Matty Ashton’s double helps England secure series win over Tonga

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England 14-4 TongaEngland take a 2-0 lead with one Test remainingEngland wrapped up a series victory against Tonga with a game to spare after a hard-earned but deserved win in the second Test in Huddersfield. Shaun Wane’s side have been the superior team in the two matches and they were worthy winners here, with two tries from the Warrington winger Matty Ashton helping secure victory and ensure next Saturday’s third and final Test in Leeds provides an opportunity for the hosts to produce a clean sweep.England handled the conditions much the better, with Tonga unable to produce any sort of fluency. They fell behind early on as some fine handling from Harry Newman freed Ashton to score his first, Harry Smith converting from the touchline to make it 6-0. Continue reading...

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