0:00:09 > 0:00:15Welcome to Twickenham where England have their first match in three
0:00:15 > 0:00:24years ago Samoa. This time last week England managed to record a
0:00:24 > 0:00:28record-equalling fifth consecutive win over Australia.Millimetres.
0:00:28 > 0:00:38Marginal.Every opportunity has gone their way. What a finish. England
0:00:38 > 0:00:45make it five in a row.So a job well done so far for England who will try
0:00:45 > 0:00:56and make it three wins in a row. Samoa tell a very different story.
0:00:56 > 0:01:01They lost in Romania last week. It was actually discovered after the
0:01:01 > 0:01:06match that the pitch was 10 metres narrower than normal. But they have
0:01:06 > 0:01:09bigger concerns, in particular surrounding their financial
0:01:09 > 0:01:13situation and who in world rugby should be supporting them. On the
0:01:13 > 0:01:16pitch they have concerns too. Winless in all six internationals
0:01:16 > 0:01:22this year. They have never beaten England in seven attempts. Although
0:01:22 > 0:01:27they have met on Samoan soil. If they win today it would be their
0:01:27 > 0:01:34100th win at Test level. Eddie Jones said he is building a squad for the
0:01:34 > 0:01:382019 World Cup and he is using this opportunity to experiment with his
0:01:38 > 0:01:48squad. Let's see how the changes pan out with your commentary team.
0:01:48 > 0:01:57COMMENTATOR: It is the haves against the have notes. Samoa come to
0:01:57 > 0:02:00Twickenham understrength, underprepared and under-financed.
0:02:00 > 0:02:04But as their captain said, his players are not look for charity and
0:02:04 > 0:02:06whatever the situation they will play for the jersey.
0:02:06 > 0:02:11whatever the situation they will play for the jersey. Eddie Jones
0:02:11 > 0:02:15said 2017 has been a year for building depth. This selection
0:02:15 > 0:02:34supports that. A first start for Jamie George and Sam Symonds.
0:02:44 > 0:02:55Samoa have four players from Bristol playing. Look out for Tim
0:02:55 > 0:03:05Nanai-Williams.
0:03:10 > 0:03:21Alongside him Leuila.
0:03:24 > 0:03:33Among Samoa's replacement Lemalu. Yesterday, Samoa practiced at an
0:03:33 > 0:03:41empty Twickenham. Now they get to do it in front of a full house.
0:04:10 > 0:04:27Now Ford gets us under way. England all in white. It is taken by Lam. A
0:04:27 > 0:04:42first touch for Sam Simmonds, making his first start in an England shirt.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45Lozowski off-loads to Slade.
0:04:52 > 0:04:57Brown back in the side after concussion. Throws the dummy and
0:04:57 > 0:05:04gets it away to Slade. England probing in the opening minutes.
0:05:17 > 0:05:26Simmonds with his second touch. Ford to Genge, was that forward? No, the
0:05:26 > 0:05:39referee is happy. Numbers for England. It is knocked on by Care.
0:05:39 > 0:05:46Itoje comes through and Brown is in for the game's first try. In the
0:05:46 > 0:05:55opening minutes.I think the Samoa players will ask to go up stairs. It
0:05:55 > 0:06:00looked like Care knocked it on. Great intent from England. They want
0:06:00 > 0:06:07to play and keep the ball in hand. They're checking for the knock-on.
0:06:07 > 0:06:12Slade gave it inside to Care. Well, it may have come off his body. It
0:06:12 > 0:06:16looked like it went forward. The first angle will probably show us
0:06:16 > 0:06:21more and whether it...It will be hard whether they can pick it up
0:06:21 > 0:06:28whether it is off his body or his hands.It looks like one.If it
0:06:28 > 0:06:36looks like a knock-on, it probably it.I think Genge go lucky when the
0:06:36 > 0:06:43ball came off his fingers. It is a pass that...It has gone to his body
0:06:43 > 0:06:53and he tried to catch.It has come forward off his waist.The officials
0:06:53 > 0:06:58decided it's come, any contact with the hand, the ball's gone back and
0:06:58 > 0:07:03then forward off the waist or thigh and Brown gets his 11th
0:07:03 > 0:07:09international try. A scorer the last time they met in 2014. Ford slams
0:07:09 > 0:07:11over the conversion.
0:07:22 > 0:07:33Fonotia was in there. Out to George. A big hit by Leuila on Jamie George.
0:07:33 > 0:07:42A bit of Samoan meat that hit Jamie George. He didn't hold back.Ewels
0:07:42 > 0:07:45is the dummy run.
0:07:51 > 0:07:55Lemi has been around for a long time. Although May is lightning
0:07:55 > 0:08:03quick. It is a bit loose at the moment. England want to test their
0:08:03 > 0:08:06attacking structures and play a bit. It will be that sort of game.
0:08:06 > 0:08:12Hopefully it doesn't get really scrappy and George tries to bring
0:08:12 > 0:08:21that structure back.It has been lost forward and Daley to George,
0:08:21 > 0:08:26back inside to Lozowski. First start at Twickenham, first try at
0:08:26 > 0:08:30Twickenham for the Saracen.You look at structure and England lost their
0:08:30 > 0:08:42impetus. George Ford goes to the air, a mistake at the back. Daly
0:08:42 > 0:08:55picks it up. If you give them a sniff, they will try and take it.
0:08:55 > 0:09:02Still 15 metres in from touch for George Ford to negotiate. He nailed
0:09:02 > 0:09:12his first kick in an easier angle. But not that time. The score stays
0:09:12 > 0:09:1712-0 after 10 minutes. Ewels has knocked that forward A chance for
0:09:17 > 0:09:25Samoa to respond straightaway. Away to Nanai-Williams. Five metres out.
0:09:25 > 0:09:30Can they capitalise? By far their best attack of the opening 11
0:09:30 > 0:09:36minutes. Kick and go to within 4.
0:09:40 > 0:09:56Is he over? He is a matter of inches short. Ioane.Samoa known for their
0:09:56 > 0:10:01deft off-loading. Nanai-Williams through the gap. Restart to contest.
