England shrugged off two prolonged delays brought on by lightning in Washington DC to finish their summer time tour with a complete 40-5 victory over the USA.
After beating Argentina 2-0 in South America, the third recreation of England’s tour at Audi Discipline kicked off an hour late as a result of {an electrical} storm within the American capital.
Play was then halted close to the half-hour mark, with each units of gamers spending 40 minutes within the dressing room earlier than the motion resumed.
England ultimately ran out snug winners with six tries shared by Curtis Langdon, Luke Northmore, Cadan Murley, Jack van Poortvliet, Harry Randall and Gabriel Oghre.
George Ford added 4 conversions and Charlie Atkinson one in a dominant show by which Harlequins flanker Chandler Cunningham-South was excellent.
The US had by no means crushed England in seven earlier makes an attempt, however started on the entrance foot and engineered some promising discipline positions.
However the Eagles have been lowered to 14 by a deliberate knock-on from outside-half Chris Hilsenbeck and England took instantaneous benefit of their further numbers with an Eleventh-minute attempt.
Ford kicked to the nook and Langdon was the beneficiary of a driving line-out that the fly-half, successful his 102nd cap, transformed.
England quickly labored one other opening and new boy Max Ojomoh slipped in fellow centre Northmore for a easy rating with Ford once more including the extras.
Alex Dombrandt thought he had prolonged the lead from the again of a maul, however his effort was dominated out for obstruction and the gamers have been then taken off the sector after 29 minutes as a result of additional lightning issues.
After they returned, lightning – this time within the metaphorical sense – struck twice for England as full-back Jack Carpenter was denied a debut attempt by a Murley knock-on.
However England’s endurance was rewarded within the last play of the primary half as Murley noticed a spot to race over.
England’s Jack van Poortvliet runs in to attain a attempt
Van Poortvliet, displaying his sound positional sense, went over straight after the restart for Ford to transform, and England have been camped within the People’ 22 for a lot of the second interval.
The hosts held out till Immanuel Feyi-Waboso, making his first look after six months out with a shoulder harm and a two-match ban for a excessive deal with that noticed him miss the Argentina video games, sliced via.
The Exeter wing confirmed positive consciousness to ship Randall over, and Ford’s last act earlier than making means for Atkinson was so as to add one other two factors.
England turned closely to their bench within the last quarter, however there was no easing off and Bristol hooker Oghre celebrated his first cap with a burst to the road that Atkinson added to.
The US have been lastly on the scoreboard within the last seconds as a well-worked ploy on the entrance of a line-out noticed Chris Poidevin put Shilo Klein over for a comfort rating.
