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England vs Uruguay player ratings: Nick Easter and Jack Nowell bag hat-tricks as England finish with a flourish

Man for man marking from England's final Rugby World Cup match against Uruguay

Saturday 10 October 2015 23:28 BST

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England finshed their disapointing World Cup campaign with a flourish as they ran in ten tries against Urugauy at the Etihad Stadium.

Jack Nowell crossed over for three, Anthony Watson scored two, and Henry Slade capped off an impressive performance with a well-taken try, while 37-year-old Nick Easter became the oldest player to score a Test-match hat trick.

Painful defeats at the hands of Wales and Australia at Twickenham ensured that England became the first host nation to crash out of a World Cup in the pool stages, but Stuart Lancaster's side gave the 50,778 fans something to shout about by putting a sizable score on the South American minnows in Manchester.

The bonus-point win meant that if England had drawn against Wales they would have qualified as runners up in Pool A, but with their fate already sealed, Lancaster gave his youngsters a chance to shine in the backline.

England went 3-0 down within two minutes but Uruguay rarely looked like scoring after taking the lead. England seized control after their early lapse in concentration and a dominant set piece provided them with the platform to score three first-half tries. Watson latched onto Nowell's chip ahead to score the first and Easter crashed for two after that.

The men in white should have scored more before the break but some poor handling and lackluster rucking meant they struggled to retain possesion in the final third.

However, after the break the amateurs began to tire and England ran riot, running in seven more unanswered scores. Slade charged down a box kick and dribbled the ball half the pitch to score before Nowell finished off three chances brilliantly and Easter crossed over for his third of the evening.

How did the players perform? Click on the gallery below to find out

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Alex Goode - 6

Solid under the high ball although he was not really tested by the opposing kickers. Had plenty of room to run but rarely exploited it, however, he made one clever break down the blindside which lead to Nowell’s second try.

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Anthony Watson - 8

His acceleration and agility proved too much for Uruguay to handle. Ghosted past Uruguayan defenders with ease and was always first up in support when an English carrier made a break. Rewarded for his hard work and exuberance with two tries.

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Henry Slade - 9

Stole the show as many expected him to do. Oozed class and confidence throughout and linked up really well with the backline. Showcased some swift footwork and slick passing and tormented the Uruguayan defence all evening. Took his try brilliantly and set up another.

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Owen Farrell - 6

After making a promising break early on he was kept pretty quiet in the midfield and did not make much ground in attack. Kicked reasonably well off the tee.

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Jack Nowell - 9

Looked threatening and lively throughout. Exploited acres of space with his searing pace, made more metres (122) than any other player with the ball in hand and finished every opportunity he was presented with to score a hat trick on his World Cup debut.

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George Ford - 8

Had plenty of time to operate against the lackluster line speed of the South Americans and used it to set his potent backline in motion. Engineered plenty of openings in the blue wall and put his runners through with ease. Set up Nowell's third with a beautiful floating pass but kicked very poorly all evening.

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Danny Care - 8

Scampered around the fringes untouched and unhindered. Harrowed the Uruguayans throughout and provided Ford with swift service all evening. Set up Nowell's second try with a brilliant break and well-timed pass.

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Mako Vunipola - 7

Worked hard in the loose and made a few effective trundles. Scrummaged well against amateur opposition held together England’s dominant rolling maul.

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Tom Youngs - 6

Looked dynamic with the ball in hand early one, threw well at the lineout and solid at the set piece but was withdraw after half an hour with injury and replaced by Jamie George.

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Dan Cole - 7

After being humiliated by the Australian front row last week he restored a bit of pride by dismantling the Uruguayan front three at the scrum. Rucked his heart out but was pretty quiet in the loose.

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Joe Launchbury - 8

May have been embarrassed about winning last week’s Man of The Match Award but was certainly a strong contender against Uruguay. Imposed himself at the breakdown, forced a few turnovers and spoiled almost all of Uruguay’s attempts at setting up a rolling maul.

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Geoff Parling - 7

Ran the lineout with real authority and orchestrated most of England’s rampant rolling mauls. Enjoyed a few forays in the loose too.

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James Haskell - 6

Looked rusty at times. Butchered two chances by fumbling the ball and was slow to the breakdown on several occasions, but made plenty of metres early on with some typically explosive carries.

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Chris Robshaw - 6

With questions surrounding his captaincy and ability as an open side flanker, Robshaw may not have silenced his critics but he did finish off an awful World Cup campaign with a typically dogged display. Carried hard all evening and was first to almost every breakdown but dropped the ball a few times and concede two turnovers.

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Nick Easter - 9

Deservedly awarded Man of The Match after a commanding performance. Galloped around the pitch and smashed his way over the gain line on countless occasions. The 37-year-old also became the oldest hat trick scorer in the history of Test-match rugby with three well-taken tries.

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