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Eddie Jones criticized Twickenham's in-stadium experience during a BBC interview, commenting on the crowd being instructed when to cheer. In contrast, England thrashed Japan 78-15 in a match marked by high energy from a young crowd. Will Joseph, a 24-year-old winger making his second appearance for England, scored five tries, showcasing his swerving runs and offloading skills. The article highlights Joseph's comeback story and compares his playstyle to Immanuel Feyi-Waboso's, emphasizing his speed and elusiveness.
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On November 14, 2026, England defeated Japan in a Nations Championship rugby match at Twickenham with a record score of 78-15. Rookie winger Will Joseph scored five tries, equalling the record for the most tries in a single game by an England player. England's lineup included significant changes from their previous game against Australia, with Steve Borthwick making 10 alterations for this match. The win comes after England's largest-ever victory over Australia and as they prepare for a crucial showdown with New Zealand.

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BBCThis outlet14 Nov

Eddie Jones criticized Twickenham's in-stadium experience during a BBC interview, commenting on the crowd being instructed when to cheer. In contrast, England thrashed Japan 78-15 in a match marked by high energy from a young crowd. Will Joseph, a 24-year-old winger making his second appearance for England, scored five tries, showcasing his swerving runs and offloading skills. The article highlights Joseph's…

Comeback kid Joseph thrills as England eye All Blacks (this article)3 articles from BBC on this story
Evening Standard14 Nov

England's rugby team is optimistic about potentially getting Atkinson, Chessum, and Furbank back for their upcoming match against New Zealand after these players were injured against Australia. Captain Maro Itoje warns that despite New Zealand's recent loss to Wales, the team will be highly motivated and physically aggressive in their upcoming match against England. Former Japan coach Eddie Jones, now coaching the…

England hope for triple injury boost amid warning over ‘violent’ New Zealand backlash →5 articles from Evening Standard on this story
Toronto Star14 Nov

In a Nations Championship rugby match at Twickenham on Saturday, England defeated Japan 78-15, setting a new record for the highest score in 23 years. Rookie winger Will Joseph made a remarkable impact, scoring five tries, tying the England single-test record. Joseph's performance was particularly notable, as he scored his first try after just 60 seconds and had a hat trick by the 19th minute.

Joseph runs riot with 5 tries as England thrashes Japan in Nations Championship rugby →

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Joseph scores five tries in England vs Japan
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Mike Henson
17 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
Thirteen tries in total, with Will Joseph's five putting him in the centre of the chorus line.
2026-11-14 · assertive framing · Comeback kid Joseph thrills as England eye All Blacks
- Published Free-scoring back row Henry Pollock will make only his second start for England after being named at number eight in a much-changed side for Saturday's Nations Championship meeting with Japan.
England will be without Ollie Chessum, George Furbank and Seb Atkinson for Saturday's match against Japan, while flanker Tom Curry has, like Feyi-Waboso, been ruled out of the entire autumn campaign after he aggravated a long-standing hip issue.
2026-11-10 · assertive framing · Injured Feyi-Waboso is our Robinson – Sinfield
Another misfiring, disjointed, underpowered performance – like that in their most-recent visit to Twickenham, February's 42-21 defeat by Ireland - would dial up the pressure on Borthwick another notch.
"I was thinking afterwards that maybe that's the way to go - be a bit more relaxed before the match."
Ultimately Moloney-MacDonald ran in four tries as England exploited space out wide, but their final performance of the WXV Global Series, after two losses to Canada over the previous fortnight, will give head coach John Mitchell plenty to ponder before the start of their Women's Six Nations title defence in April.
2026-10-30 · assertive framing · England see off USA, but fail to hit top gear
" Had Northampton offered him a longer contract at the end of last season, Furbank may still have been with the champions.
"Last Friday, we lost sight of what we could control when it mattered most.
2026-10-21 · assertive framing · Kildunne drops to bench as England ring changes
We stand with them in their sorrow and will remember Hyron with great affection and respect."
Cokayne has not played Test rugby since scoring the Red Roses' final try in a Grand Slam-sealing win over France in Bordeaux in May.
2026-10-14 · assertive framing · Cokayne back as England face Canada threat in Toronto
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Australia BBC Radio 5 Live England Japan Twickenham

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England GPE · 7× Joseph PERSON · 7× Japan GPE · 3× Arundell PERSON · 2× Australia GPE · 2× BBC Radio 5 Live ORG · 2× Immanuel Feyi-Waboso PERSON · 2× Jones PERSON · 2× Eddie Jones PERSON · 1× Twickenham ORG · 1×

Narrative

An auto-immune condition that cost him the hearing in his left ear was one set-back at the Stoop. But, as part of rat pack of exciting young English-qualified backs at Gloucester this season, he has been superb: a swerving, offloading, game-breaking threat either on the wing or in midfield.
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Thirteen tries in total, with Will Joseph's five putting him in the centre of the chorus line.
2026-11-15 · BBC News
Comeback kid Joseph thrills as England eye All Blacks · assertive framing

