England player ratings vs Tonga

England player ratings vs Tonga

1. Joe Marler - 6

Made 6/6 in his tackles and was stable in the scrum.

2. Jamie George - 7

Carried well and was on the end of a try for England.

3. Kyle Sinckler - 6


Bit static going forward but stable in scrum.

4. Courtney Lawes - 6


Strong in defence with some big hits.

5. Maro Itoje - 6

Was a nuisance to the Tongan's, with 4 turnovers.

6. Tom Curry - 6

Work rate in defence admirable with 15 tackles. Few dropped balls but a good effort from the 21 year old.

7. Sam Underhill - 6

Made a nice break down the left wing in the first half but failed to convert. Work rate in his 54 minute stint was good.

8. Billy Vunipola - 7

Will be happy to get 80 minutes in the bank against a strong and physical team in Tonga. Matched up with his counterparts well going forward.

9. Ben Youngs - 6 

Did his job controlling the game well.

10. George Ford - 7

England created chances with Ford at 10 and also controlled the game with his kicking to pin Tonga back.

11. Jonny May - 6 

Didn't see too much ball in his 52 minute stint but got an assist and beat a few defenders.

12. Owen Farrell - 7

Kicked well from the tee.

13. Manu Tuilagi - 9

Great to see Tuilagi back to his best, took his 2 tries well and going forward showing great power. Some great running lines too.

14. Anthony Watson - 7

A couple dropped balls but made a superb break deep from inside his own half into the Tongan 22. Did look dangerous when on the ball.


15. Elliot Daly - 6

Assured performance from the back, denied a certain try due to a sloppy hands from Slade.



Subs

16. Luke Cowan-Dickie - 6

17. Ellis Genge - 5

18. Dan Cole - 6

19. George Kruis - 7

20. Lewis Ludlam - 6

21. Will Heinz - 6

22. Henrry Slade - 5

23. Jonathan Joseph - 7

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