England rebounds from South Africa loss by crushing 14-man Fiji 73-8 in Nations Championship
- England ended their five-match losing streak with a 73-8 rout of Fiji on Saturday, July 11, 2026, at Hill Dickinson Stadium in Liverpool.
- In what was technically a Fiji 'home game' played in Britain, England established early scrum and maul dominance that effectively decided the result within 30 minutes.
- Simione Kuruvoli was sent off for kicking Ellis Genge shortly before the interval at Everton's home stadium, leaving Fiji with 14 men for over half the match.
- Test debutants Benhard Janse van Rensburg and Noah Caluori scored tries, while Henry Pollock completed a hat-trick with Caluori touching down in the 65th minute.
- England heads to Argentina next weekend to complete the July leg of the Nations Championship, where the Pumas are expected to provide significantly sterner opposition.
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Hat-Trick Heroics: England Triumphs Over Fiji with Dominant Performance | Sports-Games
England ended a five-game losing streak by thrashing Fiji 73-8 in the Nations Championship. Henry Pollock's hat-trick highlighted a match with 11 tries. England capitalized on Fiji's second-half reduction to 14 players, securing their largest victory against the islanders, fueled by an error-prone opposition.
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Pollock scores a hat-trick as England hammer Fiji to end losing streak
England ran in 11 tries as they bounced back from last week's tournament-opening 45-21 loss away to world champions South Africa, with Test debutants Benhard Janse van Rensburg and Noah Caluori among the try-scorers. Fiji had to play more than half the match down to 14 men after Simione Kuruvoli was sent off for kicking Ellis Genge shortly before the interval at the home of Premier League football club Everton. Fiji trailed 35-3 when Kuruvoli d…
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