their feet at the ruck. England go quickly...
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20 - 7 |
Monye with the pace up the wing, bounces off a tackle, sidesteps another and Cipriani is in support and he has the pace to go over in the corner for the try. And the England fly-half adds the conversion.
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Another England mistake at the re-start, Easter unable to take the ball, Naevo pounces and charges towards the line, he's brought down, cross kick from Hola is taken by Armitage to end the danger.
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Islanders lineout on the England 22, Lutui does well to secure the ball, Hola inside to Tagicakibau who is held just inside the 22, England penalised at the breakdown.
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Hola wil look to reduce the arrears with a relatively simple penalty. His kick is good and that will be the end of the half.
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20 - 10 |
Hola - penalty goal
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Cipriani gets the second half underway, Ratuvou does well under pressure and Hola eventually clears to touch.
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Cipriani puts the ball high, Ratuvou again underneath it, Islanders recycle the ball, Rauluni with the box kick, England secure on half way, good counter rucking, ball ricochets into touch, Islanders to get the throw.
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25 - 10 |
Islanders claim, Rauluni with the kick, Sackey runs it back, Armitage in support, Flutey hauled down outwide, Care with the chip through into the 22, Armitage can't get there, Rauluni clears.
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27 - 10 |
Great lineout move from England, Kennedy feeds Care who darts through the gap and passes back to his second row who scores. Nice training ground move, and Cipriani kicks the extras.
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England look hungry for more but Cipriani unable to take the greasy pill cleanly.
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Islanders have the scrum feed as the rain pours down. Rabeni makes some hard yards, shortside again, chipped through, Armitage clears under pressure.
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Tapped down by the Islanders at the lineout, boot to ball, Sackey runs it back, loose ball, Rees hit hard by Levi. Penalty goes to the visitors.
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Rauluni feeds his backline, Ratuvou joins the line, turnover, Easter kicks ahead, Bai opts for safety first and puts it into touch.
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Monye in midfield, Armitage dances through a tackle, comes to nothing in the end but more promise from England.
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England front row penalised for not binding, Sheridan the guilty man. Islanders take the game to half way.
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Ratuvou injects some pace, Tagicakibau in support on the 22, recycled as England scramble back.
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Bai drives towards the 22, shortside, recycled again, Johnstone and Levi look to force an opening.
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Great pick up from Delasau and he almost gets away inside the 22, by Monye and Armitage combine to get him into touch.
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England lineout on their own 5m, Easter claims at the back, the forwards set and Care puts boot to ball. Ratuvou runs it back but is dumped, England penalised for hands in the ruck.
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27 - 13 |
Bai will go for the long-range penalty from about 45m. And his kick is good.
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Knock on by the Islanders at the re-start, England with the scrum on the 22. Noon on the loop, Monye bundled into touch. Mapasua looks to take it quickly but luckily for him England's Tom Rees knocks on a they look to pounce.
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Islanders go shortside off the scrum, Delasau has a little bit of space, ball cleared, Amitage returns it but it's too long. Islanders set to drop out as both sides roll out the replacements.
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Kicks exchanged, Cipriani with the chip and chase, read by the Islanders, Taione looks for an opening, recycled...
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Knocked forward by Lutui, Sackey scoops it up, Cipriani with the chip over the top, Delasau does well under pressure...
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Rauluni with the chip ahead this time, kick is returned, Care forced to scamper back this time, Islanders come again...
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Delasau bounces off a tackle, Flutey eventually gets his man. Care with the probing kick, Tagicakibau loses the ball but he's been impeded by Sackey.
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Game has lost some of the intensity seen earlier, more changes for both sides.
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Easter claims at a lineout, Cipriani puts the ball high, Noon challenges but is penalised for taking the man out.
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Bai takes the game midway inside the England half. Knock on at the lineout lets the attack down, England get the scrum feed.
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Eliis snipes up the short side and kicks ahead but the defence is there. But England are soon pressing again, Delasau runs it out of defence and beats a couple of tackles.
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Islanders penalised at the lineout and England turn the screw by taking the game up to the 22.
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Croft secures the ball, cross kick from Monye, Ratuvou does extremely well to claim the mark before clearing long, but not to touch.
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34 - 13 |
Back England come, Armitage makes big gains, Flutey and Ellis involved and Mears barges over in midfield for a try.
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Cipriani knocks over the conversion to take the lead to 21 points.
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Ellis with the chip over the top, Stowers claims the ball, but it is soon turned over, worked wide through the hands, Cipriani, Armitage and then Monye who is forced into touch.
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England press again from the lineout but Palmer is penalised for not releasing. The Islanders relieve the pressure with a kick to touch.
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England come again, Flutey is half through, recycled, Islanders penalised for hands in the ruck. Cipriani cross kick looking for Croft, but he can't claim it cleanly, Monye grabs the loose ball but it was knocked on.
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England pinged at the scrum, but they claim the ball at the lineout and look to build again. Shortside from Ellis, Borthwick into the 22, 10m short, Sheridan has a go...
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Mears goes close, Noon is held, dart from Ellis, Sackey with a hand-off, Armitage has a go,, defence holds, slow ball...
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39 - 13 |
Through the hands again, Monye slips, attack is still on, Sackey goes for the corner and is taken high by Naevo as he closes in on the line - surely a penalty try? To the TMO we go. Referee George Clancy eventually awards a try to Sackey.
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Cipriani pushes the difficult conversion wide of the posts before making way for Flood.
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Flutey with a probing kick, Islanders bundle the ball into touch and England will have the throw on the 22.
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Hartley with his first thrown in Test rugby, ball worked wide, Armitage runs out of room. Islanders go quickly, Delasau leaves Noon for dead, chips ahead, England cover is there.
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Islanders build on half way, Stowes tries a chip ahead, Flood gets a hand on it, Hartley puts boot to ball, Tagicakibau has a go, looks tired but beats Hartley, England get the penalty at the next ruck.
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Armitage given the Man of the Match honour. England look to finish with a flourish, Armitage dances through a couple of tackles, Croft taken down on the 22, Noon bundled into touch and that will be it for the game.
The Johnson- Borthwick era begins with a fully deserved victory for England with plenty of positives. The Islanders more than held their own and they too have reason to look forward to the remainder of their tour. Thanks for joining us.
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