0:10:01 > 0:10:06They get people up there and the ball is back and they move it, shift
0:10:06 > 0:10:11it, an offload and Nanai-Williams is through. We are going for a scrum.
0:10:11 > 0:10:24They have said they have held it up. Samoa got the first free kick.
0:10:24 > 0:10:28England had the nudge on the last scrum. It will be interesting how
0:10:28 > 0:10:36they play this.Lam from the base. Big tackle coming in on lavm. --
0:10:36 > 0:10:46Lam.
0:10:49 > 0:10:57Two quick England tries and that is just what Samoa needed.Great for
0:10:57 > 0:11:00the game, getting Samoa on the scoreboard. We know they can play.
0:11:00 > 0:11:06To have that early on the board, things could get away from them at
0:11:06 > 0:11:1212-0 down. Hopefully that is game on and we can have a 40-38 or
0:11:12 > 0:11:18something.It shows even against the No 16 side in the world, if you lose
0:11:18 > 0:11:21your restart like that, you're asking for trouble and Samoa have
0:11:21 > 0:11:24hit back to within five points.
0:11:32 > 0:11:37An opportunity for Brown.
0:11:50 > 0:12:02Tuala does well. May does well. Care gets quick ball and Genge comes in.
0:12:08 > 0:12:13Polataivao came in at the side. Advantage being played. Brown has
0:12:13 > 0:12:21George wide. Daly has pace. Lovely hands from George. Did that go
0:12:21 > 0:12:28forward? No, says the referee. It is loose at Twickenham. Here is the
0:12:28 > 0:12:34rampaging Genge. Has Care got in front? Yes. Back for the original
0:12:34 > 0:12:39penalty.Fantastic phase of play. End to end. That is what we want to
0:12:39 > 0:12:46see. It is a bit unstructured. But that is what England wanted to
0:12:46 > 0:12:52bring.Ford lines up this kick. Just to settle England down a bit. They
0:12:52 > 0:12:57have played plenty of good rugby.
0:13:00 > 0:13:06But they have conceded. As Ford steps up a and George Ford after
0:13:06 > 0:13:12missing his second kick, names his third nicely. England with an
0:13:12 > 0:13:22eight-point buffer.
0:13:30 > 0:13:35Fonotia did he lose the ball. The second time it was knocked on.I
0:13:35 > 0:13:44think the first time was an offload attempt that an England player got.
0:13:44 > 0:13:49Great play by Nanai-Williams. Sucks in two defenders and makes the pass
0:13:49 > 0:13:54to Fonotia. As he is going around the back, tries to off-load it and
0:13:54 > 0:13:59May gets his hand on it. It is begging for him to pick it back up
0:13:59 > 0:14:05and he fumbles it.Ben Youngs normally starting for England, but
0:14:05 > 0:14:13Danny Care, who has been the super sub. Youngs will come on as a
0:14:13 > 0:14:27finisher. Simmonds controlling it and just as up the Samoa scrum.It
0:14:27 > 0:14:32was static and then one wrong foot step and England powered through. So
0:14:32 > 0:14:40we will be down in the Samoan 22. England have been fantastic off set
0:14:40 > 0:14:42pieces.
0:14:52 > 0:14:57George finds his man in Ewels. England slightly going back to
0:14:57 > 0:15:03basics. A bit more structure in their play. A scrum penalty. Deep in
0:15:03 > 0:15:07Samoan territory. The backs are lined looking for the ball. Care
0:15:07 > 0:15:14digs for it.Might find a chip. Slade on an angle and crossing the
0:15:14 > 0:15:18gain line nicely. Quick ball for Care. England probing through
0:15:18 > 0:15:25George. Lightning fast ball for Care. Genge on the line as well.
0:15:25 > 0:15:32England have numbers to the right. Ford the Launchbury. Launchbury five
0:15:32 > 0:15:38metres short. Advantage played to England.Early tackle.Was he taken
0:15:38 > 0:15:45early? The referee doesn't think so. But back for the penalty. England
0:15:45 > 0:15:50are tapping and going. Care beats Genge. There is a collision. The
0:15:50 > 0:15:57Samoan stays down. England looking for their third try. Launchbury man
0:15:57 > 0:16:04of the match against Australia this time last week. Ford to Brown. To
0:16:04 > 0:16:07within three or four metres.
0:16:13 > 0:16:24Ewels up to the line and over.What a ball from Care that was. What a
0:16:24 > 0:16:30fantastic ball from Care to put Ewels in.That is much better from
0:16:30 > 0:16:34England. Eddie Jones spoke of wanting to keep it tight and
0:16:34 > 0:16:38structured. Pennell tip at the scrum -- penalty at the scrum and catch
0:16:38 > 0:16:44and drive and the forwards working. Ewels' second try for England. And
0:16:44 > 0:16:49England have their third.It has come from speed of ball. They're
0:16:49 > 0:16:53doing a lightning fast job at break downs, so Care can pick the speed
0:16:53 > 0:16:57up. That is two people running with a genuine thought they're going to
0:16:57 > 0:17:07get it. Danny makes the perfect pass to Ewels. If you see two people jump
0:17:07 > 0:17:11in on Itoje, you can't stop that.So much depth in this England second
0:17:11 > 0:17:19row. So many options for Eddie Jones. But Ewels put his hand up on
0:17:19 > 0:17:23the tour of Argentina when others were in New Zealand with the Lions.
0:17:23 > 0:17:28He started both Test matches in South America and he has his first
0:17:28 > 0:17:39start at Twickenham today. Definitely gifted in the second row
0:17:39 > 0:17:44department.That looks like a right shoulder injury for the Wasps second
0:17:44 > 0:17:55row. Lawes is coming on. The that is a permanent replacement.
0:18:00 > 0:18:06It is a rolling maul.Well disrupted there.They have come through. That
0:18:06 > 0:18:15is excellent work by Samoa to spoil. Tyrell is in there. They have turned
0:18:15 > 0:18:22it over completely. Brilliant work in te dense. Tyrell to the fore. And
0:18:22 > 0:18:27then it was knocked forward. Frustration for Samoa. They spoilt
0:18:27 > 0:18:33so well at the line-out. Won the ball back and then knocked it on.
