England pissed off and properly overwhelmed by South Africa

England (3) 13
Attempting: Slade Disadvantages: Farrell Pencils: Farrell 2
South Africa (14) 27
Attempting: Arendse, Etzebeth Disadvantages: De Klerk Pencils: De Klerk 3 Launch goal: Willemse 2

A misguided and underpowered England have been comfortably seen off by South Africa at Twickenham to finish the hosts’ autumn in deflating type.

The guests turned the tables with Eben Etzebeth plowing over to make it 24-6 after 51 minutes.

Substitute prop Thomas du Toit’s crimson card for a excessive shot on Luke Cowan-Dickie briefly gave England hope.

However Henry Slade’s strive was all they might muster towards the 14 males as time ran out and hopes of one other extraordinary comeback to match final week’s draw towards New Zealand pale.

England finish the autumn with only one win – a snug victory over Japan – to point out after 4 matches.

After a disappointing Six Nations marketing campaign and a slim summer season collection victory over Australia, there is no such thing as a signal of England closing the hole on the world’s finest crew, by no means thoughts overtaking them.

Springboks show a category above

South Africa, unable to discipline Leicester’s Jasper Wiese and Harlequin’s Andre Esterhuizen – amongst others – attributable to their membership commitments and the scheduling of the match exterior World Rugby’s Check rugby window, have been at an instantaneous personnel drawback.

Their line-up additionally lacked a specialist goalscorer, nevertheless it was England who appeared extra nervous off the tee early on.

Owen Farrell two missed pictures on purpose, from properly inside the England captain’s attain, to maintain the rating at 3-3 after the primary quarter.

There have been flashes of ambition in England’s play – Farrell’s tip-on go virtually freed Manu Tuilagi round a speeding defence, and a neat go inside virtually put full-back Freddie Steward in a gap – however South Africa step by step wrestled their method into the ascendancy.

Siya Kolisi was held up over the road after a intelligent trick play on the entrance of the line-out earlier than flyhalf Damian Willemse slotted in a drop purpose to place the guests 6-3 forward.

The strive that had come got here two minutes later. Willemse put in an overcooked kick and evaded Steward’s pursuit, earlier than feeding Willie le Roux, who in flip handed the ball on to Arendse.

The 26-year-old former Sevens specialist solely made his Check debut in July, however has been one of many bargains of the yr.

He confirmed his ending capability as soon as extra when he swung exterior Smith and left the England fly-half rooted to the Twickenham turf, earlier than diving over for his seventh strive in seven Checks.

England complained that Steward had been obstructed by Arendse chasing Willemse, however Gardner waved off their complaints and the rating stood.

One other De Klerk penalty simply earlier than half-time despatched England down the tunnel with an 11-point deficit to make up for.

Willemse’s sensible drop purpose two minutes after the restart put the Springboks’ two transformed factors clear at 17-3 and England within the mire.

Final weekend, England dug themselves out of a deeper mess, reeling within the All Blacks from 25-6 on the drift with 10 minutes to go.

This time there was no such escape. England partially sabotaged themselves. Second row Jonny Hill yanked De Klerk by the collar, inflicting a penalty deep in his personal half to be overturned.

Tom Curry was then proven a yellow for a ruck offense on the subsequent play. However the Springboks additionally confirmed an iron grip that New Zealand lacked.

Etzebeth dug over beneath the posts a few minutes after Curry’s exit to the sin-bin to pile on the factors and strain England.

England’s try to duplicate South Africa’s bomb squad – Ellis Genge, Luke Cowan-Dickie and Will Stuart – got here off the bench at half-time, however proved no match for the guests’ model.

De Klerk landed a long-range kick after a scrum penalty to push the result in 27-6.

Substitute Du Toit’s crimson card for a reckless, nasty shoulder to Cowan-Dickie’s head gave England a glimmer with 20 minutes remaining and roused the gang.

However England’s inaccuracy stopped it. Two line-outs inside 5 meters of the South Africa line went astray. Malcolm Marx latched onto an unguarded breakdown deep in his personal half. And, Slade’s 72nd-minute rating aside, a determined England effort to run from deep flopped.

Most of the crowd had already gone to the exits earlier than the ultimate whistle. A lot of those that remained expressed their displeasure on the remaining whistle.

Participant of the match – Kurt-Lee Arendse

England: Steward; Freeman, Tuilagi, Farrell (capt), Could; Smith, Van Poortvliet; M Vunipola, George, Sinckler, Itoje, Hill, Coles, Curry, B Vunipola.

Subs: Cowan-Dickie, Genge, Stuart, Ribbans, Simmonds, Youngs, Slade, Nowell.

South Africa: Le Roux; Arendse, Kriel, De Allende, Mapimpi; Willemse, De Klerk; Nche, Mbonambi, Malherbe, Etzebeth, Orie, Kolisi (c), Mostert, Roos.

Subs: Marx, Kitshoff, Du Toit, Van Staden, Smith, Hendrikse, Libbok, Moodie