Arizona Tribune - Pollock shines as England beat Australia 25-7 in Autumn Nations Series

NYSE - LSE
CMSC -0.53% 21.93 $
VOD 0.22% 13.89 $
RBGPF 5.69% 65 $
RIO -1.46% 93.74 $
BCC 1.56% 81.02 $
RYCEF 2.12% 18.39 $
BCE -1.22% 22.92 $
CMSD -0.73% 21.77 $
RELX 1.34% 31.34 $
JRI 1.64% 12.79 $
GSK 1.16% 52.5 $
AZN 1.45% 188.41 $
NGG -0.49% 83.01 $
BTI 0.45% 62.76 $
BP -1.59% 37.13 $
Pollock shines as England beat Australia 25-7 in Autumn Nations Series
Pollock shines as England beat Australia 25-7 in Autumn Nations Series / Photo: Glyn KIRK - AFP

Pollock shines as England beat Australia 25-7 in Autumn Nations Series

Rising star Henry Pollock came off the bench to score a key try as England began their quest for an unbeaten Autumn Nations Series campaign with a 25-7 win over a lacklustre Australia at Twickenham on Saturday.

Text size:

England, despite dominating territory and possession, led just 10-7 at half-time through a George Ford penalty and Ben Earl's converted try, before Harry Potter's superb solo length-of-the-field intercept score got Australia back into the match.

And it wasn't until the 59th minute of a scrappy encounter that England scored the first of 15 decisive unanswered points.

Pollock, a 20-year-old back-row, crossed for a third try in two Tests for England after a double off the bench on debut against Wales in Cardiff in March.

Further tries late on from scrum-half Alex Mitchell and replacement hooker Luke Cowan-Dickie then gave England a decisive victory.

Ch.P.Lewis--AT