England record back-to-back wins at the Rugby World Cup with Courtney Lawes and Freddie Steward among the try scorers
With Ford’s conversion it nudged England two scores ahead, after Japan’s fly-half Rikiya Matsuda had kicked his third penalty of the evening for his side to trail 13-12 just beforehand.
To the ticket-buyers and more distant watchers, however, it is unclear if England cannot attack, or are choosing not to and, to date, they are relying on a pressure game to get the jobs done. It came after an all-round shocker of a first half, with England kicking from their first three pieces of possession, and much of what they had after that.
It was 13-9 to England at half-time, after two penalty goals each by Ford and his opposite number Rikiya Matsuda, and another converted try with an element of fortune.
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