England's rugby team secured a six-try win over the US Eagles in Washington DC amidst hot weather, humidity, and two lightning delays. Coach Steve Borthwick praised his team's performance under difficult conditions. Six new players received caps during the match. Initially slow, England capitalized on US errors, with the first try scored after ten minutes. A second try followed shortly after a US mistake. Lightning interruptions required both teams to warm up again, adding to the match's unique challenges, with some fans not returning after the delays.
Borthwick expressed satisfaction, telling reporters his men did well in the challenging conditions, two lightning breaks, so the game lasted effectively a long time.
The tourists didn't produce high art hard when you wait an hour to kick-off because of lightning, then have to play through a kind of atmospheric soup.
England mostly performed with precision beyond opponents employed by US clubs, except centre Dominic Besag, who has a year left in college.
Try two came soon after from another US error, Tom Pittman coughing up possession on his own line before opposing centre Luke Northmore trotted over.
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