Preview: England v Chile
Everything you need to know ahead of England Men's third Rugby World Cup pool fixture against Chile in Lille.
Steve Borthwick's charges are chasing a third victory from three World Cup games as they head north to Lille to face the South American side, after defeating Argentina in round one and securing a bonus point victory over Japan in Nice at the weekend.
| When? | Saturday 23 September |
| Where? | Stade Pierre Mauroy, Lille |
| Kick off? | 16:45 BST |
England's third pool fixture sees them face Chile, who qualified for the Rugby World Cup for the first time in 2023 after a dramatic 52-51 aggregate victory over the USA in the Americas 2 play-off in 2022. Having lost the first fixture 22-21 in Santíago, Los Condores claimed a 31-29 victory in the return game to secure their spot in Pool D alongside England, Argentina, Japan and Samoa.
Their opening game of the tournament saw them fall to a 42-12 defeat to Japan in Toulouse, with fly half Rodrigo Fernandez scoring the nation's first ever Rugby World Cup points. Alfonso Escobar scored a second but it was not enough to overcome a spirited Japan side.
A similar picture was painted in Bordeaux in the side's second pool match against Samoa. Matias Dittus scored the opening try of the match to give Chile the early advantage, but five unanswered Samoan tries meant the game would finish 43-10 in favour of the Pacific Islanders.
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VIEWS FROM CAMP
Tom Harrison: "It's exciting for us to have the opportunity to face a new challenge in Chile. They're new to the World Cup but they've been brilliant in the matches they've played and think we've seen that with a lot of Tier Two nations in how well they've started games and competed."
David Ribbans: "It's been an amazing honour and a privilege to be here for the World Cup. I don't think I would have ever expected this a couple of years ago. My journey to the World Cup has been full of ups and downs but it's so exciting to be here and I'm enjoying every moment with this squad.
"Chile rightly deserve their place in the World Cup. We're going to have to work hard, it's going to be a tough game for us, they're going to try and match us physically and come after us so I think it's important that we stick to our structure and put in a good performance. It's important to focus on ourselves and the performance we produce on the day; As much as we analyse the opposition it's important that we play the England way and focus on what we can do.
Steve Borthwick: "We are all tremendously excited to see our captain Owen Farrell back on the grass on Saturday. He’s been an incredible leader for this team despite not being able to play the first two games of this World Cup, he’s been a fantastic influence and a role model both on and off of the training field.
"I’m pleased with the way this squad is building in this tournament, pleased with how we have progressed in the first couple of rounds, and we’re looking forward to the game on Saturday. In Chile we see an incredibly committed team, a team of players with pace, and when they get the ball in possession they keep the ball alive, so they pose a danger in that sense. From my point of view I want to make sure we continue to build our game. I think we’ve seen progression and I’m pleased with the way the team is building."
Owen Farrell: "I’m massively excited. I’ve been looking forward to the World Cup, it’s been brilliant to see what the lads have done on the pitch. The team has done unbelievably well over the last couple of weeks and the two results we’ve had have been fantastic. It’s been great to watch and I can’t wait to be a part of it this weekend."
TEAMS
England
15. Marcus Smith, 14. Henry Arundell, 13. Elliot Daly, 12. Ollie Lawrence, 11. Max Malins, 10. Owen Farrell (C), 9. Danny Care, 1. Bevan Rodd, 2. Theo Dan, 3. Kyle Sinckler, 4. David Ribbans, 5. George Martin, 6. Lewis Ludlam, 7. Jack Willis, 8. Billy Vunipola
Replacements
16. Jack Walker, 17. Joe Marler, 18. Will Stuart, 19. Ollie Chessum, 20. Ben Earl, 21. Ben Youngs, 22. George Ford, 23. Joe Marchant
Chile
15. Francisco Urroz, 14. Cristobal Game, 13. Domingo Saavedra, 12. Matias Garafulic, 11. Franco Velarde, 10. Rodrigo Fernandez, 9. Benjamin Videla, 1. Salvador Lues, 2. Augusto Bohme, 3. Matias Dittus, 4. Clemente Saavedra, 5. Javier Eissmann, 6. Martín Sigren (C), 7. Ignacio Silva, 8. Alfonso Escobar
Replacements
16. Tomas Dussaillant, 17. Vittorio Lastra, 18. Inaki Gurruchaga, 19. Pablo Huete, 20. Thomas Orchard, 21. Raimundo Martínez, 22. Lukas Carvallo, 23. Inaki Ayarza
Match Officials
Referee - Jaco Peyper
Assistant Referee 1: Pierre Brousset
Assistant Referee 2: Andrea Piardi
TMO: Marius Jonker
FIXTURES AND RESULTS
Summer Series
Wales 20-9 England
England 19-17 Wales
Ireland 29-10 England
England 22-30 Fiji
Rugby World Cup 2023
England 34-12 Japan
England v Chile - 23 September - Lille
England v Samoa - 7 October - Lille
Related topics
- Attack
- T - Tries
- M - Metres carried
- C - Carries
- DB - Defenders beaten
- CB - Clean breaks
- P - Passes
- O - Offloads
- TC - Turnovers conceded
- TA - Try assists
- PTS - Points
- Defence
- Tackles - Tackles
- MT - Missed tackles
- TW - Turnovers won
- Kicking
- K - Kicks in play
- C - Conversions
- PG - Penalty goals
- DG - Drop goals
- Set plays
- TW - Throws won
- LW - Lineouts won
- LS - Lineout steals
- Discipline
- PC - Penalties conceded
- RC - Red cards
- YC - Yellow cards
England triumph over Chile in Lille
Henry Arundell scored five tries as England beat Chile 71-0 in Lille.