0:18:33 > 0:18:39They did a great job from the start and they got a great hit on early
0:18:39 > 0:18:45and got people in on Itoje very early.
0:18:51 > 0:18:55Simmonds takes the free kick quickly. He has been well in the
0:18:55 > 0:19:06game first half. Ewels makes a dent. But it is turned over by Polataivao,
0:19:06 > 0:19:11who saw the England support wasn't there. Samoa have scrambled well and
0:19:11 > 0:19:16they will have to clear through Nanai-Williams and he doesn't make
0:19:16 > 0:19:25touch. A big hit coming in from that man again, Leuila.
0:19:36 > 0:19:41A prop wanting the ball in hope space, where he probably doesn't
0:19:41 > 0:19:46want the ball in open space. Simmonds shrugs off one and then
0:19:46 > 0:19:52another. To within 15 minutes. Genge again, ever willing ball-carrier,
0:19:52 > 0:19:58the Leicester prop. Turned over though by Samoa and three times in
0:19:58 > 0:20:02one move they have scrambled. Once from the line-out and twice from
0:20:02 > 0:20:08open play and now they have won the penalty.Eddie Jones will be
0:20:08 > 0:20:13frustrated, England went from being so clinical and now providing
0:20:13 > 0:20:17opportunities for Samoa by people being a little one or two seconds
0:20:17 > 0:20:25late on break Down's.That will frustrate Ed yoi Jones and he will
0:20:25 > 0:20:31probably have a word about that. Samoa have done plenty of good
0:20:31 > 0:20:35things, but they have been cut open on regular occasions by England
0:20:35 > 0:20:38attack.
0:21:00 > 0:21:09Leuila kicks and Ford does the same and it will be a Samoa 22.England
0:21:09 > 0:21:14cannot quite that comfortable. You can see their kicking game is more
0:21:14 > 0:21:18structured than Samoa's at the moment. I think they're doing a good
0:21:18 > 0:21:23job. But at the moment they will want to re-establish themselves as a
0:21:23 > 0:21:29dominant force in this game and it has got into a sort of nothingness.
0:21:29 > 0:21:34They have had opportunities. Samoa have turned them over. But the last
0:21:34 > 0:21:41five minutes have been a kicks fest. Here goes May. He has been in
0:21:41 > 0:21:51incredible try-scoring form for Leicester. Can Robshaw off-load.
0:21:51 > 0:22:00Interception by Leuila. Maybe Samoa can strike before the interval.
0:22:13 > 0:22:17Nanai-Williams almost got the off-load away. They're going to win
0:22:17 > 0:22:20a penalty as England don't roll away. A chance for Samoa to strike
0:22:20 > 0:22:25at the end of the half. Either through a penalty goal or maybe they
0:22:25 > 0:22:31will look for the corner here.At the moment, they're on 15 points
0:22:31 > 0:22:35down. They're going for the corner. They are fancying their chances,
0:22:35 > 0:22:40which is great for the game I think. Ove, he has missed it.He went for
0:22:40 > 0:22:45broke, Nanai-Williams. It was... A metre or so from being a perfect
0:22:45 > 0:22:51kick. And there is Daly who has the luck of the touchline this time last
0:22:51 > 0:22:59week. This time it did go out. Nigel Owens is calling play back.REFEREE:
0:22:59 > 0:23:06OK.No. Not quite sure what happened.I think he had run out of
0:23:06 > 0:23:15his 22 when he kicked it. But he has checked it and now he has give it
0:23:15 > 0:23:24the full distance.Daly definitely inside. This touchline has been
0:23:24 > 0:23:30consider kind to Daly. Robshaw will look to get on to that. Was he
0:23:30 > 0:23:35tackled without the ball? But it is in England possession.
0:23:45 > 0:23:52Lawes is making metres.He is crawling there.Lawes again meaning
0:23:52 > 0:23:59business after coming off the bench. England deep in Samoan territory,
0:23:59 > 0:24:07looking for a fourth try. Turned over illegally by Fonotia. How
0:24:07 > 0:24:11quickly things can change, because if Nanai-Williams had made touch it
0:24:11 > 0:24:17would have been a five metre line-out to Samoa, now England you
0:24:17 > 0:24:21would match will put this into the corner and try and take the game
0:24:21 > 0:24:28almost out of sight.Yes, if you judge from what they did last time.
0:24:28 > 0:24:37It will be interesting to see if they have something up their sleeve.
0:24:40 > 0:24:45George finds Lawes. The Twickenham crowd imploring the forwards to
0:24:45 > 0:24:55drive.Again fantastic defence from Samoa.
0:24:58 > 0:25:03Lozowski, has he lost that forward? He has. That will be half time,
0:25:03 > 0:25:11unless Samoa fancy going from their own tryline. Fonotia will kick. Good
0:25:11 > 0:25:15kick.One of the best things they have had in the game. Maybe they
0:25:15 > 0:25:21should try it more often.An entertaining half. England with
0:25:21 > 0:25:32three tries. Brown, Lozowski and Ewels. At half time England lead
0:25:32 > 0:25:3522-7.
0:25:42 > 0:25:48Nanai-Williams kicks. Samoa off from left to right. Under it is Ewels,
0:25:48 > 0:25:53who scored England's third try in that first half. And that rolling
0:25:53 > 0:25:59maul that brought a fair bit of success for England set up.
0:26:12 > 0:26:18Daly's kick is scooped up by Perez as if he was in the gully. He is
0:26:18 > 0:26:23tackled just short of half way by Lozowski and Genge.
0:26:36 > 0:26:43Polataivao with a strange kick which has taken well by May. Gives England
0:26:43 > 0:26:48width. Brown is through. He has support from Lozowski and Care.
