Bracken sparks England defiance

POOL B By BEN JAYCOCK

England .............. 22ptsTries: Bracken 4, Cleaves 36, Jibulu 43 Conversions: Slevin 5, 37 Penalties: Slevin 56 Australia............ 22pts Tries: Talataina 30, Craig 40, McLaughlin-Phillips 79 Conversions: Bowen 31, 40 Penalties: Bowen 18 ENGLAND qualified for the semi-finals after finishing second in Pool B as Mark Mapletoft’s side had to settle for a draw against Australia in their final group game. A 34-34 draw against Ireland and a 53-7 thrashing of Fiji was followed up by a mixed display in Stellenbosch that results in a semi-final against ...

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