England rugby ratings: Tuilagi sparkles with two tries to provide some light in an ugly opening World Cup win
ENGLAND got their World Cup campaign off the the expectant winning start - but there are undoubtedly things to work on.
But importantly the 35-3 victory against Tonga secured Eddie Jones' men with the all-important bonus point too.
Here Jonny Fordham rates how well the boys in white performed, with Manu Tuilagi leading the way with a star performance.
Elliot Daly 6
Couple of darts in the first-half, but that was about it. Didn't get going when he was switched to the wing either. Should have scored also.
Anthony Watson 6
Brilliant break at the end. Another who was the victim of a couple of Tongan torpedos. Smashed by Leicester Tigers star Sione Kalamafoni and looked like he had been given whiplash.
Manu Tuilagi 8
Back at a World Cup with a bang. Scored two and his second was a thing of beauty in a pretty ugly and boring game
Owen Farrell 7
Kicked 15 points. Still best at fly-half and not as a centre, though and managed to get the last 13 minutes of the match as the No10.
Jonny May 6
Set-up Tuilagi's brilliant second try with an electrifying run. Otherwise pretty quiet.
George Ford 5
Attacking kicking game was good, but couldn't get the attack firing as much as he would have wanted.
Ben Youngs 5
Won his 90th cap to go one behind Jonny Wilkinson's tally. Struggled to get England moving at tempo to run the Tongans off the park.
Joe Marler 6
Won a penalty and held his own in the scrum against giant and lumbering 24 stone tighthead Ben Tameifuna.
Jamie George 6
Trucked over for England's third try on the back of a line out driving maul. Was also 100 per cent at the line out.
Kyle Sinckler 6
Got England forwards with some punchy carries. But should have been used more to take on the Tongans up front.
Courtney Lawes 6
Big lock unleashed some off his trademark big hits and alongside his hooker Jamie George ran the line out with ease.
Maro Itoje 7
Eddie Jones slammed his desk in disgust when he gave away a stupid pen for blocking - but would have been celebrating his line out steals and turnover heroics.
Tom Curry 6
Dropped a few catches and seemed to lack his usual zip around the field. Still topped the tackling charts.
Sam Underhill 5
Won a breakdown penalty to keep scoreboard pressure on. But like his 'Kamikaze Kid' brother, dropped the ball when in the Sea Eagles' danger zone.
Billy Vunipola 5
England's very own Tongan got absolutely smoked by a dubious Zane Kapeli tackle, which had the stadium grimacing and the Sea Eagles bench off their feet and celebrating. Subdued by his usual standards.
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Luke Cowan-Dickie (on for George, 57) 7
Ellis Genge (on for Marler, 49) 6
Dan Cole (on for Sinckler, 57) 6
George Kruis (on for Lawes, 56) 6
Lewis Ludlam (on for Underhill, 55) 6
Willi Heinz (on for Youngs, 56) 6
Henry Slade (on for May, 54) 5
Jonathan Joseph (on for Ford, 68) 7