England player ratings vs Samoa: Who shone and who flopped at Twickenham?
Rugby NewsSaturday, 25 November 2017 at 18:21
England made it three wins out of three this autumn with another late flurry of tries against Samoa.
Here are our player ratings:
Fullback: Mike Brown - 6 out of 10
A perfect start with England’s first try but unusually sloppy handling thereafter.
Winger: Jonny May - 6.5
Plenty effort but limited effect this week.
Centre: Henry Slade - 8
Looks much more at home at outside-centre, where he has that split second longer on the ball. Finished off his display with a superb try.
Centre: Alex Lozowski - 7
Took one massive hit but kept going and showed glimpses of his talent and got a try.
Winger: Elliot Daly - 8
The speedster took both of his very well, each time stepping in off his left foot.
Fly-half: George Ford - 7
Neat and tidy without threatening to take the game by the scruff of the neck.
Scrum-half: Danny Care - 6
Slick pass for Ewels’ try but not quite everything went his way, unlike last week.
Prop: Ellis Genge - 6
Hooker: Jamie George - 7
No problems at all at the lineout – and carried superbly.
Prop: Dan Cole - 5.5
Largely anonymous with the game passing him by when played at real pace.
Lock: Joe Launchbury - 5
He was replaced after 30 minutes with a shoulder injury. A shame after his heroics against Australia
Lock: Charlie Ewels - 7
A key knock on and a try made this a mixed bag for the Bath forward.
Flanker: Maro Itoje - 8
Wonderfully set up Mike Brown's try before rising to the physical challenge as well.
Flanker: Chris Robshaw - 7
Did what he always does, grafts, tackles and supports.
Number eight: Sam Simmonds - 8.5
Supposedly not big enough to play No8 at Test level but this was an excellent first international start.
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