0:26:48 > 0:26:52Lozowski to Care. Just behind the England scrum-half. Would have been
0:26:52 > 0:26:55a beauty of a score if Care had gathered it running that tracking
0:26:55 > 0:27:03line. But Brown showing why he is one of Eddie Jones' first names on
0:27:03 > 0:27:08the team sheet.Fantastic work by May keeping the ball in and the two
0:27:08 > 0:27:12passes to give them space. Mike Brown takes advantage of a mismatch,
0:27:12 > 0:27:18but it is a shame those two passes, great support work up the middle and
0:27:18 > 0:27:25that pass just goes behind Care.
0:27:32 > 0:27:36Clearing their line was a problem for the visitors in the first half
0:27:36 > 0:27:41and now Polataivao is back to Nanai-Williams. He does make ground
0:27:41 > 0:27:46with that kick. Brown is under and will love to run it back.
0:27:52 > 0:27:58If you come back into a team, you want a confidence-booster and they
0:27:58 > 0:28:03are giving him that, they are allowing him to run it back.
0:28:12 > 0:28:19Lozowski winning just his fourth cap today. Ewels off to one of the
0:28:19 > 0:28:27cocaptains in Chris Robshaw.A great ball again by Care. Skipping that
0:28:27 > 0:28:32first easy ball-carrier and moving the point of attack.
0:28:38 > 0:28:44England probing in this second half. But Cole went in at the side and
0:28:44 > 0:28:49some respite for Samoa as England are penalised.
0:28:56 > 0:28:59Always tough for the referee, it is a penalty that doesn't really affect
0:28:59 > 0:29:04the game. But in the legal sense of it, it is illegal to come in from
0:29:04 > 0:29:10the side. But I think referee's sometimes forget how hard it is to
0:29:10 > 0:29:18clear out an 18 stone man. Sometimes you need an angle.Perhaps a tougher
0:29:18 > 0:29:26call to come through the gate. But it is a penalty to Samoa. And
0:29:26 > 0:29:38Nanai-Williams takes play up to half way. Can Samoa strike in this second
0:29:38 > 0:29:42half.
0:29:49 > 0:29:54This is where you think Samoa could put pressure back on England. But
0:29:54 > 0:29:58Cole has wrestled it from the Samoans and he looks for that little
0:29:58 > 0:30:04kick. He is such a deft kicker of the ball. As he showed against
0:30:04 > 0:30:12Australia last weekend.
0:30:12 > 0:30:17Jonny May screaming that he wanted that little dink behind. As any good
0:30:17 > 0:30:21half-back does, he gives his window what he wants. Managed to run into
0:30:21 > 0:30:28touch, because Jonny was chasing that lack a greyhound.Looking to
0:30:28 > 0:30:32attack, flat ball to Sam Simmonds, who has had plenty of it. The
0:30:32 > 0:30:3723-year-old on his first start at number eight.I'd like to see a bit
0:30:37 > 0:30:41more from England of that. Itoje gets the ball, and I'd like the
0:30:41 > 0:30:46option of that little ball on the outside. If somebody is on his
0:30:46 > 0:30:50outside to get a little lift, that's where I'd want them to shift it a
0:30:50 > 0:30:53bit wider and get more success. Jonny May, good tackle coming in,
0:30:53 > 0:30:59and again the ball didn't find its way to the hands of Danny Care, who
0:30:59 > 0:31:04has been looking for a try the afternoon, the scrum-half. He has
0:31:04 > 0:31:09been tracking, but not quite falling for him. It looks like an England
0:31:09 > 0:31:15player who is down. It will be May, I imagine. Our view is slightly
0:31:15 > 0:31:19obscured, but I think it's Jonny May getting some treatment after coming
0:31:19 > 0:31:26on at that angle and taken the ball from Ford.England line-out has
0:31:26 > 0:31:29functioned all afternoon long. For Jonny May, it doesn't look great,
0:31:29 > 0:31:33but hopefully he isn't too sore and will be able to stay on, because I
0:31:33 > 0:31:38think he'll be hoping for another try. He likes accumulating the
0:31:38 > 0:31:43numbers.He's got his first try at Twickenham in a year last week, and
0:31:43 > 0:31:47as we see Sam Simmonds, who has been an ever willing ball-carrier in the
0:31:47 > 0:31:54absence of Nathan Hughes. Samoa's defence has been solid. They have
0:31:54 > 0:31:58missed tackles, but the ones they have made have been quite firm, and
0:31:58 > 0:32:03May is on his feet after taking a hit, but it is May coming off with
0:32:03 > 0:32:09concussion. A permanent replacement, so the referee has made that call.
0:32:09 > 0:32:14He isn't even going to have an assessment. Joe Marler at the back.
0:32:14 > 0:32:20Jamie George, Chris Robshaw lending support.I think they got a great
0:32:20 > 0:32:26setup going forward. They just need to rebuild it. You could say that I
0:32:26 > 0:32:29discovered it, because they need to start moving, and Danny Care has had
0:32:29 > 0:32:33to run around the whole back of the bit that broke.Well tackled by
0:32:33 > 0:32:40Nanai-Williams. Leading trade turnover. After being penalised a
0:32:40 > 0:32:48moment or two, Nanai-Williams, this time he does a good job, holding up
0:32:48 > 0:32:54Lozowski. I suppose that is where this slightly like England midfield,
0:32:54 > 0:32:57brilliantly skilful in Lozowski and Slade, but no big ball-carrier in
0:32:57 > 0:33:03the Mike Tindall mode...It's an experiment. Slade has played very
0:33:03 > 0:33:07well at Exeter this year. He has heard that role. I think he wants to
0:33:07 > 0:33:14see a bit more of Alex Lozowski, and he's getting to see that. I think
0:33:14 > 0:33:17he's played pretty well today, Lozowski. They are a bit light, but
0:33:17 > 0:33:23with somebody like Rokoduguni coming on, you've got a bit of meat to use
0:33:23 > 0:33:26food a bit harsh, giving the ball, because he never really became
0:33:26 > 0:33:35static. -- you've got a bit of meat to use.Nanai-Williams looking for
0:33:35 > 0:33:42space. Brown came forward, trying to take it on the fall, but he had to
0:33:42 > 0:33:47let it bounce. He wants to chase it himself, but he gets blocked. The
0:33:47 > 0:33:51ball has ricocheted, and Brown might be onto this. Back those Paul Perez,
0:33:51 > 0:33:57doing well, the Samoa vice captain. Wrestled to the floor by Henry
0:33:57 > 0:34:02Slade. That could have gone anywhere, when the ball shot
0:34:02 > 0:34:11through. Polataivao, back to Nanai-Williams, who built it down
0:34:11 > 0:34:18the field, and Ford gestures to to come outside. Rokoduguni in space.
