TRY! England 7-5 Fiji (Tevita Ikanivere, 10 mins)
Fiji on the board! The maul rolls to about five metres out and hooker Tevita Ikanivere peels off, spots green grass in front of him and surges to the line for the try.
Caleb Muntz can’t add the extras but a good start from the visitors.
Luke Baker8 November 2025 17:53
Feyi-Waboso pinged fro blocking the man as he went to claim a high ball and Fiji kick to the corner from the penalty.
The lineout is solid and the maul starts rolling towards the line
Luke Baker8 November 2025 17:51
TRY! England 7-0 Fiji (Luke Cown-Dickie, 7 mins)
And there’s the try! After Cunningham-South powers England to five metres, Mitchell half-dummies and pops to Freeman for more front-foot ball.
Luke Cowan-Dickie then takes advantage as he keeps the legs churning to squirm over the line. Conversion added and England are up and running
Luke Baker8 November 2025 17:49
Lovely delay on the pass from one Smith to the other – Fin to Marcus – as England crash into the 22. Pepper with a barrelling carry before Fin Smith again frees Cunningham-South this time.
The blue Fijian wall being tested here
Luke Baker8 November 2025 17:47
‘Fiji will benefit from club/country cohesion’
Here’s Rugby Correspondent extraordinaire Harry Latham-Coyle, for us at Allianz Stadium today.
“England finished off Australia with a few meaty mauls last week, and looked for a while there like they might be picking up where they left off.
“But credit to Fiji for re-steeling when the drive got rolling there – lineout defence is an area where a forward pack predominantly drawn from the Fijian Drua will benefit from the club/country cohesion.”
Harry Latham-Coyle at Allianz Stadium8 November 2025 17:46
Cunningham-South rises to claim the lineout but it takes a while for the maul to grind into action. It soon stutters and Fiji win the turnover! That was good maul defence.
The chance slips by for England. Steve Borthwick undoubtedly furiously making notes about that.
Luke Baker8 November 2025 17:44
Good speed of ball from England, powerful carry by Joe Heyes and they win a penalty. Kick to the corner and what an early platform for the hosts
Luke Baker8 November 2025 17:43
Underway at Allianz Stadium. Marcus Smith boots the ball into the southwest London night sky.
What do England’s new-look team have for us today?
Luke Baker8 November 2025 17:41
The teams are out at Allianz Stadium. Steve Borthwick looked suitably exercised during England’s warm-ups earlier
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Luke Baker8 November 2025 17:35
It’s an extended pre-match build-up at Twickenham today, the Aliianz Stadium crowd treated to a pre-match lights show with the Last Post, anthems and Fijian Cibi dance all still to come, of course. Ticket sales were a little slow for this game but it looks pretty close to full, aided by the Rugby Football Union (RFU) giving some away to some clubs.
Harry Latham-Coyle at Allianz Stadium, Twickenham8 November 2025 17:32