England struggle to a win
England opened their World Cup campaign with a win against the USA Eagles 28-10. The English looked a bit like they had caught the French bug as they failed to add flair to muscle. Though although mainly amateur the Eagles were not overrun at the contact point. England will certainly need to up the tempo and improve the skill level if they are not to be taken apart but the powerful Springboks on Friday. The USA Eagles can take pride in their performance and in an honourable draw 7 all in the second half. Plus points for England were Ollie Barkley and Tom Rees but not much else.
