{"id":288184,"date":"2023-09-09T23:34:39","date_gmt":"2023-09-09T23:34:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=288184"},"modified":"2023-09-09T23:34:39","modified_gmt":"2023-09-09T23:34:39","slug":"england-player-ratings-george-ford-steals-the-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/rugby-union\/england-player-ratings-george-ford-steals-the-show\/","title":{"rendered":"ENGLAND PLAYER RATINGS: George Ford steals the show"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>ENGLAND PLAYER RATINGS: George Ford blows Argentina away, Jamie George turns in a solid showing at the heart of the team, but a night to forget for Tom Curry<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>George Ford blew Argentina away with a memorable kicking performance<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Jamie George played well but Tom Curry only lasted three minutes on his return<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Here are Mail Sport&#8217;s player ratings from England&#8217;s 27-10 win over Argentina\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Latest Rugby World Cup 2023 news, including fixtures, live scores and results<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>England began their World Cup campaign with a 27-10 win over Argentina thanks to a barnstorming kicking performance from George Ford.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Argentina gave away penalty after penalty and Ford gladly lapped up the opportunities, converting six of those and kicking three drop goals.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This wasn&#8217;t a perfect performance from England but it was solid enough and the likes of Jamie George, Courtney Lawes, and Ellis Genge all submitted strong accounts of themselves.<\/p>\n<p>Tom Curry&#8217;s return from injury ended in a swift dismissal &#8211; and blood on the face and shirt of his adversary Juan Cruz Mallia, with whom he had a head clash.<\/p>\n<p>Here are Mail Sport&#8217;s player ratings from a whirlwind night at the Stade Velodrome, courtesy of Adam Hathaway.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/09\/23\/75255531-0-image-a-57_1694300271023.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>George Ford&#8217;s outstanding kicking performance provided all 27 of England&#8217;s points and he was rightfully awarded Player of the Match<\/p>\n<h2>ENGLAND RATINGS<\/h2>\n<p><span>Freddie Steward &#8211; 6<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Torrid time against Fiji a fortnight ago but back in the game here when England were on the back foot.<\/p>\n<p><span>Jonny May &#8211; 6<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Comeback from the dead in World Cup terms but did not get many chances to show his paces.<\/p>\n<p><span>Joe Marchant &#8211; 6<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Good defensively but we didn\u2019t see the outside break he used so much at Harlequins.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span>Manu Tuilagi &#8211; 6<\/span><\/p>\n<p>One big carry in the first half but England will need from him in attack later in the tournament.<\/p>\n<p><span>Elliot Daly &#8211; 6<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Poor pass butchered a first half chance for Jonny May but kept his head in defence.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/09\/23\/75255577-0-image-a-58_1694300324596.jpg\" height=\"459\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Alex Mitchell was thrust into the limelight and did his best to inject tempo into the game<\/p>\n<p><span>George Ford &#8211; 9<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Rediscovered the art of the drop goal, with England under cosh. Great rugby brain and got his side ticking.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Alex Mitchell &#8211; 7<\/p>\n<p>From fourth-choice to first choice and did his best to inject tempo in a stop-start game.<\/p>\n<p><span>Ellis Genge &#8211; 7<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Had a crack at the Puma front rowers and it was honours even on his side of the scrum.<\/p>\n<p><span>Jamie George &#8211; 8<\/span><\/p>\n<p>England\u2019s go-to set-piece man and heart of the team. Dependable and Steve Borthwick will be praying he stays fit.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/09\/23\/75255593-0-image-m-60_1694300373057.jpg\" height=\"419\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Steve Bothwick will be praying Jamie George stays fit after a dependable performance\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span>Dan Cole &#8211; 6<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Old King Cole keeps rolling on. First serious start since 2019 and did his stuff for the old brigade.<\/p>\n<p><span>Maro Itoje &#8211; 6<\/span><\/p>\n<p>He is getting there. Not the force he was in 2019 but the arms and legs are back. On the up.<\/p>\n<p><span>Ollie Chessum &#8211; 6<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Put in a big shift considering he has barely played for six months after a horror ankle injury.<\/p>\n<p><span>Courtney Lawes (captain) &#8211; 7<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Got England together after Curry\u2019s sending off, one big turnover set the tone, Real leader.<\/p>\n<p><span>Tom Curry &#8211; 3<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Off since June after ankle trouble and harshly sent off after three minutes here.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span>Ben Earl &#8211; 7\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Lively off the back of the scrum but needs to put the grubber kicks back in the locker.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/10\/00\/75255613-0-image-m-67_1694300469539.jpg\" height=\"569\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Tom Curry only had a few minutes on the field and was harshly sent off after a collision with Juan Cruz Mallia\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Replacements: Theo Dan (for George 72.5), Joe Marler (for Genge 54,5), Will Stuart (for Cole 50, 5), George Martin (for Chessum 59,5), Lewis Ludlam (for Lawes 65, 5) , Danny Care (for Mitchell 59,5), Marcus Smith (for Ford 78, 4), Ollie Lawrence (for Tuilagi 69,5)<\/p>\n<h2>Argentina<\/h2>\n<p>Mallia 4; Boffelli 5, Cinti 5, Chocobares 4, M.Carreras 3; S.Carreras 4, Bertranou 5; Gallo 4, Montoya 6 (capt),Kodela 5, Lavanini 4, Alemanno 5, Matera 6, Kremer 5, Gonzalez 6<\/p>\n<p>Replacements: Creevy 5 (for Montoya 69), Sclavi 5 (for Kodela 50), Bello 4 (for Gallo 62,4), Petti (for Alemanno 41,4) Rubiolo (for Lavanini 50, 4), Bruni 4 (for Gonzalez 59), Velez 4 (for Betranou 69), Moroni 4(for M.Carreras 63, 4)<\/p>\n<p>Scorers:<\/p>\n<p>England: Pens: Ford (6); Drops: Ford (3)<\/p>\n<p>Argentina: Try: Bruni; Con: Boffelli; Pen: Boffelli<\/p>\n<p>Referee: Mathieu Raynal (FRA)<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/rugbyunion\/article-12500269\/ENGLAND-PLAYER-RATINGS-George-Ford-blows-Argentina-away-Jamie-George-turns-solid-showing-heart-team-night-forget-Tom-Curry.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>ENGLAND PLAYER RATINGS: George Ford blows Argentina away, Jamie George turns in a solid showing at the heart of the team, but a night to <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/rugby-union\/england-player-ratings-george-ford-steals-the-show\/\" title=\"ENGLAND PLAYER RATINGS: George Ford steals the show\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":288183,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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