Tom Curry was then shown yellow for infringing at the ruck on the next play. Second row Jonny Hill yanked De Klerk by the collar, causing a penalty deep in his own half to be reversed. Last weekend, England dug themselves out of deeper mess, reeling in the All Blacks from 25-6 adrift with 10 minutes left. Willemse's smart drop-goal two minutes after the restart put the Springboks two converted scores clear at 17-3 and England well and truly in the mire. He showed his finishing ability once again as he swerved outside Smith, leaving the England fly-half rooted to the Twickenham turf, before diving over for his seventh try in seven Tests.Įngland complained that Steward had been impeded by Arendse as he hunted Willemse, but Gardner waved away their complaints and the score stood.Īnother De Klerk penalty just before half-time sent England down the tunnel with an 11-point deficit to make up. The 26-year-old former Sevens specialist only made his Test debut in July, but has been one of the finds of the year. Willemse fielded an over-cooked kick and evaded Steward's chase, before feeding Willie le Roux, who in turn shipped the ball on to Arendse. The try that had been coming arrived two minutes later. Siya Kolisi was held up over the line after a smart trick-play at the front of the lineout before fly-half Damian Willemse potted a drop-goal to put the visitors 6-3 in front. There were flashes of ambition in England's play - Farrell's tip-on pass almost freed Manu Tuilagi round a rush defence, and a neat pass inside almost put full-back Freddie Steward into a hole - but South Africa gradually wrestled their way into the ascendance. Owen Farrell missed two shots at goal, from well within the England captain's range, to keep the score at 3-3 after the first quarter. Their line-up also lacked a specialist goal-kicker, but it was England who looked more jittery off the tee early on. ![]() South Africa, unable to field Leicester's Jasper Wiese and Harlequins' Andre Esterhuizen - among others - because of their club commitments and the scheduling of the game outside World Rugby's window for Test rugby, were at an immediate disadvantage in terms of personnel. Photo: ©INPHO/Dan Sheridan, ©INPHO/Dan Sheridanīut Henry Slade's try was all they could muster against the 14 men as time ticked down and hope of another extraordinary comeback to match last week's draw with the All Blacks ebbed away.Įngland end the autumn with only one win - a comfortable victory over Japan - to show from four matches.Īfter a disappointing Six Nations campaign and a narrow summer series win over Australia, there was no sign of England bridging the gap to the world's best teams, never mind overtaking them. Referee Angus Gardiner shows Thomas du Toit a red card.
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