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Live Commentary
Time:80'- England
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FT Referee Rose calls time on England's misery and that concludes out coverage for now as well. Stick around for Wales v New Zealand in an hours time. England face the All Blacks next week of course in their final match of the year- 80' Steyn misses with his second conversion attempt but South Africa have already consigned England to their heaviest ever defeat at Twickenham
79' It's too easy now for South Africa as they work the ball across the field to Habana, who touches down on the right wing to add salt to England's wounds
76' Francois Steyn takes over from where Pienaar left off and adds the conversion. This is embarassing for England now- 76' TRY SOUTH AFRICA! Jacque Fourie sprints away with the loose ball after muscling Sackey off the ball. Armitage does well to track back and ankle tap Fourie but the South African does well to get back up and has an easy run in for the try
- 75' Easter has the ball but he is driven back again and Cipriani spills the ball forward
- 75' England now are within sight of the line as Monye breaks ... Armitage is with him ... he finds Shaw but England are hassled into touch
- 73' South Africa break again as Burger gets within inches of the line but England's defence stands firm this time and they turn the ball over
- 69' To their credit, England are still pushing for territory but again their passing is letting them down as a ball out wide to Sackey goes astray
- 66' Again South Africa push them back and Januarie turns the ball over before clearing downfield
- 65' England take the scrum and quickly get another - this time on the five metre line - when South Africa are penalised
64' Armitage breaks for England ... he could be on here for the try ... he chips through but Conrad Jantjies shoulder charges the London Irish man after the ball has gone and he is off with an immediate yellow card. Shocking from the South African- 63' PENALTY SOUTH AFRICA! Pienaar doesn't miss chances like that - he thumps the ball between the posts and South Africa have 30 points at Twickenham
- 62' Easter is penalised for going in off his feet and South Africa hav another chance to extend their lead - again
- 60' Monye picks up the ball and looks for something positive again but he is driven back a good five metres and that just sums up England's day
- 58' England decide to go for the corner and push for the try - they are forced back but Danny Care again is almost away. The ball finds it's way out to Cipriani, whose pass out wide is shocking. He is having a horrible day. All that needed was a simple pass to Flood, who had Sackey outside him, but Cipriani put the ball into the middle of nowhere and it dribbled out into touch
- 57' Rossouw then adds another horrible tackle on Nick Easter - really very high with one arm before grabbing Easter's head with the other arm. England have the penalty
- 56' Monye and Armitage are the two highlights for England today as the former is on the receiving end of a horribly high tackle from De Villiers
- 51' Pienaar, unsurprisingly, adds the extra two points and the Boks are well and truly in control of this match over every inch of the park
- 50' TRY SOUTH AFRICA! De Villiers provides a brilliant decoy run off the back of a line-out, to create acres of space for Pietersen, who offloads to Jacobs for the third try of the afternoon
- 47' Sackey is in acres of space on the right wing but the pass out wide to him is a poor one and he has to stop dead to pick it up off his feet and South Africa turn the ball over before Pienaar clears down field. How did England not score there?
- 46' Sackey picks up a loose ball on the right wing but he is dragged down five metres out - England recycle the ball across the pitch to the left wing where they get within milimetres of the line with Danny Care
- 45' Monye makes a great break down the left wing making a good 30m or so after receiving the ball from Armitage. Habana brings him down but England still have possession
- 44' A high ball causes havoc as De Villiers puts a lot of pressure on Armitage at the back ... but England escape when South Africa knock on
- 43' Care on the break as England look to make a better start to this second half
41' Second half underway at Twickenham ...- 40+2 There is the half-time whistle and England have held on to remain just the 14 points down! They really need to come out firing on all cylinders after the break if this match is to be turned around. It's been a furious first half, go grab a brew (or a beer if you prefer) and we'll be back in about 15 minutes time
- 40+1 England turn the ball over again before Cipriani finds Monye, who in turn charges away on the right wing ... he kicks upfield before being taken out and the ball has gone out on the full
- 40' The ball only goes as far as Habana but Care has chased his kick on and puts in a great tackle to stop the South African's charge
- 39' 90 seconds until half time should be called and England must not concede again as South Africa work throught the phases before Danny Care comes to the rescue to clear
- 37' Oh dear, oh dear - England are in all kinds of trouble as they spill the ball and Monye is forced to collect, run the ball back over his own tryline before being able to clear
- 36' Pienaar has another chance to kick at the posts albeit from inside his own half. But his kick doesn't quite have the distance and England escape
- 35' Another Cipriani kick bounces off a South Africa player and the visitors have possession back - with Januarie looking to fashion a move after a stunning, through the legs offload from Smit! South Africa are looking really confident now, and why wouldn't they be?