Claims (39 extracted, 3 hedged)

- Published Eddie Jones aired a complaint about Twickenham's in-stadium experience when he appeared on BBC Radio 5 Live this week. "Being a spectator and being told when to make noise is a bit funny," said the Japan boss, objecting to a big-screen request for an increase in volume. asserted
boss → publish → volume
Jones sat stony-faced in the coaching box as the message appeared again in the midst of his team's 78-15 thrashing at England's hands on Saturday. asserted
message → sit → Saturday
There was little for him to enjoy on his return to Twickenham, where he was head coach for seven years. asserted
he → be → years
And England brought plenty of entertainment to the party. asserted
England → bring → party
Thirteen tries in total, with Will Joseph's five putting him in the centre of the chorus line. asserted
five → put → line
The 24-year-old won his only previous England cap under Jones. asserted
old → win → Jones
Back in the summer of 2022, he was a teenage apprentice taken on tour to Australia and thrust into the second Test as a last-minute replacement. asserted
he → take → replacement
His promise has taken some time to be fulfilled. asserted
promise → take → time
He struggled for game time and fitness at Harlequins after London Irish's bankruptcy forced him to move on from his boyhood club. asserted
bankruptcy → struggle → club
An auto-immune condition that cost him the hearing in his left ear was one set-back at the Stoop. But, as part of rat pack of exciting young English-qualified backs at Gloucester this season, he has been superb: a swerving, offloading, game-breaking threat either on the wing or in midfield. asserted
he → cost → midfield
England deployed him out wide, to bring some of the razzle-dazzle that they lost as Immanuel Feyi-Waboso limped out of their autumn campaign. asserted
Waboso → deploy → campaign
Reports from Pennyhill Park during the week had suggested Joseph was doing a fine job of replicating Feyi-Waboso's explosive elusiveness. uncertain
Joseph → suggest → elusiveness
He certainly did on Twickenham's main stage, finishing chances with the pace and power. asserted
He → finish → pace
"He is pretty similar to Immanuel Feyi-Waboso in the way he plays his game," said former England wing Chris Ashton on BBC Radio 5 Live. asserted
Ashton → play → Radio
He doesn't look too fast in the first two steps and then he is just gone. asserted
he → look → steps
He gets away from people." asserted
He → get → people
Joseph's cartwheeling plant of the ball over the line for his fourth summed up his exuberance. asserted
plant → cartwheel → exuberance
In the aftermath of that score, Japan flanker Ben Gunter put a consoling arm around full-back Kazuma Ueda, who has been comprehensively burned in a race to the corner. asserted
who → put → corner
Japan couldn't get near Joseph. asserted
Japan → get → Joseph
His impact on the trip was greater, scoring a try in the first Test and winning his second and third caps in the series. asserted
impact → score → series
The following year, while Joseph returned to the club scene, Arundell made his first England start in the Six Nations. asserted
Arundell → return → Nations
He earned a place in the Rugby World Cup squad and, in a foregone conclusion of a pool match, cantered in for five tries against Chile in Lille. asserted
He → earn → Lille
He has yet to convince in sterner Tests. asserted
He → have → Tests
Joseph still has those to come. asserted
those → have → ?
New Zealand next Saturday, stung by defeat by Wales, would definitely be a step up if Steve Borthwick decides to find out. asserted
Borthwick → sting → Wales
The Saracens second row led England's carry and tackle standings in the comeback performance we have been waiting for since his 14-month injury lay-off ended in May. uncertain
off → lead → May
Ellis Genge was snorting fire and bruising ribs and Maro Itoje's rejuvenation after a summer off continues. asserted
rejuvenation → snort → summer
In the backline, Max Ojomoh was too clever and quick for the Japanese midfield, spotting space either for himself or others. asserted
Ojomoh → spot → himself
Henry Pollock, the other point of interest in a much-changed line-up, found it harder to get into the game with ball in hand, but did the dirty work in defence and at the breakdown that some have questioned. asserted
some → change → that
Borthwick will be waiting nervously on news from his medical room this week, with Ollie Chessum, Seb Atkinson and George Furbank hoping to return in time for the All Blacks. asserted
Chessum → wait → Blacks
But a fourth win in a row, after five successive defeats, has further buoyed up his regime. asserted
win → buoy → regime
"The team is really starting to play well," he told BBC 5 Live. asserted
he → start → BBC
The speed and positioning in attack was very good which gave us options to be able to move the ball. asserted
which → give → ball
We've got some really great attacking talent and I think we are seeing that. asserted
we → get → that
Ultimately I think one of the main things is the supporters really enjoyed it. asserted
supporters → think → it
Even Jones, who had Borthwick as an assistant during a previous stint with Japan and his time with England, managed a smile by the end. "It kills me that Will Joseph, I gave him his first cap, he scores five tries against me. asserted
he → have → me
Now that's not being very loyal, is it?," he joked. asserted
he → joke → ?
He always was going to be a good player." asserted
He → go → ?
England will hope he might turn out even better than that. uncertain
he → hope → that
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