England swept aside their game but hopelessly inadequate opponents in their one warm-up match for next Friday’s World Cup opener against Australia, the defending champions. Thirteen tries reflected the crispness of England’s execution. There were a couple of dropped balls but some good tries. The acid test comes against Australia, overwhelming tournament favourites, in Melbourne. The best part-time players from outside the traditional states of New South Wales and Queensland were rabbits in the…

Source: The Times October 20, 2017 15:56 UTC