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Fellow All Black Doug Howlett, by using 13 five-pointers, will be the only other game player above Mitchell upon the all-time World Cup tryscoring leaderboard. Farrell sprang out of the line and gave Wales a sniff and then Barritt couldn’t resist and got left for dead.

England coach Stuart Lancaster admitted his relief after his team started their World Cup campaign with a win.

Despite the latest injury setbacks, defence coach Shaun Edwards said the whole country is still abuzz after the win.

Sky Sports’ Will Greenwood says the balance of the England team is off, but consistency in selection is key against Australia… His two-try performance made him Australia’s leading World Cup try scorer and equal second overall. Scott Williams, Liam Williams and...

England now likely has to beat Australia next Saturday, back at Twickenham, to avoid elimination from the toughest ever pool at a World Cup.

Rugby World Cup: England have opened the Rugby World Cup in style with a 35-11 win over Fiji.

Two try hero Mike Brown may be certain of his place in England’s next World Cup match, but England coach Stuart Lancaster could make changes for the clash with Wales.

With defensive captain Brad Barritt also failing to impress in only his second appearance back from a long-term injury, Joseph’s potential absence could leave the door open for the likes of Sam Burgess, Owen Farrell or even Henry Slade to stake a claim for a starting berth.

The Gloucester number eight suffered a knee injury in England’s 35-11 victory over Fiji.

He said: “Ben has a little bang on his knee that isn’t serious at all. We know he is a big-game player and a great competitor and so are the other players around him”.

Two-try hero Mike Brown may be certain of his place in England’s next World Cup match but coach Stuart Lancaster could do with a few changes for the clash with Wales.

England coach Stuart Lancaster admitted his relief after his team started their World Cup campaign with a win.

The World Cup used bonus points since 2003 and they are also used in the southern hemisphere’s Rugby Championship and Super Rugby competitions as well as in the European Cup and England and France’s domestic leagues.

It was a win – and a bonus point win at that – but, in truth, that’s about all that can be said for England as they fluffed their lines on the opening night of the World Cup.

“There never is one moment in selection”, emphasised Lancaster, again highlighting Burgess’s potential threat as a decoy runner.