🔗 Share this article England Claims Ninth Consecutive Win Over Tough Fiji Autumn International Series England (14) 38 Tries: Cowan-Dickie, Feyi-Waboso, Genge, George, Arundell, Itoje Cons: F Smith 5 Fiji (13) 18 Tries: Ikanivere 2, Muntz Pen: Muntz England notched 4 tries after halftime to defeat a physical Fiji side in their latest autumn international. The victory lengthens Steve Borthwick's side's winning run to nine games and supports their triumph over the Wallabies the previous weekend. England opened the scoring through hooker Cowan-Dickie before Fiji answered back with tries by Tevita Ikanivere and Caleb Muntz. Fly-half the Fijian playmaker missed both conversions but nailed a penalty goal to take the Fijians further ahead before Feyi-Waboso crossed. Ellis Genge and the Fijian hooker then traded scores to begin an thrilling second half. Substitutes Jamie George and Henry Arundell, who showed his scintillating pace, touched down to take the English side into a comfortable lead. Those scores came around Fiji scrum-half Simi Kuruvoli spilling the ball when going for the tryline. England captain Itoje, who also came off the bench, scored the last touchdown. Borthwick's side now play New Zealand this coming weekend in their biggest challenge on paper this fall. The Fijians Start Fast to Challenge England Before this meeting, England had won 8 of their 9 games with the Fijian side – most lately taking a close contest in the quarter-finals of the last global tournament. Their sole loss came two months prior the tournament in France and was a major turning point under the head coach. With Fiji on a five-game streak – their joint longest streak since 1999 – the fixture was always expected to be competitive. After slick phase play, back rower Cunningham-South gained valuable meters before Cowan-Dickie forced his way over for the opening score from close range, with the Fijian's score off the back of a driving maul adding a quick response. Known as the flying Fijians, that was apparent in defence through monstrous first-half tackles in the center, with full-back Smith, deployed as a additional playmaker, in especial targeted. But it was the classic attacking Fijian flare that was the standout moment in the opening half as offloads cut England's defence open for the fly-half to score. Feyi-Waboso expertly collected a kick across the field by Smith to take England into the lead after he had been dangerously taken out in the air by Ravutaumada, who was given a yellow card following a video review. England's Impact Substitutes Shines Once More The English team broke clear from Australia the previous weekend in the final quarter through the power of their bench that contained six Lions tourists. A significantly altered starting lineup from the victory over the Wallabies did grab the following touchdown as Genge went over following a strong carry by Ollie Lawrence, who was returning to the national side after suffering his Achilles against the Italians in March. However, after a smart line-out move was finished by Ikanivere, the coach unloaded five of his bench on the 54-minute mark – including Lions tourists Pollock and Tom Curry. With the match still in the balance, Fiji scrum-half the halfback fumbled of the ball when stretching for the tryline to negate replacement George's try. Flanker Earl, who scored against the Wallabies, produced a spectacular game-saving stop to keep a narrow lead between the teams. It capped another outstanding overall display by Earl, who received back-to-back player-of-the-match awards. Arundell's pace to race on to a kick through demonstrated exactly why England's bench is so impactful. It is full of stars and quality, which has aided in victories in the closing stages that were lost against Australia and the All Blacks the previous fall. Considering the Scottish side pushed the All Blacks hard, Borthwick's side will feel confident of making a big statement next week. If successful, the bench will probably again be crucial. Line-ups England: M Smith; Freeman, Lawrence, Dingwall, Feyi-Waboso; F Smith, Mitchell; Genge, Cowan-Dickie, Heyes, Coles, Chessum, Pepper, Earl, Cunningham-South Replacements: George, Baxter, Opoku-Fordjour, Itoje, T Curry, Pollock, Spencer, Arundell Fiji: Rayasi; Ravutaumada, Ravouvou, Tuisova, Wainiqolo; Muntz, Kuruvoli; Mawi, Ikanivere, Doge, Nasilasila, Mayanavanua, Sowakula, Canakaivata, Mata Replacements: Togiatama, Hetet, Tawake, Vocevoce, Murray, Wye, Armstrong-Ravula, Maqala Sin-bin: Ravutaumada Match Officials Referee: Paul Williams (New Zealand) Assistant referee: Luc Ramos (France) and Katsuki Furuse (Japan) Television match official: Mike Adamson (Scotland)