🔗 Share this article The English Team Earns 9th Consecutive Victory Over Tough Fiji Autumn International 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 four second-half tries to defeat a physical Fiji side in their latest autumn international. The victory extends Steve Borthwick's side's winning run to nine matches and supports their win over the Wallabies the previous weekend. The home side opened the scoring through Luke Cowan-Dickie before Fiji answered back with scores by Ikanivere and Caleb Muntz. Fly-half the Fijian playmaker failed to convert either try but slotted a penalty goal to take the Fijians further ahead before Feyi-Waboso crossed. Prop Genge and Ikanivere then exchanged tries to ignite an entertaining second half. Replacements Jamie George and Arundell, who displayed his scintillating pace, touched down to take the hosts clear. Those scores came either side of Fijian halfback Kuruvoli dropping the ball when attempting to score. Skipper Maro Itoje, who also came off the bench, scored the final try. Borthwick's side now face the All Blacks next Saturday in their toughest test theoretically this autumn. Fiji Start Fast to Pressure England Prior to this meeting, England had won eight of their 9 games with Fiji – most recently taking 30-24 in the last eight of the last global tournament. That one defeat came two months prior the tournament in France and was a major turning point under the head coach. With the Pacific Islanders on a five-game streak – their joint longest streak since the late nineties – the fixture was always likely to be competitive. Following smooth attacking phases, back rower Chandler Cunningham-South made good ground before Cowan-Dickie forced his way over for the first try from close range, with the Fijian's score off the back of a driving maul providing a swift reply. Nicknamed the Flying Fijians, that was evident in defence through powerful opening period tackles in the center, with full-back Smith, deployed as a additional playmaker, in especial targeted. But it was the vintage Fijian attacking flair that was the highlight in the opening half as passes out of the tackle sliced through the English defense for the fly-half to touch down. Feyi-Waboso sharply finished a cross-field kick by Fin Smith to take the hosts ahead after he had been illegally challenged in the air by Ravutaumada, who was awarded a sin-binning following a bunker review. The English Star Bench Shines Once More England broke clear from Australia the previous weekend in the final quarter through the power of their replacements that included multiple British and Irish Lions. A significantly altered starting XV from the victory over the Wallabies did score the next try as Genge crossed following a strong carry by Ollie Lawrence, who was returning to the national side after suffering his Achilles versus Italy in March. Nonetheless, after a smart line-out move was completed by the Fijian, Borthwick unloaded several of his substitutes on the 54th minute – featuring Lions tourists Henry Pollock and Tom Curry. With the game still up for grabs, Fiji scrum-half the halfback fumbled of the ball when reaching for the tryline to cancel out replacement the hooker's score. Breakdown specialist Ben Earl, who scored versus Australia, produced a stunning game-saving stop to keep breathing room between the sides. It topped off another all-round impressive performance by Earl, who received back-to-back player-of-the-match awards. The substitute's speed to race on to a grubber kick demonstrated exactly why the English replacements is so influential. It is packed with stars and quality, which has aided in victories in the closing stages that were lost versus the Wallabies and New Zealand last autumn. Considering Scotland pushed the All Blacks hard, Borthwick's side will fancy their chances of making a big statement this weekend. 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 Match Officials Referee: Paul Williams (New Zealand) Assistant referee: Luc Ramos (France) and Katsuki Furuse (Japan) Television match official: Mike Adamson (Scotland)