• England forward Sam Burgess’s knee injury not as bad as first feared • Wales routed 50-6 by Papua New Guinea in their openerEngland’s Sam Burgess will be back from injury earlier than originally anticipated. The forward was helped from the field with knee medial ligament damage 35 minutes into their 18-4 defeat by Australia in their opening World Cup match in Melbourne on Friday. England have class to be Australia’s biggest rivals, even without Sam Burgess | Aaron Bower Read more“That shows the character of the team,” McGillvary said. Jarryd Hayne drew level with Bob Fulton as the most prolific try-scorer in World Cup history as Fiji routed the United States, coached by Leeds’s Brian McDermott, 58-12 in Townsville. The Fijians were always in control, scoring four tries in the first 14 minutes on their way to a 36-6 half-time lead.

Source: The Guardian October 28, 2017 11:22 UTC