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Jamie george became the first England hooker to score a hat-trick of tryout attempts when they opened their Fall Nations Cup campaign with a comfortable 40-0 win over Georgia at Twickenham on Saturday.
Six Nations champions England were lost to sight at half-time, leading 26-0 after scoring four of their six attempts.
Jack Willis marked his Test debut with the first attempt before George crossed twice and fullback Elliot Daly missed.
The second half saw George complete his hat-trick before scrum-half Dan Robson sneaked up on him.
England captain Owen Farrell kicked five conversions.
Even though Argentina had caused quite a surprise early Saturday by beating New Zealand in Sydney, there was an inevitability to this result despite the fact that it took England 15 minutes to open the scoring in what was Georgia’s first Test at Twickenham. .
The teams had only met twice before, with England enjoying comfortable 84-6 and 41-10 victories in the 2003 and 2011 World Cups.
And the omens weren’t promising for a Georgia team that was rarely exposed to top-notch opposition outside of the World Cups after their 48-7 loss to Scotland last month.
An England often plagued with errors, playing in their blue substitution stripe to avoid colliding with Georgia’s White, besieged Lelos’s line in the opening minutes and parried kickable penalties as they tried to cancel the visitors’ scrum, the most strong part of your game.
Meanwhile, the screams of the players were clearly audible in a game played behind closed doors due to coronavirus restrictions.
Pressure from England finally took notice when Willis, who had a first game on the back of an excellent 2019/20 season with the Wasps, was turned down for a 15-minute attempt that Farrell converted.
England, last year’s losing World Cup finalist, continued to play deep into Georgia’s 22, but too often squandered promising positions by kicking possession and knock-ons.
It wasn’t until the 29th minute that England had their second attempt when George was run over from a close range lineout.
And four minutes later, George made his second attempt, again from a rolling mallet.
Farrell missed the conversion, but England still led 19-0.
And before the break, England had a fourth try as their backs sprang into action.
Jonathan Joseph, playing on the wing in place of his usual center position, crossed the field and deployed a clever mannequin as he cut through a gap in Georgia’s midfield before releasing Daly for a well-executed attempt by Farrell.
Joseph, however, was injured due to a spasm in his back.
The second part started in the middle of an increasingly strong downpour.
Conditions were not suited to rugby racing and it was no surprise when a short-range starting line led to George’s 3-pointers in the 57th minute.
Robson, replacing veteran Ben Youngs, launched more than 12 minutes from time.
England continue their Group A campaign at home to Ireland, winning 32-9 over Wales on Friday, a week on Saturday as the Welsh look to end a six-game losing streak against all opponents with a win over Georgia at Llanelli.
