The Springboks played their last test on the Castle Lager Outgoing Tour against England and after a brilliant first half managed to secure their second win on the tour, beating England 27-13.
The first twenty minutes of the test was fairly even with both teams converting a penalty to level the score at 03-03 with sixty minutes to go. The Springboks at this stage mostly defended while England started to put some phases together.
The Springboks were set alight by the brilliance of Damian Willemse which eventually led to Kurt-Lee Arendse stepping past the defence of England. The Springboks were the dominant side after 40 minutes of play going into the second half leading 14-03.
England struggled from the start of the second half and was trailing 27-06 with 20 minutes to go. However, a red card to the Springboks could be extremely costly as England started their march to the Springboks' in-goal area.
The final quarter was dominated by England, however, their hard work only led to a single try. The Springboks' defence held for the remainder of the final quarter which helped them to a 27-13 well-deserved win.
Scorers:
England: Try: Henry Slade. Conversion: Owen Farrell. Penalties: Owen Farrell (2).
Springboks: Tries: Kurt-Lee Arendse, Eben Etzebeth. Conversion: Faf de Klerk. Penalties: Faf de Klerk (3). Drop Goals: Damian Willemse (2).
As it happened:
13:17 Owen Farrell open the scoring for England with a converted penalty. (03-00)
18:18 Faf de Klerk converted a penalty for the Springboks. (03-03)
30:47 Damian Willemse converted a drop goal. (03-06)
32:25 Kurt-Lee Arendse scored a stunner of a try beating the defence with relative ease. Damian Willemse was the catalyst who started the attack that led to Arendse's try. (03-11)
40:03 Faf de Klerk converted a penalty for the Springboks. (03-14)
41:35 Damian Willemse converted a second drop goal. (03-17)
45:38 Owen Farrell converted a penalty for England. (06-17)
47:55 Tom Curry (England) was sent off with a yellow card.
49:08 Eben Etzebeth bulldozed his way over the tryline. (06-24)
57:37 Faf de Klerk converted an almost 50m penalty kick. (06-27)
60:25 Thomas du Toit (Springboks) was sent off with a red card.
71:03 Henry Slade scored England's first try after the match. England is starting to upping the pace of the match with the Springboks missing several tackles. (13-27)
Teams:
England: 15. Freddie Steward, 14. Tommy Freeman, 13. Manu Tuilagi, 12. Owen Farrell (c), 11. Jonny May, 10. Marcus Smith, 9. Jack van Poortvliet, 8. Billy Vunipola, 7. Tom Curry, 6. Alex Coles, 5. Jonny Hill, 4. Maro Itoje, 3. Kyle Sinckler, 2. Jamie George, 1. Mako Vunipola. Replacements: 16. Luke Cowan-Dickie, 17. Ellis Genge, 18. Will Stuart, 19. David Ribbans, 20. Sam Simmonds, 21. Ben Youngs, 22. Henry Slade, 23. Jack Nowell.
Springboks: 15. Willie le Roux, 14. Kurt-Lee Arendse, 13. Jesse Kriel, 12. Damian de Allende, 11. Makazole Mapimpi, 10. Damian Willemse, 9. Francois de Klerk, 8. Evan Roos, 7. Franco Mostert, 6. Siyamthanda Kolisi (c), 5. Marvin Orie, 4. Eben Etzebeth, 3. Frans Malherbe, 2. Mbongeni Mbonambi, 1. Retshegofaditswe Nche. Replacements: 16. Malcolm Marx, 17. Steven Kitshoff, 18. Thomas du Toit, 19. Marco van Staden, 20. Albertus Smith, 21. Jaden Hendrikse, 22. Manie Libbok, 23. Canan Moodie.
