NOTTINGHAM'S Phil Eggleshaw came off the replacement's bench to score a try as the England Counties rounded off their tour to Canada with a thumping win over British Columbia.

The Green and Whites' back row man touched down as England romped to a 46-7 victory to make it a hat-trick of wins at Klahanie Park in Vancouver.

England Counties manager Danny Hodgson, who is to stand down from his role, insisted that he was the happiest man in Canada.

And how well his latest group of players – average age 22 – responded to the challenge of providing the hugely popular Hodgson with a perfect send-off.

They scored seven tries in all, with fly-half Paul Humphries converting two and his replacement Ross Winney adding two conversions and a penalty.

"At the start of this trip, I was quoted as being the happiest man in Twickenham when our players came through the County Championship final OK," said a tearful Hodgson. "Now I'm the happiest man in Canada.

"The lads were magnificent and I'm over the moon. To see all the team getting round the field working and grafting like they did was tremendous.

"We've had different conditions to deal with in every game and to come into a hot, humid enclosed ground and play like we did was something special. For a team that only trained together for the first time a week last Tuesday to play with such style was remarkable."