Historic win for England over Wallabies

12 June 2016 - 02:00 By Reuters

England continued their revival under Eddie Jones with a deserved 39-28 victory over an ill-disciplined Australia side to claim their first ever win in Brisbane and take a 1-0 lead in their three-test series yesterday. Recovering from an early 10-0 deficit, the Six Nations champions scored tries through centre Jonathan Joseph, winger Marland Yarde and winger Jack Nowell with flyhalf Owen Farrell contributing 24 points with his boot.story_article_left1Wallabies flanker Michael Hooper scored two tries with fullback Israel Folau and Tevita Kuridrani also crossing, but Bernard Foley, the hero of the 33-13 victory over England at last year's World Cup, surprisingly landed only three of his six kicks.The tourists have never scored more points against the Wallabies on Australian soil and will take huge confidence into the final two tests in Melbourne and Sydney over the next two weeks.Waisake Naholo's second try of the match with about 20 minutes remaining helped the All Blacks overhaul a combative Wales side to record a 39-21 victory at Eden Park yesterday.All Blacks coach Steve Hansen had spoken of starting a new era after the international retirement of six stalwarts, including skipper Richie McCaw, following the World Cup, but the rustiness that has blighted the first match of previous seasons returned...

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