England wing Will Joseph described their win over Japan in the Nations Championship as "an almost perfect day".

Joseph scored an England record-equalling five tries as they thrashed Japan 78-15 at Allianz Stadium, marking their biggest-ever win in this fixture.

England scored 13 tries overall, with Joseph crossing the line inside the first 60 seconds before completing his hat-trick in the 19th minute.

He is the fifth player to score five tries in a single match for England, after Douglas Lambert (1907 v France), Rory Underwood (1989 v Fiji), Josh Lewsey (2003 v Uruguay) and Henry Arundell (2023 v Chile).

And after his brother, Jonathan Joseph, previously scored two hat-tricks for England, they are now the first set of brothers to score three tries in a match for the country.

"Today was firstly a very special day and I loved every minute of it," Will Joseph told ITV.

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"I loved the way the team moved the ball and it was just a joy to be part of. I am speechless, an almost perfect day.

"There were a few team changes this week and it was a short turnaround, but we got together really quickly and I think you can see how hard we have been working.

"Pretty special day, but I am grateful for the team and the unseen bits everyone was doing to enable me to score those tries.

"I am going to enjoy today and we will be in on Sunday and get our heads around the All Backs, another great opportunity to be a part of, if I am selected."

England are now second in the Northern Hemisphere group, one point behind leaders France ahead of taking on New Zealand.

Third-place Ireland are also one point behind France after they cruised to a 43-15 victory over Fiji at Aviva Stadium.