England 78-15 Japan: Will Joseph Scores Five Tries
England thrashed Japan 78-15 at Twickenham on Saturday, 14 November 2026, in the Nations Championship, with Will Joseph scoring five tries on his first Test start to equal the England record.
The Will Joseph show
Will Joseph ran in five tries in a ruthless 13-try demolition of Japan at Allianz Stadium, Twickenham. The centre scored the quickest hat-trick in England history, crossing three times in the first 19 minutes, and became only the fifth England player ever to score five tries in a Test match.
Joseph had not featured in a Test match since 2022. On his return to the international stage after four years out, he dominated from the opening kick-off and was named man of the match.
England raced to a 32-3 lead inside 20 minutes and were 49-10 ahead at half-time. The home side finished with 13 tries, and the margin could have been even bigger — England left points behind and finished on 78 instead of a possible 94.
Who else scored
Freddie Steward, Ellis Genge, Cadan Murley, Ben Earl, George Martin, Ben Curry, Marcus Smith and Greg Fisilau scored England’s other tries. George Ford kicked four conversions and a penalty, with Henry Slade also adding conversions.
Japan, coached by former England boss Eddie Jones, scored 15 points but were never in the contest. It was England’s second big win in a week, after routing Australia the previous Saturday, despite head coach Steve Borthwick making 10 changes to his team.
What it means
The win sends England into the rest of their autumn schedule with serious scoring momentum. Joseph and his older brother Jonathan Joseph are now the first pair of brothers to score hat-tricks for England.
England host New Zealand next Saturday, 21 November, at Twickenham in their third Nations Championship Test of the autumn. Japan must regroup before travelling to Murrayfield to face Scotland on the same day.
More international sport: Japan stun Brazil 3-2 as Sakamoto scores 91st-minute winner https://ntmnews.online/?p=5236 and Pakistan reach SAFF final after beating Bangladesh 1-0 https://ntmnews.online/?p=5240 . Also read: India beat Pakistan by one wicket in U19 Asia Cup final https://ntmnews.online/?p=5210 .
Source: Sky Sports, RugbyPass, The Times — 14 November 2026