England 22-30 Fiji

England v Fiji Match Reports

Fiji celebrated a first ever victory over England with a 30-22 win at Twickenham in a World Cup warm-up match. England started brightly and scored a try with Jonny May diving over in the corner inside 10 minutes. Heavy rain then caused errors to creep into the match and the first half ended 8-3 to England. After the break, Waisea Nayacalevu scored a try which saw Fiji take the lead. Vinaya Habosi then extended that lead with a well taken try in the 52nd minute. Marcus Smith pulled a try back for England when he ran onto a George Ford chip over the top and scored under the posts. Caleb Muntz kept the scoreboard ticking over for Fiji with his third penalty kick. Joe Marchant sneaked into the corner in the 68th minute and George Ford converted to cut Fiji's lead to just one point. Simione Kuruvoli scored Fiji's third try a few minutes later to restore an eight-point lead, which the South Sea Islanders bravely defended to record a famous victory. A selection of match reports is listed below:

• Autumn Internationals: England slump to defeat against Fiji as dismal World Cup build-up continues
• BBC: Pacific island nation beat England for first time
• Guardian: Borthwick’s England sink to new lows with first Test defeat to resilient Fiji
• Daily Mail: Steve Borthwick's side lose to Pacific Islanders for the first time ever as disastrous World Cup preparations continue
• Sky Sports: Fijians secure first victory over England in final World Cup warm-up match
• England Rugby: Fiji beat England in Summer Series at Twickenham