England 31-12 Argentina

England tuned up for next week's game against world champions New Zealand with a comfortable victory over Argentina at Twickenham. However, while England started brightly, their second-half performance gave reasons for concern. With England's forwards providing a solid platform and quick ball, Joe Launchbury, Billy Twelvetrees and Chris Ashton scored first-half tries. But England were poor after the restart until replacement Ben Morgan scored a late try as a capacity crowd was reducedo virtual silence at times. The win means England are unbeaten at home in 2013, while Argentina have lost their last seven Tests following a winless Rugby Championship. But New Zealand are sure to provide a far sterner examination than this disjointed Pumas outfit, who were being led by new head coach Daniel Hourcade for the first time following the resignation of Santiago Phelan. Argentina were also without captain Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe and Racing Metro full-back Juan Martin Hernandez, arguably their two best players.