- 34' Flood makes his first impression on the South African's as he kicks upfield and chases himself. It doesn't fall kindly for the Leicester man but Sackey is there to help tackle Pietersen, who has collected
- 32' Simon Shaw has also been brought off to be replaced by Tom Palmer and Martin Johnson is looked to address this bad start quickly which is a good sign
31' Flutey limps off but Flood will replace him and his right footed kicking game should just help Cipriani settle into his left footed game now- 29' The referee has had enough of the penalties at the breakdown and Mtawarira has been sent to the bin for 10 minutes
- 28' PENALTY ENGLAND! Much better from Cipriani there as he holds his nerve to put another three points on the board with a solid kick from the right wing. Still 14 points in it though
- 26' It's become really quite scrappy now as England desperately search for a way to get back into this match
- 24' PENALTY SOUTH AFRICA! A great kick from Pienaar from the left touchline and the visitors are beginning to run away with this
- 23' England are penalised once again for being off their feet at the breakdown and Pienaar will have another chance to extend South Africa's lead
- 20' Care to Rees, to Haskell. Haskell finds Armitage on his outside and the London Irish man is away down the left wing ... brilliant covering from South Africa as Pietersen and Botha shove Armitage into touch with just millimetres to go to the line
- 18' Pienaar again adds the easy conversion kick and South Africa have 14 points from two trips into the England 22
- 18' TRY SOUTH AFRICA! That's just embarassing from England's point of view as Cipriani, with 10 metres space to clear, sees his kick charged down by Pienaar, who then has an easy run in over the line for the Boks second try
- 16' Pienaar adds the straight-forward conversion and South Africa have a seven point lead after just quarter of an hour
- 15' TRY SOUTH AFRICA! Danie Rossouw receives the ball after a moment of brilliance from Januarie and the Springbok back rower touches down just to the right of the posts
- 14' Scrum five to South Africa now as Pienaar tries to find his man on the right wing
- 12' South Africa steal the ball from Haskell and make a break of their own - they've made it out of their own half. Bryan Habana with the ball and it's great play from Sackey to get his fingertips on the ball and knock it out of the hands of the South African winger
- 11' England pushing for the try line from a five metre scrum - they work the ball out wide through the hands of Cipriani, Rees, Haskell, Noon, Flutey
- 9' Cipriani with a chance to put England in the lead again but it's the kick is from the half way line and it doesn't quite have the legs to get there
- 6' PENALTY SOUTH AFRICA! Ruan Pienaar levels up for South Africa after England are penalised for failing to release the ball
- 2' PENALTY ENGLAND! A great start for England as Cipriani quickly puts a simple kick in between the posts to snatch the early lead
1' Here we go then - we're underway at Twickenham for a replay of last year's World Cup final ...- 14:23 Hello and welcome to Eurosport Yahoo's LIVE coverage of England's third autumn Test against South Africa
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Summary
England versus South Africa Tries Rossouw 15’, Pienaar 18’, Jacobs 50’, Fourie 76’, Habana 79’ Conversions Pienaar 16’, 18’, 50’, Steyn 77’ Cipriani 2’, 28’ Penalties Pienaar 7’, 24’, 63’ Drops
Live Team Line-Up
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EnglandOn the Field
- Sheridan
- Mears
- Vickery
- Borthwick
- Palmer
- Haskell
- Rees
- Easter
- Care
- Cipriani
- Monye
- Flutey
- Noon
- Sackey
- Armitage
Subs
- Shaw
- Ellis
- Stevens
- Hartley
- Crane
- Flood
- Croft
Injured
None
Suspended
None
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South AfricaOn the Field
- Mtawarira
- Smit
- Du Plessis
- Botha
- Matfield
- Burger
- Rossouw
- Spies
- Januarie
- Pienaar
- Habana
- De Villiers
- Jacobs
- Pietersen
- Jantjes
Subs
- Fourie
- Ralepelle
- Steyn
- Kankowski
- Bekker
- Mujati
Injured
None
Suspended
None
- Mtawarira
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