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England
v Australia⁠

37–18

Full time

England v Australia finished 37–18.

Australia
Israel Folau 36', Israel Folau 81'
Date
Saturday 24 November 2018 · England in 2018
Venue
Twickenham, London
Competition
Test matches · Test match

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England

Starting XV

Replacements

  • No. 16, Dylan Hartley (c) On in the 72'
  • No. 17, Alec Hepburn On in the 69'
  • No. 18, Harry Williams On in the 65'
  • No. 19, Charlie Ewels On in the 77'
  • No. 20, Nathan Hughes On in the 75'
  • No. 21, Richard Wigglesworth On in the 57'
  • No. 22, George Ford On in the 75'
  • No. 23, Manu Tuilagi On in the 69'

Australia

Starting XV

  • No. 1, Scott Sio Prop Off in the 67'
  • No. 2, Tolu Latu Hooker Off in the 49'
  • No. 3, Sekope Kepu Prop Off in the 57'
  • No. 4, Izack Rodda Lock
  • No. 5, Adam Coleman Lock Off in the 69'
  • No. 6, Jack Dempsey Flanker
  • No. 7, Michael Hooper (c) Flanker
  • No. 8, Pete Samu Number 8 Off in the 57'
  • No. 9, Will Genia Scrum Half Off in the 69'
  • No. 10, Matt Toomua Fly Half
  • No. 11, Jack Maddocks Wing Off in the 40'
  • No. 12, Bernard Foley Centre
  • No. 13, Samu Kerevi Centre
  • No. 14, Dane Haylett-Petty Wing
  • No. 15, Israel Folau Full Back

Replacements

  • No. 16, Tatafu Polota-Nau On in the 49'
  • No. 17, Jermaine Ainsley On in the 67'
  • No. 18, Allan Alaalatoa On in the 57'
  • No. 19, Rob Simmons On in the 69'
  • No. 20, Ned Hanigan On in the 57'
  • No. 21, Nick Phipps On in the 69'
  • No. 22, Sefa Naivalu On in the 40' Off in the 72'
  • No. 23, Marika Koroibete On in the 72'

Referee: Jaco Peyper. A replacement who came on is shown with the minute.

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

2016 – 2017

01 18 Nov 2017
Test matches · Test match Twickenham, London

England 30–6 Australia England won

England tries: Elliot Daly 54', Jonathan Joseph 72', Jonny May 79', Danny Care 81'

Australia tries: None

Match page: England v Australia, 18 November 2017

02 3 Dec 2016
Test matches · Test match Twickenham, London

England 37–21 Australia England won

England tries: Jonathan Joseph 30', Marland Yarde 45', Ben Youngs 50', Jonathan Joseph 74'

Australia tries: Sefa Naivalu 7', Sekope Kepu 66'

Match page: England v Australia, 3 December 2016

03 25 Jun 2016
Test matches · 2016 England rugby union tour of Australia Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney

Australia 40–44 England England won

England tries: Dan Cole 10', Mike Brown 30', Billy Vunipola 43', Jamie George 66'

Australia tries: Bernard Foley 12', Dane Haylett-Petty 20', Michael Hooper 50', Israel Folau 57', Taqele Naiyaravoro 82'

Match page: Australia v England, 25 June 2016

04 18 Jun 2016
Test matches · 2016 England rugby union tour of Australia AAMI Park, Melbourne

Australia 7–23 England England won

England tries: Dylan Hartley 19', Owen Farrell 74'

Australia tries: Stephen Moore 35'

Match page: Australia v England, 18 June 2016

05 11 Jun 2016
Test matches · 2016 England rugby union tour of Australia Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane

Australia 28–39 England England won

England tries: Jonathan Joseph 31', Marland Yarde 46', Jack Nowell 79'

Australia tries: Michael Hooper 8', Israel Folau 15', Michael Hooper 59', Tevita Kuridrani 71'

Match page: Australia v England, 11 June 2016

Official meetings since 1909

England v Australia stats

Full head-to-head

Meetings57In our results database
England wins29England perspective
Draws1Level at full time
Australia wins27Australia victories

England have scored 1092 points to Australia's 1204 across these meetings.

Individual fixture records

Who has scored most?

England · Fixture leader

4

Jonny May

4 tries against Australia in matches we hold scorer data for.

Australia · Fixture leader

7

Ben Tune

Australia's leading scorer against England in matches we hold scorer data for.

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