ENG 30-24 FIJ: England end Fiji dreams in Marseille

ENG 30-24 FIJ: England end Fiji dreams in Marseille

England are through to the semi-finals of Rugby World Cup 2023 after surviving a late fightback from Fiji to win 30-24 at Stade de Marseille on Sunday.


Tries from Manu Tuilagi and Joe Marchant as well as 11 points from the boot of Owen Farrell had given England a handy 21-10 lead at half-time.

However, the Flying Fijians roared back into the game in the second half, scoring tries through Peni Ravai and Vilimoni Botitu to level things at 24-24.

In the end it was England fly-half and captain Farrell who settled things for the 2003 champions, kicking a drop goal to regain the lead before slotting a late penalty to secure victory and a place in the last four.

Farrell, the Mastercard Player of the Match, and his team-mates will find out later today who they will face at Stade de France in six days' time, when France take on South Africa in Saint-Denis in the last of the quarter-finals.


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