0:34:18 > 0:34:22Daly over the 22. He tried to get inside to Lozowski and couldn't
0:34:22 > 0:34:28lift. Samoa countering well, and they turned it over. Frustrating for
0:34:28 > 0:34:35England at Eddie Jones. They made the break but they were isolated,
0:34:35 > 0:34:38and Samoa poured through to steal the ball back, and they are managing
0:34:38 > 0:34:42to scramble well, Samoa. They did it a few times in the first half and
0:34:42 > 0:34:50they did here, as Tuala looks to the century of touch.Oh, we are away
0:34:50 > 0:34:57again.The only way that Mike Brown knows is to run. Now Rokoduguni. If
0:34:57 > 0:35:03England come right, they have got some Samoan bodies perhaps tired and
0:35:03 > 0:35:07retreating. Itoje, a willing and focal point of attack. He is holding
0:35:07 > 0:35:14on, and again Samoa scramble the defence pace. They win the penalty,
0:35:14 > 0:35:21as Itoje holds the ball on, and Samoa can clear their line again.
0:35:21 > 0:35:27And breeze.I think Eddie Jones will be frustrated at what is happening
0:35:27 > 0:35:33at the breakdown. Great technical work from Samoa, but if you players,
0:35:33 > 0:35:37Courtney Lawes in that instance, just a bit too late, allowing them
0:35:37 > 0:35:42to get over the ball. Great counter ruck, whoever made the tackle, I
0:35:42 > 0:35:46couldn't see his number, bounces through the feet and pushes through,
0:35:46 > 0:35:50and they have already gone a metre beyond, making an easy turnover for
0:35:50 > 0:35:55Samoa.At the breakdown, Samoa getting the better of England a
0:35:55 > 0:35:58couple times, and winning the line-out. Almost an intercept for
0:35:58 > 0:36:05Robert Rock. Nanai-Williams had a chance to attack, almost. -- almost
0:36:05 > 0:36:15an intercept for Chris Robshaw. A combination of Cole and Itoje. The
0:36:15 > 0:36:18England chance to counter ruck, and they had turned over, down the
0:36:18 > 0:36:22blindside. Danny Care. Here is the Simmonds. He makes a couple of
0:36:22 > 0:36:29metres, tackled by Sasagi, the replacement prop. The off-load to
0:36:29 > 0:36:37Robert Rock. -- the off-load to Chris Rock troubled their -- the
0:36:37 > 0:36:44off-load to Chris Robshaw. Tackled my the 22. England looking for a
0:36:44 > 0:36:52fall from the first point of this second half. Samoa have won the
0:36:52 > 0:36:57penalty again. Three or four times in the second half that England have
0:36:57 > 0:37:02made inroads and then the visitors have worked and scrapped and managed
0:37:02 > 0:37:07to force the turnover.Fantastic work from Samoa at the breakdown,
0:37:07 > 0:37:15scramble, desire, great work, and that's a penalty with the ball drop
0:37:15 > 0:37:20in on hands, but great work by England, and then Courtney gets the
0:37:20 > 0:37:27ball up and under way.England looking to try and put this game to
0:37:27 > 0:37:33bed on the hour mark. Shortfall differences. Now Chris Robshaw, the
0:37:33 > 0:37:38co-captain. Working as hard as ever, Chris Robshaw. Loads of now. His
0:37:38 > 0:37:4659th cap at Harlequins. Looking to go through Joe Marler, finding
0:37:46 > 0:37:54Williams, massive hit coming in. Williams does well to set it up, as
0:37:54 > 0:38:00England crowd towards the 22 Henry Slade, to Brown, giving Rokoduguni a
0:38:00 > 0:38:08bit of space. Inside the 22 foot Youngs, quick ball, Simmonds,
0:38:08 > 0:38:13tackled by Polataivao.Simmonds has been a constant carrier for England
0:38:13 > 0:38:18today.As has Courtney Lawes, back in centre field for England. Options
0:38:18 > 0:38:25left and right for Youngs. Williams couldn't quite get it away to Joe
0:38:25 > 0:38:30Marler, but just a few metres short now, England Ford to Daly. Over the
0:38:30 > 0:38:36line, Elliot Daly scores. His fifth for his country, Daly. Scorer last
0:38:36 > 0:38:43week and again today. And England well clear now.Fantastic patience
0:38:43 > 0:38:47for England all the way, and that something they can learn from
0:38:47 > 0:38:51playing Samoa. When they have had possession, they have returned the
0:38:51 > 0:38:56ball -- retained the ball and they've created the space and a
0:38:56 > 0:39:02clinical finish at the end. Some tightness in the Samoan defensive
0:39:02 > 0:39:07line, giving Rokoduguni, even though he gets to the outside, and a quick
0:39:07 > 0:39:11ball, George Ford, flat at the line, great line from Williams, and
0:39:11 > 0:39:18getting the ball up, and a great finish. No right to score from
0:39:18 > 0:39:22there, dances inside to people, and a fantastic finish.Ford timing his
0:39:22 > 0:39:30pass nicely on the line, and Daly skipped inside and crossed, and
0:39:30 > 0:39:33England have a 20 point lead which, you feel, will be more than
0:39:33 > 0:39:38sufficient.From an England point of view, they are now really going to
0:39:38 > 0:39:42lift that tempo. I think they will see that Samoa are tiring or tied,
0:39:42 > 0:39:47and they've just brought on most of the bench, and they've got to lift
0:39:47 > 0:39:55that tempo. You felt it in the last couple of minutes. They will try and
0:39:55 > 0:39:59continue that.Flying kick from George Ford. England 29-7 to the
0:39:59 > 0:40:11good. Williams, the decoy, Ford to Itoje. Samoa over the top, turning
0:40:11 > 0:40:18it over. They've done that through name 15, but illegally so, and he
0:40:18 > 0:40:26might be in trouble. -- they've done that through Faasalele. The Samoan
0:40:26 > 0:40:30number six got off his feet to kill the ball, and Samoa will play the
0:40:30 > 0:40:35bulk of the rest of the match with just 14 men. Hartley at the back of
0:40:35 > 0:40:45the ball. Youngs has Rokoduguni on the decoy, and Rokoduguni, the dummy
0:40:45 > 0:40:52runner, and Slade dances over. Under the post, England pass fifth try,
0:40:52 > 0:41:01and they could put Samoa away at this attempt.Fantastic work in
0:41:01 > 0:41:05terms of knowing your job, your role, where the line-out isn't quite
0:41:05 > 0:41:09great, the line-out drive isn't quite functioning, having three
0:41:09 > 0:41:12people running at the line, making defenders make a decision, what a
0:41:12 > 0:41:18great pass. We talked about Danny Care's passing and skipping and
0:41:18 > 0:41:23floating the ball in front of people, and again, Ben Youngs comes
0:41:23 > 0:41:29on, great line that we have seen all year from Slade, and he walks in
0:41:29 > 0:41:35uncontested. Rokoduguni is doing his job in terms of holding
0:41:35 > 0:41:40Nanai-Williams, Piers Francis doing his job, the ball always he went in
0:41:40 > 0:41:43front of Paul Perez and there was no chance for him to step in and make
0:41:43 > 0:41:52that hit.Samoa playing without Faasalele, their blindside flanker.
