England vs South Africa LIVE rugby: Newest rating and updates as Ollie Sleightholme strikes early

A primary rendition of swing low, candy chariot rings round Twickenham…

And don’t the house followers love that. Sloppy from Libbok, who fumbles the ball ahead and England are away once more.

Borthwick with arms in pocket and fiercely targeted, regardless of this ideally suited begin for England.

A Boks scrum and Williams boots that one clear to supply some aid for the guests.

It’s a must to say that’s fairly magnificent from Marcus Smith, the drop purpose is on, however he turns it down, flips the sector and scurries into house, popping the ball off for a 3 vs two.

Sleightholme out large and finishes with aplomb. Smith with the extras and that’s the proper begin for England!

A stable first declare for Steward, he absorbed a mighty hit and a primary scrum for England… It’s out and the house supporters roar them on as Smith dinks a kick over the time.

The Springboks take in the stress after which ship Kolisi with a crunching deal with on Earl, you’ll be able to really feel that from up within the stands.

These ribs will likely be slightly sore tomorrow.

Two epic anthems belted out and it’s lastly go time, can England salvage a difficult spot after back-to-back defeats this autumn?

It’s time for the laser present at Allianz Stadium, Twickenham, the environment ignited as fireworks drift into the London sky.

England took the choice to huddle collectively slightly longer than standard earlier than returning to the dressing room. They then shuffled across the posts for a heat reception from this crowd and descended down the tunnel…

Hoping to maintain Itoje, Etzebeth and the remaining in examine will likely be these chaps, with Eire’s Andrew Brace main the officiating workforce.

Referee: Andrew Brace (Eire)

Assistant Referee 1: Chris Busby (Eire)

Assistant Referee 2: Eoghan Cross (Eire)

Tv Match Official: Ben Whitehouse (Wales)

Foul Play Assessment Officer: Mike Adamson (Scotland)

And we additionally went contained in the thoughts of the Springboks enforcer to search out out all about probably the most capped South African of all time:

The second row battle between Maro Itoje and Eben Etzebeth may very well be titanic in the present day. The Unbiased sat down with England’s lock polymath forward of the Autumn Nations Sequence…

South Africa make 12 modifications from the win over Scotland, with most of Rassie Erasmus’s key figures introduced again. Tighthead prop Wilco Louw makes a primary begin since 2021 in an in any other case acquainted and fearsome Springboks pack, whereas Manie Libbok begins at fly half as Handre Pollard takes on a closing function on the bench. That substitute unit exhibits a standard 5 forwards to 3 backs cut up.

South Africa XV: 1 Ox Nche, 2 Bongi Mbonami, 3 Wilco Louw; 4 Eben Etzebeth, 5 RG Snyman; 6 Siya Kolisi (captain), 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 8 Jasper Wiese; 9 Grant Williams, 10 Manie Libbok; 11 Kurt-Lee Arendse, 12 Damian de Allende, 13 Jesse Kriel, 14 Cheslin Kolbe; 15 Aphelele Fassi.

Replacements: 16 Malcolm Marx, 17 Gerhard Steenekamp, 18 Vincent Koch, 19 Elrigh Louw, 20 Kwagga Smith; 21 Cobus Reinach, 22 Handre Pollard, 23 Lukhanyo Am.