#3. Owen Farrell
Telegraph 4/10: “England’s captain led admirably in defence, became his country’s all-time leading point-scorer – ending Jonny Wilkinson’s 22-year reign – but he was rusty. The shot-clock gaffe was a howler.”
#4. Dan Cole
Telegraph 5/10: “Executed a sublime first-half turnover which sent George clear; only the slightest of Tumua Manu knock-ons saved his bacon after a skewed box-kick looked to have handed Samoa their third try.”
RUCK 4/10: “Delayed around the breakdown, constantly putting England under pressure.”
Planet Rugby 5/10: “The scrum-half was very lucky a Samoan try on the back of his poor box kick was ruled out. A great player on the front foot but one that could improve when managing the game when under pressure.”