0:41:52 > 0:41:57Jack Lam, their talismanic number eight, is being replaced. There is
0:41:57 > 0:42:04Lemalu, replacement in the second row. Tuala goes quickly, nicely done
0:42:04 > 0:42:07by him. Quick thinking, and they go through the middle, through
0:42:07 > 0:42:12Christopher Vui. They have won another penalty, as Chris Robshaw
0:42:12 > 0:42:21doesn't run away. And Samoa, with 14 men, will be happy to play the next
0:42:21 > 0:42:25few minutes in this part of the pitch.They will want the ball for a
0:42:25 > 0:42:31little bit. I don't think they have seen much of it in this area off the
0:42:31 > 0:42:34field. Hopefully they'll try and get something a bit creative from the
0:42:34 > 0:42:37line-out. I'm not sure they will go for a drive, maybe something a bit
0:42:37 > 0:42:42more adventurous, and hopefully they'll have room to get another
0:42:42 > 0:42:48score on the board and give them a bit more energy and enthusiasm.
0:42:58 > 0:43:06Leiataua. Finds his man in the middle of the line-out. Dummy from
0:43:06 > 0:43:14Treviranus. Dietrich and try line begging. Clever move from Samoa. --
0:43:14 > 0:43:23the Twickenham try line begging. Lovely dummy, Treviranus. And then
0:43:23 > 0:43:29Leiataua left it behind.We're going to look at whether have got this
0:43:29 > 0:43:34forward, know whether it's going to be a penalty try. -- at whether
0:43:34 > 0:43:38England have got this forward. It could be a try, because it went
0:43:38 > 0:43:49backwards.I have a decision, you may award the try.No clear
0:43:49 > 0:43:56knock-on, try is good, Captain.Try for some other, their second, and
0:43:56 > 0:44:03you can't rush the captain that. -- try for Samoa. He has led from the
0:44:03 > 0:44:05front in a difficult cause all afternoon. His first international
0:44:05 > 0:44:11try.For Christopher Vui to get round there after taking that
0:44:11 > 0:44:20line-out, that's fantastic. Nanai-Williams and a smattering of
0:44:20 > 0:44:26supporters, now they have something to really cheer. A fine five minutes
0:44:26 > 0:44:34from Vui. Simmonds, Ford, a bit of space for Francis, Itoje with a load
0:44:34 > 0:44:39of space outside him. Nanai-Williams does well and perhaps breaking up
0:44:39 > 0:44:46for England. Forward to Francis again, with plenty of ball since he
0:44:46 > 0:44:51came on as a replacement. Ford on the gain line, could be an overlap
0:44:51 > 0:44:59for England. Slade, wide to Daly. Still going, Elliot Daly foot Daly
0:44:59 > 0:45:05for his second! What a finish, Elliot Daly! Magnificent pace and
0:45:05 > 0:45:08balance from the England winger, and Twickenham on its feet.What a
0:45:08 > 0:45:15finish. People must know he's going to step to the inside, but they
0:45:15 > 0:45:20still can't defend it. He is always so good stepping off that left foot,
0:45:20 > 0:45:26and then he has the afterburner to flick the ball and get himself home.
0:45:26 > 0:45:30Probably blowing a bit now, but they worked it so well again, using the
0:45:30 > 0:45:38outback passes. Steps on, little friend, and flip on those
0:45:38 > 0:45:42afterburners and catch me if you can. -- steps on, little fend.Rate
0:45:42 > 0:45:51a rapid return from a knee injury, suffering just before the autumn.
0:45:51 > 0:45:54And he's come back in to make a big impression across three Test
0:45:54 > 0:46:00matches. England past 40 with Ford's conversion, and they scored six
0:46:00 > 0:46:08tries. Final play, potentially, at Twickenham.Piers Francis has done
0:46:08 > 0:46:13well. Some difficult passes, and he has stepped up but he's looked
0:46:13 > 0:46:23strong. -- he has stepped up. He's looked strong.Turned over by Samoa.
0:46:23 > 0:46:28It will be Samoa that have the final say, potentially, and they have
0:46:28 > 0:46:34already tapped and gone. Nanai-Williams see some space.
0:46:34 > 0:46:44Isiekwe tried to make the tackle, and the replacement prop is Lemalu.
