ENGLAND Students, with the help of three Oxford University Blues, have made a successful start to the fourth Student World Rugby Union Cup currently being held in Rome.

The first match saw prop Hayden Jeffreys and full back Phil Graham start in the English team that defeated Wales 260.

In the second match, lock Simon Miall was prominent in the 3514 defeat of Japan.

Miall had a fine game in the loose and must be a strong contender to start in today's quarter-final against hosts Italy.