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England restarted their Nations Championship campaign in a dominant and energetic fashion as they beat Australia 45-22. Chris, Ashy and Paul Grayson give their instant reaction from the Allianz Stadium as the home side put seven tries past the Wallabies. They pick out star performances including from Seb Atkinson and highlight where things have gone right for England after a bumpy start to the year. Sara gets in on the action too as she is joined by England head coach Steve Borthwick and Australia’s head coach Les Kiss in the tunnel of the stadium. The guys dissect what went wrong with this Australian side and take a look at the other big stories from the opening week of these November matches!
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"England ease to victory over Australia" is an episode of Rugby Union Weekly. Runtime 47 min. Published November 8, 2026. Hit play above to stream it here, or open the free Spot Sports app for background play and offline downloads.