🔗 Share this article England Claims Ninth Consecutive Victory Against Tough Fijian Side Quilter Nations 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 scored 4 tries after halftime to beat a resilient Fijian team in their second autumn international. This win lengthens Steve Borthwick's side's undefeated streak to nine games and backs up their triumph over Australia last Saturday. The home side got on the board first through hooker Cowan-Dickie before Fiji answered back with tries by Ikanivere and Muntz. Fly-half Muntz missed both conversions but slotted a penalty goal to take the visitors further ahead before Immanuel Feyi-Waboso scored. Prop Genge and Ikanivere then traded scores to spark an entertaining final forty minutes. Replacements Jamie George and Henry Arundell, who demonstrated his blistering speed, touched down to take the English side into a comfortable lead. These tries came either side of Fiji scrum-half Simi Kuruvoli fumbling the ball when attempting to score. Skipper Maro Itoje, who also came off the bench, secured the final try. Borthwick's side now play New Zealand next Saturday in their biggest challenge on paper this fall. The Fijians Start Fast to Challenge England Prior to this meeting, England had claimed victory in 8 of their 9 matches with Fiji – most recently winning a close contest in the last eight of the 2023 World Cup. That one defeat came just weeks before the tournament in Europe and was a significant shift under the head coach. With Fiji on a five-game streak – their equal best run since the late nineties – the fixture was always likely to be tight. After slick phase play, number eight Cunningham-South made good ground before Cowan-Dickie forced his way over for the first try from close range, with Ikanivere's try off the back of a driving maul providing a quick response. Known as the Flying Fijians, that was clear in defense through huge opening period tackles in the center, with full-back Smith, deployed as a additional playmaker, in especial targeted. But it was the vintage attacking Fijian flare that was the highlight in the opening half as passes out of the tackle cut England's defence open for the fly-half to score. The winger expertly collected a cross-field kick by Smith to take England into the lead after he had been dangerously taken out in the air by Selestino Ravutaumada, who was given a yellow card following a video review. The English Impact Substitutes Shines Once More The English team broke clear from Australia last Saturday in the final quarter through the impact of their bench that included multiple Lions tourists. A significantly altered starting XV from the win over the Australians did grab the next try as the prop crossed following a powerful run by Ollie Lawrence, who was returning to the national side after tearing his Achilles versus the Italians in March. Nonetheless, after a smart set piece was finished by the Fijian, the coach unloaded several of his substitutes on the 54-minute mark – including Lions tourists Henry Pollock and Tom Curry. With the game still up for grabs, Fiji scrum-half Kuruvoli fumbled of the ball when stretching for the tryline to negate replacement the hooker's score. Breakdown specialist Earl, a try-scorer against the Wallabies, produced a spectacular try-saving tackle to maintain breathing room between the teams. It capped another all-round impressive performance by the flanker, who received back-to-back man of the match honors. Arundell's pace to race on to a grubber kick demonstrated exactly why England's bench is so influential. It is packed with stars and talent, which has aided in victories in the closing stages that were lost versus the Wallabies and New Zealand last autumn. Considering the Scottish side ran New Zealand close, Borthwick's side will feel confident of sending a message next week. If successful, the substitutes will probably play another key factor. 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 Refereeing Team Referee: Paul Williams (New Zealand) Assistant referee: Luc Ramos (France) and Katsuki Furuse (Japan) Television match official: Mike Adamson (Scotland)