USA vs England LIVE: Result as tourists complete flawless summer on stormy night in DC
The Red Rose kept their tour record perfect on Saturday night as they produced an emphatic win over the United States, winning 5-40. The rugby was not the primary spectacle of the evening, though, as the notoriously temperamental DC weather reared its head. Kick-off was delayed by an hour after lightning was reported in the area, before the first half was then disrupted by a further 40-minute stoppage.
But England rose above the chaos, remaining composed throughout as they cruised to a comfortable win. Six debutants graced the pitch on the night, with Arthur Clark, Joe Carpenter, and Max Ojomohe all named in the starting lineup. Charlie Atkinson and Oscar Beard both impressed off the bench. But it was Gabriel Oghre who had perhaps the best afternoon of the group as he scored England’s sixth and final try of the night.
The hosts got their own back late on, scoring through Shilo Klein on the last play of the game to dodge a shutout by the skin of their teeth. While they showed some good flashes, the Eagles were roundly outclassed throughout the night.
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England overcame a pair of lengthy weather delays to cruise to a comfortable win over the United States on Saturday night.
Read up on the action with Standard Sport’s match report HERE.
FULL TIME: USA 5-40 England
A few hours later than was scheduled, that does it at Audi Field. A one-sided outing as the tourists continue their winning run.
TRY! USA 5-40 England
83mins: Klein pulls back a consolation for the US.
USA 0-40 England
82mins: England lose the scrum and the hosts break. They are desperate to get on the board here.
USA 0-40 England
81mins: You wouldn’t know its last play - these lads are still pulling out some crunching tackles! England have a scrum here, and you would expect them to kick it to touch afterwards.
USA 0-40 England
79mins: JP Smith takes a quick tap from the penalty, and promptly knocks it on.
USA 0-40 England
78mins: Feyi-Waboso gets rocked by Poidevin. That sounded sore.
TRY! USA 0-40 England
75mins: Gabriel Oghre of the Bears gets in on the fun. England win their lineout, and Oghre peels off the back of the maul to crash over the line for a debut try.
USA 0-33 England
74mins: England enjoy a free hit after the US front row again collapse in the scrum. Evidently fatigued, their attack goes nowhere, and we come back for a penalty. They boot into the corner and will attack from about 10m.
USA 0-33 England
72mins: Fricker loses the ball in contact and Feyi-Waboso recovers it, but England can’t do much with the possession.