0:46:44 > 0:46:48Time is up. It's been knocked forward, so a last chance for
0:46:48 > 0:46:54England. Youngs, loose prop. Hartley was in the wide channels. Good
0:46:54 > 0:47:01off-load. Simmonds off-loads to Brown, and a lovely pick-up from
0:47:01 > 0:47:08Daly. Inside to Hartley. Hartley tries to link with Youngs. Great
0:47:08 > 0:47:11pick-up, brilliant by Francis. England have one more opportunity
0:47:11 > 0:47:18inside the Samoan 22. Slade, it's two on one, he will not score
0:47:18 > 0:47:22himself, he gives the pass to Rokoduguni, and he skates in
0:47:22 > 0:47:31unopposed, easy as you like. England a couple of points away from 50.It
0:47:31 > 0:47:35will not get any easier for Rokoduguni than that. The pick-up,
0:47:35 > 0:47:39fantastic pick-ups by England players throughout that move, just
0:47:39 > 0:47:46to keep the ball alive. Went wrong, Dylan Hartley had to pick it up,
0:47:46 > 0:47:50control it, a lovely off-load, and they had the ball off the floor, and
0:47:50 > 0:47:58the tired Samoan defence cracked. We are used to him scoring wonder
0:47:58 > 0:48:02tries, and it's always nice to have a little one you just have to trot
0:48:02 > 0:48:08over the line.He's had a bit of a disjointed England career,
0:48:08 > 0:48:12Rokoduguni, winning just four caps in three years, but he's scored four
0:48:12 > 0:48:17tries, so no complaints about his strike rate. He scored against
0:48:17 > 0:48:22Argentina a fortnight in a and again today. -- a fortnight ago and again
0:48:22 > 0:48:28today. The Twickenham crowd very happy on this November night. He's
0:48:28 > 0:48:32had a good game, George Ford, pulling the strings, kicking his
0:48:32 > 0:48:38goals, and this would bring up a half-century of points to cap a
0:48:38 > 0:48:41satisfactory afternoon for Eddie Jones's side.
0:48:44 > 0:48:54Not quite to be! Seven tries for England. Brown, Slade, Lozowski,
0:48:54 > 0:49:00Ewels, Rokoduguni and a couple from Daly. But England far too strong.
0:49:00 > 0:49:11They have won at Twickenham 48-40. We started well. Probably got
0:49:11 > 0:49:14seduced by the perceived easiness and Scott doing the small things
0:49:14 > 0:49:19well, at a flat period in the middle and finished strong.Some handling
0:49:19 > 0:49:25various at strong at times. Your highlights?Greatest opportunities
0:49:25 > 0:49:28and didn't convert them all, which goes back to unstructured handling.
0:49:28 > 0:49:33I thought Elliot Daly was good, Simmonds was good, George Ford was
0:49:33 > 0:49:38good. A lots of positive things. We've learned a lot about ourselves
0:49:38 > 0:49:43and grow as a team. It was a good side. There's plenty to work on from
0:49:43 > 0:49:49today. Early on, discipline, weren't quite clinical enough, but overall,
0:49:49 > 0:49:54an review, I think we've grown as a team and I'm happy.A bit let down,
0:49:54 > 0:49:57it didn't go as smoothly as have liked. We were slightly off the
0:49:57 > 0:50:06pace. We knew it was going to be tough, so pretty happy autumn.Any
0:50:06 > 0:50:11frustrations for you around the breakdown?The forwards didn't work
0:50:11 > 0:50:15hard enough to get our second man in, which was disappointing but
0:50:15 > 0:50:21before this game, we've been good in that area.Everything that we do, we
0:50:21 > 0:50:30never give up. Even though the score, the 30 or so point lead, but
0:50:30 > 0:50:34we never stopped trying.What the players want going forward for
0:50:34 > 0:50:41support?The boys had no doubt. It's stuff that we can't control. The
0:50:41 > 0:50:47boys are here to play rugby, and represent their country as best as
0:50:47 > 0:50:53we can.They had a good game plan and stuck to it. Didn't make life
0:50:53 > 0:50:57easy for us. We probably didn't make life easy for ourselves sometimes as
0:50:57 > 0:51:03well. You saw that our fitness game is up there. We put some more points
0:51:03 > 0:51:08on at the end.What will you work on the head of the sixthat's a
0:51:08 > 0:51:14different competition. These tests are played in a more open way. The
0:51:14 > 0:51:19Six Nations is winner rugby, knock them down, set piece, grind it out.
0:51:19 > 0:51:26We are looking to get ready for it. England are all finished now for
0:51:26 > 0:51:312017, and they finished this autumn campaign with three victories. To
0:51:31 > 0:51:35help us pick through everything that happens, I'm joined by former
0:51:35 > 0:51:39England international and former British and Irish Lion Simon Shaw.
0:51:39 > 0:51:43What did you think of it?It was interesting. If you look at the
0:51:43 > 0:51:47scoreline, you would probably have predicted about that for I suddenly
0:51:47 > 0:51:51thought that would be the case. In terms of the manner and how they
0:51:51 > 0:51:56went about their work, England, it was slightly unpredictable. They
0:51:56 > 0:52:01started the game well, two tries early on, and finished well with two
0:52:01 > 0:52:04tries. In between, it was fits and starts and they looked on forced
0:52:04 > 0:52:08errors and mistakes. Possibly people trying a bit too hard.Comment from
0:52:08 > 0:52:14both Eddie Jones and Chris Robshaw that, particularly around the
0:52:14 > 0:52:19breakdown, Samoa appeared to have the upper hand. What did you think?
