Johnny Hylton (Worcester Warriors) was the first to score, crossing within the opening minute followed by Ben Gollings and Mathew Tait whose tries took England to a 17-0 lead at half-time.
England upped the pace in the second half bringing on Tom Varndell (Leicester Tigers) who was instrumental in helping Vilk (Northampton Saints) to score despite Varndell having his shirt pulled over his head at the time. Mathew Tait, of Newcastle Falcons, bagged himself two tries, Hylton got his second and Ben Foden (Sale Sharks), Varndell and Vilk all added to the score to secure England’s decisive victory.
England will face Australia in their final pool game.
Scorers: England - Tries: Hylton (2), Tait (2), Gollings (1), Varndell (1), Foden (1), Vilk (1); Cons: Gollings (1), Amor (3)
England: Luke Narraway (Gloucester), Will Matthews (Gloucester), Ben Foden (Sale Sharks), Johnny Hylton (Worcester Warriors), Andy Vilk (Northampton Saints), Ben Gollings (Sunnybank, Australia), Mathew Tait (Newcastle Falcons)
Replacements: Simon Amor (Gloucester), Tom Varndell (Leicester Tigers), Nils Mordt (London Irish). |