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England crush Barbarians

London - Wing Chris Ashton rediscovered his scoring touch with a Twickenham hat-trick as England warmed up for their tour of South Africa with a comfortable 57-36 victory over the Barbarians on Sunday.

The hosts ran in eight tries to the Barbarians' four.

England will play three Tests against the Springboks, starting in Durban on June 9, followed by Tests in Johannesburg (June 16) and Port Elizabeth (June 23).

Scorers:

England:


Tries: Chris Ashton 3, Dylan Hartley, Christian Wade, Richard Wigglesworth,
Jonathan Joseph (2).

Conversion: Owen Farrell (7).

Penalty: Farrell.

Barbarians:

Tries: Mils Muliaina (2), Mike Tindall, Pelu Taele

Conversions: Stephen Donald (2), Felipe Contepomi.




 
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