0:52:19 > 0:52:23They made it a torrid time for England in that area by committing
0:52:23 > 0:52:26numbers. Possibly that was a tactic they set out to having watched the
0:52:26 > 0:52:31Premiership this season, where teams haven't committed as many players do
0:52:31 > 0:52:38that area. They disrupted England for a while, but I think more than
0:52:38 > 0:52:43that, what happened in the middle of the game, it was a result of two
0:52:43 > 0:52:48early tries, but it was the easy tries coming England's way and
0:52:48 > 0:52:53people trying to force the issue a bit too much, perhaps players,
0:52:53 > 0:52:56individuals, playing more for themselves then the team, trying to
0:52:56 > 0:53:01get in a deep's head and get selection forced a bit more in their
0:53:01 > 0:53:07favour. -- trying to get in Eddie Jones's head.Two tries for Elliot
0:53:07 > 0:53:11Daly, and Eddie Jones singled him out. He is a former team-mate of
0:53:11 > 0:53:16yours. How has he bedded himself into the England shirt was to mark
0:53:16 > 0:53:20he is a classy player and classy individual. He's always going to
0:53:20 > 0:53:23create excitement when he gets the ball in his hands. It enables him to
0:53:23 > 0:53:28have the ball more often in these games, which is what England should
0:53:28 > 0:53:32be looking at doing, and doing that after some hard work upfront. It
0:53:32 > 0:53:39looked today... England were trying to force the pace of the game and
0:53:39 > 0:53:44force the passes a bit too much early on, and he had scraps, really.
0:53:44 > 0:53:50The two opportunities he got, he took, which shows his class.When it
0:53:50 > 0:53:54comes to locks, so much has gone on throughout the campaign, with George
0:53:54 > 0:53:59Kruis being dropped. Who in your mind going forward are the big names
0:53:59 > 0:54:03in that position for England?You made a mistake early on by saying
0:54:03 > 0:54:05that my favourite position was second row, but it's more
0:54:05 > 0:54:12scrum-half. Undoubtedly a positional strength for England, and incredible
0:54:12 > 0:54:15to have so many options in that position. The standout out of all
0:54:15 > 0:54:20those guys for me, and has been for a number of seasons, barring injury,
0:54:20 > 0:54:25always seems to be the guy that's there at the end in the man of the
0:54:25 > 0:54:33match sort of juggle, is Joe Launchbury. Everybody talks about
0:54:33 > 0:54:39Itojes and Kruiss and these guys, but he seems to be the standout
0:54:39 > 0:54:44performer for me every time.Samoa had plenty of bright points, but
0:54:44 > 0:54:49there was a lot of build-up to this match that involved their financial
0:54:49 > 0:54:53situation. Going forward, how important is it that we have strong
0:54:53 > 0:54:57Pacific island sides?It's crucial for rugby worldwide that we have
0:54:57 > 0:55:06strength in all teams. The Samoans and Tongans and Pacific Islands have
0:55:06 > 0:55:10incredible ability to play the game, but they need their best players on
0:55:10 > 0:55:15the pitch, playing for Samoa, Tonga and Fiji and, if finances come into
0:55:15 > 0:55:18it, and they are forced to look elsewhere to earn their crust, it
0:55:18 > 0:55:24means there is a lesser Samoan team, which deprives the public of a
0:55:24 > 0:55:30greater spectacle, and it deprives them of a chance of getting scalps
0:55:30 > 0:55:34against big teams, which they deserve to be able to do.Had played
0:55:34 > 0:55:37with aplomb, and they kept fighting until the end, and it might be the
0:55:37 > 0:55:42end of the autumn internationals for England, but that doesn't mean the
0:55:42 > 0:55:46autumn internationals are over yet Wales have one match remaining, that
0:55:46 > 0:55:54will be in Cardiff with South Africa at 2pm next Saturday. Then the
0:55:54 > 0:55:59Varsity matches from Twickenham on Thursday the 7th of December.
0:56:05 > 0:56:09Don't forget, you can download the rugby union weekly podcast from
0:56:09 > 0:56:16Monday. A former England international alongside Chris Jones
0:56:16 > 0:56:19and guests from across the game, reflecting on all the weekend's
0:56:19 > 0:56:27action. Download it to any of the usual places. Simon, tell me, what
0:56:27 > 0:56:29have we learned about England throughout this unbeaten or to
0:56:29 > 0:56:36national period? -- unbeaten Orton international period. Villa not much
0:56:36 > 0:56:41apart from results being everything. They have got the results they
0:56:41 > 0:56:45wanted and the school and everybody might have expected. I team have
0:56:45 > 0:56:52lacked the consistency it would take to consistently beat the top teams,
0:56:52 > 0:56:57the New Zealand and Australias. Going into the Six Nations, that is
0:56:57 > 0:57:01what Eddie Jones will want to see from his team, and I think possibly
0:57:01 > 0:57:04the inclusion of lots of new players, different combinations,
0:57:04 > 0:57:10trying Slade and Lozowski at centre, and making sure he's got a sort of
0:57:10 > 0:57:18second string combination, it's caused disruption, but this is all
0:57:18 > 0:57:22part of the learning process that will take them forward as a squad,
0:57:22 > 0:57:24and hopefully by the Six Nations everything will be settled and we'll
0:57:24 > 0:57:29be looking at another run of fantastic fixtures.
0:57:29 > 0:57:33Talk of the Six Nations, what do you think that Eddie Jones in particular
0:57:33 > 0:57:41will work on, and where does he rank as a coach of England? He now has 22
0:57:41 > 0:57:46wins out of 23 outings, pretty good statistics.It's amazing, and the
0:57:46 > 0:57:49fact that we are critiquing England sides that are consistently winning
0:57:49 > 0:57:58shows our expectations of them, it shows how good they hope to be. I
0:57:58 > 0:58:02think has obviously got them incredibly driven, their work ethic
0:58:02 > 0:58:09is without doubt, but as I say I think the thing he will most be
0:58:09 > 0:58:14looking for going into the Six Nations is getting his starting 22
0:58:14 > 0:58:19absolutely bang on and heating that tournament full throttle. I think
0:58:19 > 0:58:22this was a testing ground for a lot of players. Hopefully, he'll have
0:58:22 > 0:58:29settled on a side coming into the Six Nations, and they'll get that
0:58:29 > 0:58:32level of performance they are looking for.Thank you for your
0:58:32 > 0:58:38time, and your company at home. That is it for England in 2017. The next
0:58:38 > 0:58:41time we see them in action will be against Italy in the Six Nations.
0:58:41 > 0:58:46Goodbye for now
0:59:05 > 0:59:05Sit!