England player ratings vs South Africa: Sam Underhill a machine but Freddie Steward struggles

England suffered a 5th decision successful a enactment for the archetypal clip successful six years aft they were beaten by 29-20 by South Africa.

Five tries were scored during a pulsating first-half, with Ollie Sleightholme and Sam Underhill going implicit for England.

South Africa were lethal successful onslaught too, though, and tries from Grant Williams, Pieter-Steph du Toit and Cheslin Kolbe meant they were successful 19-17 up astatine the break.

The second-half proved acold much cagey and the Springboks edged a choky crippled to assertion a triumph that piles much unit connected caput manager Steve Borthwick.

Simon Collings was astatine Allianz Stadium to spot England successful action...

Handed a archetypal commencement this autumn owed to his quality nether the precocious ball, but struggled. Williams and Kolbe skinned him for their tries.

More progressive than helium has been successful caller weeks, making a fewer agleam carries. Proved a utile limb successful onslaught erstwhile competing for kicks.

Struggled against South Africa’s almighty centres erstwhile trying to carry. The precocious percent of kicks did not suit him, either.

Involved successful the crisp determination for Sleightholme’s aboriginal try. Unlucky to person his ain effort ruled retired soon aft half-time. Missed tackle connected Damian de Allende proved costly arsenic South Africa scored a 4th try.

Given his afloat debut aft scoring 2 tries past week disconnected the bench. Off the people this clip wrong 4 minutes. Electric.

Sensational play for England’s opener erstwhile helium dummied a driblet extremity to spark an onslaught down the left. One of England’s champion players, again.

One of 4 changes arsenic the scrum-half made his archetypal quality of the autumn. Shaky astatine times and repeatedly had his box-kicks charged down.

Let Williams gaffe past him arsenic the scrum-half went implicit for South Africa’s opening try. Improved aft that, though, and was agleam successful the escaped - but not astatine his best.

Played his accustomed relation of completing the archetypal 50 minutes earlier coming off. Solid show from the England captain.

Fairly coagulated astatine scrum clip against a almighty pack. Guilty of giving a fewer penalties away, though, including 1 conscionable earlier helium went off.

Penalty for unsafe play astatine a ruck outgo England arsenic Slade’s effort was ruled out. Usually truthful dominant, but nary lucifer for the Boks power.

His large transportation started an onslaught that ended with Underhill going over. His champion crippled of the autumn truthful far.

Chandler Cunningham-South 6

Could not recreate the fireworks helium managed against Australia against a formidable South African backmost row.

Sam Underhill 8 | Star player

Brought into the broadside arsenic Tom Curry missed retired owed to concussion and scored a effort wrong the opening 30 minutes. Tackled similar a instrumentality and tireless astatine the breakdown.

Crunched aboriginal connected by a immense tackle from Siya Kolisi, but didn't instrumentality a measurement backmost aft that. Battled astatine the breakdown and carried well. Like Slade, helium fto De Allende gaffe done him for the Boks’ 4th try.

Luke Cowan-Dickie (George 48’) 6

The line-out wavered a spot erstwhile helium came on, but helium was bully successful the escaped and astatine the ruck.

Tom Roebuck (Slade 48’) 6

On arsenic an HIA replacement and won a punishment wrong a substance of minutes, which Smith slotted. A useful cameo.

On for the last 20 minutes to bring immoderate experience.

Harry Randall (Van Poortvliet 61’) 6

Injected immoderate gait disconnected the seat and astir went implicit erstwhile darting disconnected the basal of a ruck.

Fin Baxter (Genge 64’) N/A

Alex Dombrandt (Underhill 67’) N/A

Nick Isiekwe (Martin 76’) N/A

Replacements not used: Ford