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Youthful England beat Barbarians

England have triumphed in their final workout before their Argentina rugby tour but not before the Barbarians gave them a thorough examination at Twickenham.

A youthful England side have made the most of their chances to beat the Barbarians 28-14 at Twickenham on Sunday.

They led 13-0 at halftime, having opened the scoring with a converted try by Nathan Earle of Saracens, one of eight new caps in the starting XV.

A try by Australian Adam Ashley-Cooper put the Barbarians back in contention but Earle's club mate Nick Isiekwe went over to extend the lead to 23-7 before a late try by Samoan Joe Tekori.

Danny Care crossed the line to have the last word for England.

Coach Eddie Jones's side are preparing for a two-match test series in Argentina, on 10 June and 17 June.

The win was achieved at a possible cost, however, with Argentina-bound squad members Alex Lozowski and Sam Underhill both suffering first-half shoulder injuries that could threaten their tour participation.


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