England had registered a 3-0 win over the hosts in 2016 with a 44-40 win over Australia at the Allianz Stadium.
Eddie Jones’ men’s success made them the first touring team in 45 years, a clean sweep for the Wallabies after South Africa achieved the same feat in 1971.
Owen Farrell’s 24-point tally helped England win and his total of 44 points was also the highest achieved by England against Australia.
Fresh off victories in Brisbane and Melbourne, Red Rose were eager to end their streak of redemption with another high.
It was October 2015 when a loss to Australia at Twickenham meant an embarrassing group stage elimination for England in their home World Cup, resulting in the sacking of Stuart Lancaster.
Tasmanian-born Jones was tasked with putting the pieces together and a series win over World Cup runners-up months after a remarkable Grand Slam was another major achievement, but another victory in Sydney before the former Wallabies coach left his homeland. wanted. , Country.
Dan Cole and Mike Brown crossed for England in the first half, but it was Australia who had a slight advantage at half-time thanks to goals from Bernard Foley and Dane Helett-Petty.
A second period of back-and-forth was followed several times with the lead changing hands, but Billy Vunipola and Jamie George tried to put the visitors in a strong position before Farrell’s accuracy with the boot led to a 44–40 victory. achieved.
Captain Dylan Hartley said: “We scored 44 points and we still haven’t played the game right, so there’s still a lot of work to do. We can all be proud of what we’ve achieved at Down Under. Very happy with the tour.”
England had registered a 3-0 win over the hosts in 2016 with a 44-40 win over Australia at the Allianz Stadium.
Eddie Jones’ men’s success made them the first touring team in 45 years, a clean sweep for the Wallabies after South Africa achieved the same feat in 1971.
Owen Farrell’s 24-point tally helped England win and his total of 44 points was also the highest achieved by England against Australia.
Fresh off victories in Brisbane and Melbourne, Red Rose were eager to end their streak of redemption with another high.
It was October 2015 when a loss to Australia at Twickenham meant an embarrassing group stage elimination for England in their home World Cup, resulting in the sacking of Stuart Lancaster.
Tasmanian-born Jones was tasked with putting the pieces together and a series win over World Cup runners-up months after a remarkable Grand Slam was another major achievement, but another victory in Sydney before the former Wallabies coach left his homeland. wanted. , Country.
Dan Cole and Mike Brown crossed for England in the first half, but it was Australia who had a slight advantage at half-time thanks to goals from Bernard Foley and Dane Helett-Petty.
A second period of back-and-forth was followed several times with the lead changing hands, but Billy Vunipola and Jamie George tried to put the visitors in a strong position before Farrell’s accuracy with the boot led to a 44–40 victory. achieved.
Captain Dylan Hartley said: “We scored 44 points and we still haven’t played the game right, so there’s still a lot of work to do. We can all be proud of what we’ve achieved at Down Under. Very happy with the tour.”
