England

12 - 11

Full Time

South Africa

England vs South Africa

Events

Commentary

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It's all over! The referee has blown his whistle to end the game.

80+3'

George Kruis has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

80'

South Africa have won 100 rucks so far this game.

80'

The defensive line has been broken as Damian de Allende goes through the gap.

77'

South Africa have won 80 rucks so far this game.

77'

Mark Wilson has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

76'

Charlie Ewels comes on for England.

76'

Brad Shields leaves the field.

76'

Handre Pollard steps up to take the penalty but pulls it wide and to the right.

76'

Elton Jantjies comes on.

74'

Damian Willemse comes off.

74'

Embrose Papier comes on.

74'

Ivan van Zyl comes off.

74'

Mbongeni Mbonami comes on.

73'

Malcolm Marx comes off.

73'

England decide to make a substitution, with George Ford getting some game time.

72'

England decide to make a substitution, with Ben Te'o being replaced.

72'

Penalty Goal

The touch judges raise their flags as Owen Farrell kicks the penalty goal.

72'

What a run here by Brad Shields as they gets over the gainline!.

69'

Penalty Goal

Handre Pollard adds the points for South Africa.

67'

Brad Shields has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

65'

England make a substitution with Chris Ashton coming on.

64'

England make a substitution with Jack Nowell coming off.

64'

England sub Danny Care comes onto the field.

64'

Ben Youngs departs for England.

64'

Harry Williams comes on for England.

64'

Kyle Sinckler leaves the field.

64'

Lodewyk De Jager comes on.

64'

Siya Kolisi comes off.

64'

Wilco Louw comes on.

64'

Frans Malherbe comes off.

64'

Thomas du Toit comes on.

64'

Steven Kitshoff comes off.

64'

England have won 60 rucks so far this game.

63'

Warren Whiteley has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

63'

Pieter-Steph du Toit has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

62'

There wasn't enough power on that penalty goal attempt by Owen Farrell as it drops short of the posts.

61'

South Africa decide to make a substitution, with Andre Esterhuizen getting some game time.

59'

South Africa decide to make a substitution, with Sibusiso Nkosi being replaced.

59'

England make a substitution with Jamie George coming on.

56'

England make a substitution with Dylan Hartley coming off.

56'

England have won 40 rucks so far this game.

55'

Owen Farrell makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

54'

Fabulous play by England has led to Maro Itoje being able to wriggle through a gap.

52'

Penalty Goal

Elliot Daly does the business as his penalty goal attempt goes over.

50'

Maro Itoje has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

47'

South Africa have won 60 rucks so far this game.

44'

Trouble here as Henry Slade breaches the defence.

44'

South Africa sub RG Snyman comes onto the field.

41'

Eben Etzebeth departs for South Africa.

41'

Zach Mercer comes on for England.

41'

Tom Curry leaves the field.

41'

Kyle Sinckler has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

40'

Ben Moon comes on.

40'

Alec Hepburn comes off.

40'

The second half is underway.

40'

The half-time whistle blows and both teams’ head for the dressing rooms.

40'

Alec Hepburn has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

40'

Tom Curry has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

38'

Penalty Goal

Owen Farrell makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.

36'

England have won 20 rucks so far this game.

34'

Handre Pollard has hooked the conversion to the left of the posts.

33'

Warren Whiteley sets up the try.

32'

This is dangerous for the defence as Sibusiso Nkosi bursts through to advance the South Africa attack.

32'

Try

Great hands by South Africa leads to a try for Sibusiso Nkosi.

32'

South Africa have won 40 rucks so far this game.

32'

A gap opened in the defence and Damian de Allende took full advantage.

28'

Penalty Goal

Owen Farrell kicks the penalty.

20'

South Africa have won 20 rucks so far this game.

16'

Yellow Card

Maro Itoje (England) is shown a yellow card.

15'

Penalty Goal

Handre Pollard has kicked a penalty goal.

The defensive line has been broken as Jack Nowell goes through the gap.

We are underway as the referee blows his whistle.

Match Details

England v South Africa

Sat 3rd November 2018, 08:00am PDT

Points Flow Chart

England win +1

Time in lead

Mins in lead

35%

% Of Game In Lead

45%

Possession Last 10 min

Points Last 10 min

Key Events

Full Time

Farrell

12 - 11

72'

Pollard

67'

9 - 11

Daly

9 - 8

50'

Half Time

Farrell

6 - 8

36'

Nkosi

32'

3 - 8

Farrell

3 - 3

20'

Itoje

0 - 3

15'

Pollard

0 - 3

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England vs Springboks Kick Off Times & TV Channel

England face off against Springboks in Internationals on Sat 3rd November 2018 at . Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 15:00. In South Africa it’s at 17:00 SAST, 04:00 NZST in New Zealand, 02:00 AEST in Australia and 08:00 EST in the US.

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World Rankings

Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 5 places in the rankings with Springboks in position 1 and England in position 6, underlining just how tight this match could be.

England vs Springboks Squads

The official squads for England vs Springboks will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.