Summary

  • South Africa beat England 42-39 at Ellis Park in first Test of three

  • England's fourth Test defeat in a row

  • Daly, Brown & Farrell tries gave England 24-3 lead after 18 minutes

  • Nkosi (two), Le Roux & De Klerk put hosts 29-27 ahead at half-time

  • Dyantyi extended SA lead after Mako Vunipola yellow card

  • Itoje and May tries gave England late hope but hosts held on

  1. Postpublished at 60 mins

    South Africa 32-27 England

    Is this just a bit of rope-a-dope from England?

    I'm looking forward to the knockout punch.

    They look to get out of their half but Elliot Daly's kick is too long and out of play.

  2. Replacementpublished at 58 mins

    South Africa 32-27 England

    Harry Williams comes on for Kyle Sinckler to boost the flagging England front row.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 17:29 British Summer Time 9 June 2018

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    Zeb Bowyer: You do not win a Test Match by playing well for 20 minutes, England. Since then, the Boks have upped their intensity and a combination of scrambled minds, South African brilliance and stupid errors have sapped the energy out of English game.

    Atholl: The England rugby team have collapsed faster than the England cricket team.

  4. Missed penaltypublished at 56 mins

    South Africa 32-27 England

    Illegal scrummaging by England result innnnnnnnn...

    Yup, another penalty.

    England are like lost puppies inside the Hampton Court maze.

    Luckily for them Handre Pollard's kick comes off the post - he should have made that.

  5. 'Tough debut for Shields'published at 17:26 British Summer Time 9 June 2018

    South Africa 32-27 England

    Paul Grayson
    Former Lions and England fly-half on BBC Radio 5 live

    It's been difficult for Brad Shields to make an impact on debut here because England have been under so much pressure, and Faf de Klerk gets the ball out to the backs so quickly. It's been a very tough debut for him so far.

    Brad ShieldsImage source, Getty Images
  6. Postpublished at 55 mins

    South Africa 32-27 England

    South Africa have the scrum again just inside the England half.

    Faf de Klerk, who has conducted matters magnificently, once again gets SA moving.

    Aphiwe Dyantyi tries to find a team-mate out wide left, but it's a speculative pass, tbf.

    England are still stuck in the wrong half.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 17:26 British Summer Time 9 June 2018

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    Typical English mentality. Win countless games on the bounce. Have a bad six months. Fans rip them apart. Who needs the press doing it when we turn on our own so easily. We're one score away from victory away at South Africa?!

    John, Lancashire

  8. 'England have to be realistic'published at 17:23 British Summer Time 9 June 2018

    South Africa 32-27 England

    Paul Grayson
    Former Lions and England fly-half on BBC Radio 5 live

    England have to be realistic now; five points behind with 30 minutes to go, at Ellis Park. They'd have taken this before kick-off. They need to forget what's happened and get their heads down.

    Aphiwe Dyantyi Owen FarrellImage source, Reuters
  9. Penalty (Pollard)published at 52 mins

    South Africa 32-27 England

    It's another England error.

    Maro Itoje is penalised for going high on Faf de Klerk.

    Handre Pollard goes for the three - and this time he makes it.

    That's five from seven for him.

    England need to pick it up.

  10. 'England must sort out discipline'published at 17:20 British Summer Time 9 June 2018

    South Africa 29-27 England

    Matt Dawson
    Former Lions and England scrum-half on BBC Radio 5 live

    England will want to up the tempo here, it's just whether they have the physical ability to do that. They need to sort their discipline out as well, there's a lot of sloppy errors flying around.

  11. Missed penaltypublished at 49 mins

    South Africa 29-27 England

    England now give away a pen on the far right.

    Handre Pollard steps up - but the Bulls player's effort is wide.

    The difference remains two.

    The pace is picking up.

  12. 'Curry suffering from extreme cramp'published at 17:18 British Summer Time 9 June 2018

    South Africa 29-27 England

    Paul Grayson
    Former Lions and England fly-half on BBC Radio 5 live

    Tom Curry went down there - it might have been extreme cramp. He was in the defensive line, and luckily for England, South Africa didn't target him.

  13. Postpublished at 47 mins

    South Africa 29-27 England

    England are struggling to get out of their half.

    Handre Pollard tries to test the opposition hands with an up and under but Elliot Daly collects and relieves the pressure.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 17:18 British Summer Time 9 June 2018

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    Jonty: Looks like Jones has forgotten to coach how to defend. Also Farrell needs to grab this team by the scruff of the neck after conceding this lead.

    Joe Baker: We will not get close to winning the World Cup if we can't defend and manage games better when in front. Shipping four tries when 24-3 up is unacceptable. Sort it out.

  15. 'England need to decide how to defend'published at 17:15 British Summer Time 9 June 2018

    South Africa 29-27 England

    Matt Dawson
    Former Lions and England scrum-half on BBC Radio 5 live

    England need to make their mind up on how they're going to defend. Are they going to press the ruck and smash Faf de Klerk at every opportunity, or are they going to step off and rely on their one-on-one tackling? At the moment England are caught inbetween.

    Brad ShieldsImage source, Getty Images
  16. Postpublished at 17:15 British Summer Time 9 June 2018

    South Africa 29-27 England

    We've not had a score yet in this half.

    #disappointed.

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    Terry Mahoney: England seem to have forgotten how to win a rugby match.

    Ian Marks: That half alone summed up Eddie Jones' tenure as England coach. Stunning opening half, tired toward the end.

  18. Postpublished at 44 mins

    South Africa 29-27 England

    The ball drifts left from the scrum

    Handre Pollard tries to find Willie le Roux but Elliot Daly takes him out with a monster hit.

    Good protection from the Wasps man.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 17:13 British Summer Time 9 June 2018

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    John Petrie: Many of England's problems have been through individual errors; Itoje, Daly. Can't blame the coach for that.

    Andrew Douthwaite: England need to hit De Klerk and make him think. Free ride last 20 minutes of first half.

  20. 'Like Dash from The Incredibles'published at 17:13 British Summer Time 9 June 2018

    South Africa 29-27 England

    Paul Grayson
    Former Lions and England fly-half on BBC Radio 5 live

    Faf de Klerk isn't the biggest of scrum-halves, but when he gets going he's tough to stop - he's like Dash from The Incredibles.