Summary

  • England 28-9 Samoa (FT)

  • Wales 16-34 New Zealand (FT)

  • Ireland 26-23 Australia (FT)

  • Scotland 37-12 Tonga (FT)

Live Reporting

Mike Henson and James Standley

  1. Try

    Jonny MayAFP

    Lovely score from England as the forwards do their job before the backs take over.

    England drive well from a line-out to fracture Samoa's defence and then good hands from forwards Chris Robshaw, Joe Marler and David Attwood enable Mike Brown to send Jonny May striding over.

    George Ford misses the conversion from wide out.

  2. Paul Grayson
    Former England fly-half on BBC Radio 5 live

    "It's not worth a yellow card. So go back for the original penalty and play on.

    "There were no swinging arms. George Ford's 5ft 6in maximum and has got up immediately with no distress.

    "I can't see any sense in sending him to the sin bin."

  3. Sin-bin

    George Ford must be made of some sort of weapons-grade material composed of carbon nano-tubes, because he gets absolutely levelled by Jonny Leota but picks himself up as though nothing happened.

    Leota is ruled to have tackled Ford high and he gets 10 minutes in the bin - perhaps harshly.

  4. Paul Grayson
    Former England fly-half on BBC Radio 5 live

    "I wish England would stop kicking the ball away.

    "They're on the attack with Brad Barritt on the outside and a third of the pitch in front of him. There's no need to kick it away."

  5. Penalty

    Bad spell for Owen Farrell. First he is far too easily brushed off by Ken Pisi and then he immediately concedes a penalty at the breakdown by blatantly coming in from the wrong side.

    Tusi Pisi punishes the errors and Farrell is not doing himself any favours out there.

  6. Paul Grayson
    Former England fly-half on BBC Radio 5 live

    "It was such a good kick from Ford.

    "It becomes like a pass when it's kicked at that height, the ball was like a bullet from the boot to Anthony Watson."

  7. Try

    Mike BrownGetty Images

    England have a line-out 20m from the Samoa line - can they drive over from here?

    They don't need to. Samoa infringe and, with advantage being played, George Ford's precise kick-pass is claimed by Anthony Watson.

    The Bath youngster steps inside two men and then makes the right decision to feed Mike Brown, who plunges over.

    Ford converts and England are now well clear.

  8. Paul Grayson
    Former England fly-half on BBC Radio 5 live

    "What Samoa can't really afford to do is lose their discipline.

    "They were very composed in the first half.

    "They can't let England get a run of penalties otherwise the game will get away from them."

  9. Penalty

    Samoa promptly infringe at the breakdown - failing to release after the tackle - and George Ford should extend the lead.

    He does, and England are edging away.

  10. Ready for the final 40 of the day? Fair play if you've watched every minute so far.

    George Ford belts it deep and here we go.

  11. I'd like to see England come out, work the corners through George Ford and Owen Farrell, make Samoa attack from deep and pressurise them into mistakes.

    It's not the day for champagne rugby so England should tighten up and play to their strengths.

  12. Vote result

    Earlier we asked you who will go furthest at the 2015 Rugby World Cup…

    You can see the results at the right hand side of this page.

    So 43.5% of you think England will be the most successful home nation at next year's tournament, although a healthy 36.8% fancy Ireland. Wales drew 13.2% of the vote, with Scotland getting just 6.5%. We'll just have to wait a few months and see...

  13. Get involved: Wales 16-34 New Zealand

    Beaven: Same old story. They can play for 80 minutes. We can't.

    Charlie Rhodes: Though on a positive, whenever George Ford touches the ball, good things happen!

  14. Get involved

    Dai Wynee-Jones: RWC2015. So many England fans living in delusion. Ireland will get furthest, prob SF. QF for England going on the Autumn matches

  15. Get involved

    Nick Hughes: would former league players be the answer to England's lack of creativity in the backs? Eastmond with Burgess or Burgess on wing?

  16. Get involved

    Martin Star: who will go furthest in next year's world cup out of the home teams? I'd say England to win it outright and I'm a welshman

  17. Paul Grayson
    Former England fly-half on BBC Radio 5 live

    George FordPA

    "If George Ford kicks all his goals and answers all the questions asked of him that could see Owen Farrell out of the team."

  18. Half-time score summary

    Anthony WatsonPA

    England:

    Try: May

    Con: Ford

    Pens: Ford (2)

    Samoa:

    Pens: T Pisi (2)

  19. BBC Rugby union forum

    Jonathan Davies
    Former Wales fly-half

    Will Wales make it through the pool stage at next year's World Cup?

    "Wales should have beaten South Africa this summer. If they turn up, then they've got a chance. I think Australia will go through their group, and then it's one other."

    Pool A is made up of Australia, Wales, England, Fiji and Uruguay. Two will go through to the knockout stages.

  20. Get involved

    Matt Dawson
    Former England scrum-half

    Loved watching Ireland today. Thought @KearneyRob was tremendous. #realthreatforRWC