England opened their 2025 autumn at Twickenham by beating Australia 25-7, regaining the Ella-Mobbs Trophy and stretching their winning run to eight Tests.
England beat Australia 25-7 at Allianz Stadium in Twickenham on Saturday 1 November 2025, the first of four home Tests in the Quilter Nations Series.
The Rugby Football Union bought the ground in 1907, a ten-acre market garden, for £5,500, in a purchase led by committee member William Williams and treasurer William Cail. It opened on 2 October 1909 and still carries the nickname Billy Williams’ Cabbage Patch.
Today it holds 82,000 for rugby, the second-largest stadium in Britain after Wembley. In 2025 the Six Nations unions sold the autumn window, when the southern hemisphere tours north, as the Quilter Nations Series.
Ben Earl scored England’s first try. Australia’s London-born wing Harry Potter then intercepted a pass and ran the length of the field to keep the Wallabies within three points at half-time, 10-7.
England took the second half. Henry Pollock, aged 20, scored his third try in 36 minutes of Test rugby. Luke Cowan-Dickie marked his 50th cap with a try from a rolling maul, and Alex Mitchell added the last.
Earl was named player of the match. The win before 81,468 regained the Ella-Mobbs Trophy and made it eight in a row for England.