Pollock, Benhard star in big England win
England's rugby team secured a dominant 73-8 victory over Fiji in the Nations Championship, marking a strong recovery from their previous loss to the Springboks. The match featured a hat-trick from Henry Pollock and a successful debut for Benhard Janse van Rensburg.
Why it matters
This result provides a significant morale boost for England's rugby program and coach Steve Borthwick following a period of poor performance.
Henry Pollock scored a hat-trick and Benhard Janse van Rensburg a try on debut as England ended their five-match losing streak with a rout of Fiji in Liverpool.
England ran in 11 tries in their 73-8 win as they bounced back from last week’s Nations Championship-opening 45-21 loss away to the Springboks, with Test debutants Janse van Rensburg and Noah Caluori among the try-scorers.
Fiji had to play more than half the match down to 14 men after Simione Kuruvoli was sent off for kicking Ellis Genge shortly before the interval at the home of Premier League football club Everton.
Fiji trailed 35-3 when Kuruvoli departed, with South African Van Rensburg among the try-scorers just 218 seconds after coming on as a head injury assessment replacement for Henry Slade, and three days after qualifying for England on residency grounds.
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