England crossed 11 times in total at Stade Pierre-Mauroy to top Pool D at the Rugby World Cup.
Tries from Henry Arundell (5), Theo Dan (2), Bevan Rodd, Marcus Smith (2) and Jack Willis, as well as 16 points from the boot of Farrell secured the victory, as England held Los Cóndores scoreless.
Chile started brightly and took England by surprise with their neat offloading and probing attacks courtesy of wing Cristobal Game. Their defence frustrated Steve Borthwick's men, but England's persistence was rewarded after 20 minutes as Billy Vunipola picked from the base of a five-metre scrum and fed Farrell, who in turn zipped a pass into the path of Arundell for the winger to jog in at the corner.
The second came four minutes later, Dan claiming his first Test try after taking possession of the ball at the back of a 20-metre rolling maul - from his own throw - and powering over the whitewash. Saracen team mate Farrell added the extras to make it 12-0.
Arundell's second was a carbon copy of his first finish just moments later, and Rodd secured the bonus-point on the 35 minute mark, as he bounced prop Salvador Lues and wrestled past scrum half Benjamin Videla to surge over. Farrell extended the lead to 24 points.
A moment of magic saw Smith claim England's fifth, as he collected the ball on the halfway line and stabbed a grubber behind the Chilean defence, winning the race to the ball, collecting and cantering into the corner. Farrell was on hand to convert the effort for a 31-0 lead at the break. The half time stats showed England's dominance: 70% possession, 276 more metres and 49 more carries the stand out numbers.
Chile prop Matias Dittus was shown a yellow card four minutes into the resumption, and England took immediate advantage of the extra man from the resulting lineout, Dan the benefactor at the back of another powerful rolling maul.
Arundell's hat-trick came a few minutes later, as he collected the well-weighted kick of Daly after a fumble from Franco Velarde. On the hour mark he collected his own chip-and-chase to register a fourth try, and Smith pierced through the Chilean defence with 10 minutes left in the Test to assist Arundell with a record equalling fifth score in a Rugby World Cup match - joining Josh Lewsey who achieved the feat against Uruguay in 2003.
Smith bagged his second in the 77th minute, crashing over from close range, and Willis struck in the final play of the match to round off an 11-try display. Farrell's fifth conversion of the half confirmed a 71-0 win.
Reaction
Henry Arundell: "I cannot believe it to be honest, it's a bit surreal, the game finished and I thought 'how the hell did that just happen?' but that shows real team performance - we have real depth in this team and there is aspiration to attack - we want to score tries."
Owen Farrell: "It is always enjoyable to pull on an England shirt but to win in the fashion we did today playing some good stuff was good fun. I thought we settled into it after that first half, we went a good few minutes without anything but I thought our attitude was great throughout.
"We want to keep progressing on everything, we want to be a better team. There was a lot of changes today and I think this team took a step forward today as it has done the past few weeks. It has put us in god stead, we will enjoy this but we go into a break now and we'll come back raring to get better."
Marcus Smith: "It was nice to score loads of tries today as a team. The boys made a brilliant start the first two games, it was our responsibility to take it on a step further this week and I thought we did that. There is a few things we need to work on ahead of Samoa, but we will enjoy the win and get back on the horse next week."
Teams
England
15. Marcus Smith, 14. Henry Arundell, 13. Elliot Daly, 12. Ollie Lawrence, 11. Max Malins, 10. Owen Farrell (C), 9. Danny Care, 1. Bevan Rodd, 2. Theo Dan, 3. Kyle Sinckler, 4. David Ribbans, 5. George Martin, 6. Lewis Ludlam, 7. Jack Willis, 8. Billy Vunipola.
Replacements
16. Jack Walker, 17. Joe Marler, 18. Will Stuart, 19. Ollie Chessum, 20. Ben Earl, 21. Ben Youngs, 22. George Ford, 23. Joe Marchant.
Chile
15. Francisco Urroz, 14. Cristobal Game, 13. Domingo Saavedra, 12. Matias Garafulic, 11. Franco Velarde, 10. Rodrigo Fernandez, 9. Benjamin Videla, 1. Salvador Lues, 2. Augusto Bohme, 3. Matias Dittus, 4. Clemente Saavedra, 5. Javier Eissmann, 6. Martín Sigren (C), 7. Ignacio Silva, 8. Alfonso Escobar.
Replacements
16. Tomas Dussaillant, 17. Vittorio Lastra, 18. Inaki Gurruchaga, 19. Pablo Huete, 20. Thomas Orchard, 21. Raimundo Martínez, 22. Lukas Carvallo, 23. Inaki Ayarza.
Fixtures & Results
England 34-12 Japan
England 71-0 Chile
7 October - England v Samoa - Lille
