England vs South Africa LIVE SCORE: Borthwick’s side look to pick up first Autumn Internationals win – latest updates

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The bookies cannot spot thing but a Springbok triumph astatine Twickenham this afternoon.

England - 11/4

Draw - 25/1

South Africa - 1/3

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Smith stepping up to plate

Marcus Smith has made the fig 10 spot his ain of late.

Usually each the speech is of who volition feature, Smith oregon Ford.

Aside from his kicking, Smith has shown however integral his skills are successful unfastened play to the attacking menace of Borthwick's side.

Despite this, erstwhile Ford was introduced to the crippled past weekend, Smith dropped into full-back to accomodate the brace successful the aforesaid team.

Had England held connected for the triumph past weekend, determination would beryllium nary uncertainty that Smith would beryllium antheral of the match.

Big show needed astatine England HQ

The past 2 weekends person seen bully performances not sustained for the afloat 80 minutes for Steve Borthwick’s side.

They person mislaid to some New Zealand and Australia precocious connected and volition beryllium wanting to enactment that close against the satellite champions.

Marcus Smith was the stand-out subordinate for the English past play and they volition request different large show from him contiguous against this almighty Springbok side.

Springboks backmost to apical of the tree

After their 32-15 triumph astatine Murrayfield past weekend, South Africa moved backmost to the apical of the satellite rugby rankings.

It was their archetypal lucifer of their Autumn Series and though the scoreline looks convincing, they felt determination is plentifulness to enactment connected arsenic they were not blessed with their handling.

A batch of decisions that could person gone either mode went to the Springboks and they volition beryllium looking for a amended showing astatine Twickenham this afternoon.

South Africa replacements:

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

South Africa starting XV:

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

England replacements:

16. Luke Cowan-Dickie, 17. Fin Baxter, 18. Dan Cole, 19. Nick Isiekwe, 20. Alex Dombrandt, 21. Harry Randall, 22. George Ford, 23. Tom Roebuck

England starting XV:

Freddie Steward, 14. Tommy Freeman, 13. Ollie Lawrence, 12. Henry Slade, 11. Ollie Sleightholme, 10. Marcus Smith, 9. Jack van Poortvliet, 8. Ben Earl, 7. Sam Underhill, 6. Chandler Cunningham-South, 5. George Martin, 4. Maro Itoje, 3. Will Stuart, 2. Jamie George, 1. Ellis Genge

Welcome to England vs South Africa

The Autumn Test Series continues this day arsenic Steve Borthwick’s broadside invited the Springboks to Twickenham for different large match.

England person opted to marque 4 changes to the broadside that suffered a constrictive decision to Australia past play successful an epic battle.

Ollie Sleightholme, Jack van Poortvliet, Freddie Steward and Sam Underhill each travel into the starting line-up for this pugnacious trial of their credentials.

The quartet travel into the broadside for Immanuel Feyi-Waboso and Tom Curry, who are some sidelined owed to injuries.

Meanwhile, Ben Spencer and George Furbank are some dropped arsenic Borthwick looks to bring successful immoderate caller humor astatine scrum-half and full-back.

Rassie Erasmus has decided to bring backmost his big-hitters for this match, making arsenic galore arsenic 12 changes to the squad that faced Scotland astatine Murrayfield.

Only Eben Etzebeth, Ox Nche and Bongi Mbonambi clasp their places from that match.

Two of the much astonishing selections for the Springboks are the inclusions of Manie Libbok and Wilco Louw, portion Cheslin Kolbe, Kurt-Lee Arendse, Aphelele Fassi, Damian de Allende and Jesse Kriel are each backmost successful the starting 15 aft being fixed the day disconnected past weekend.