An English response was swift and it came through Phil Burgess’ converted try that leveled the score to see the teams all square, 7-7 at the break. Sammy Oliech pounced on the loose the ball from the blind, racing clear to touch down, Agero converting for a 14-7 lead after the restart.
England were awarded a penalty try before Dan Norton land a converted try to see his side go 21-14 up. Tom Mitchell’s conversion off Dan Bibby’s try confirmed the result for England. Kenya play South Africa in their next pool match at 1.56am.
Day 1 results are as follows:
14-28 v England
5-15 v South Africa
26-19 v Chile
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