England player ratings vs Japan: Five-try Will Joseph delivers dream 10/10 display

Detailed summary

Prolific Gloucester wing equals record in Twickenham demolition

Will Joseph scored a record-equalling five tries on his full England debut as Steve Borthwick’s side thrashed Japan 78-15 at Twickenham in the Nations Championship.

England were utterly unforgiving in the first half, opening the scoring inside a minute before running in a further seven scores before the break as Japan wilted in remarkable fashion.

The visitors improved after half-time but still had no answer to England’s attack, with Ben Curry, Marcus Smith and Greg Fisilau all coming off the bench to further extend the emphatic lead late on.

Standard Sport’s Sam Tabuteau was at Allianz Stadium Twickenham to rate the England players.

Freddie Steward 8: Shunted over the line for England’s third try of the afternoon. Dominated aerially from the first whistle and grabbed two assists, including a delightful grubber kick for Joseph’s second.

Will Joseph 10: A dream full debut and then some. Ran in four tries in under 25 minutes as England ruthlessly exposed sevens star Riku Tokito in his first professional match of XVs rugby.

Became the fifth England player ever to score five tries in a single game after the break following a sharp interception.

England vs Japan LIVE: Result and latest updates after Twickenham rout

Henry Slade 9: Followed up his man-of-the-match display against Australia with a dominant attacking performance. Some excellent kicking in open play. Took over responsibility for England’s conversions in the second half.

Opening of the article, excerpted from Evening Standard. To read the rest, open the article on the publisher's site.