England ran riot against Japan, with Will Joseph scoring five tries in a dominant 78-15 win at Twickenham.
Joseph opened the scoring, although George Ford missed the conversion. Japan's Harry Hockings was sin-binned during the buildup, with his yellow later upgraded to red.
Joseph soon doubled his tally before Naoto Saito put Japan on the board with a 40-metre penalty.
Freddie Steward added England's third before Ellis Genge powered over for the bonus-point try.
Joseph completed his hat-trick as England continued to pile on the points, with Ford struggling from the tee.
Cadan Murley grabbed England's seventh before Warner Dearns crossed for Japan.
Ben Earl and George Martin added further tries, taking England beyond the 50-point mark.
Opeti Helu responded for Japan, but Joseph wasn't finished, crossing for his fifth.
Replacements Ben Curry and Marcus Smith completed the rout, with Henry Slade taking over kicking duties as England finished with 12 tries.
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England player ratings vs Japan:
Player ratings by Connor Johnson at Allianz Stadium.
England Player Ratings vs Japan
1. Ellis Genge – 9/10
Genge was at his brilliant, bulldozing best today, as shown by his try, dragging four Japanese defenders with him. They had no answer to the Bristol man's power. He also turned the ball over in the buildup and even threw in a massive hit. Replaced after 52 minutes by Iyogun.
2. Luke Cowan-Dickie – 7/10
3. Asher Opoko-Fordjour – 7/10
4. Maro Itoje – 9/10
Two out of two brilliant autumn performances for the England captain, making a game-high 18 tackles whilst missing just one all game. Itoje looks to be back to his best, which is a promising sign for England less than a year out from the World Cup.
5. George Martin – 8/10
6. Alex Coles – 7/10
7. Ben Earl – 8/10
8. Henry Pollock – 7/10
It would have been very difficult for Pollock to replicate his performance on the wing from last week, but the Northampton man was more prominent on the defensive side of the ball. He was not as effective carrying, making only 19 metres from five carries. Replaced by Ben Curry.
9. Jack van Poortvliet – 8/10
Made a game-high 38 passes, as well as 50 metres carrying, which was an underrated aspect of his game today. He also put up several difficult kicks, forcing changes of possession and keeping England motoring. Replaced after 48 minutes by McParland.
10. George Ford – 7/10
Not one of Ford's most impressive days from the tee, going 4/10. Although the majority of his kicks were from the corner, someone of Ford's talent would have hoped for a better day out. He also failed to make much of an impact with the ball in hand.
11. Cadan Murley – 7/10
Murley was pretty invisible for the opening 25 minutes but got more involved as the game wore on, scoring England's seventh try. He could've had another, just running out of pitch after a kick through.
12. Max Ojomoh – 8/10
Ojomoh was quietly impressive today, although I'm sure he would have loved to have got in on the rout. He showed safe hands and offloaded when he needed to. He's done no harm to his case for the No.12 jersey permanently.
13. Henry Slade – 8/10
Took over the kicking duties from Ford, making two of his four kicks. After a man-of-the-match performance last week, he struggled to impact the game in the same way, perhaps because others around him were having such good games.
14. Will Joseph – 10/10
Joseph's first England start couldn't have gone any better, scoring five tries in one of the all-time great England performances. He made by far the most metres and was the focal point of everything good about England today. All five tries were different in their own way, especially his fourth, when he turned into Superman, flying over the try-line.
15. Freddie Steward – 8/10
All-action from Steward today, scoring a try and assisting two more, showcasing his carrying ability while remaining as safe as ever in the air.
Replacements
16. Theo Dan – 6/10
17. Emmanuel Iyogun – 6/10
18. Joe Heyes – 6/10
19. Arthur Clark – N/A
20. Ben Curry – 7/10
21. Greg Fisilau – 8/10
22. Archie McParland – 6/10
23. Marcus Smith – 7/10
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