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Summary

  • England beat world champions South Africa in thrilling Twickenham Test

  • Marcus Smith's last-minute penalty secures England victory

  • Makazole Mapimpi try and Frans Steyn penalty had put South Africa in lead

  • Raffi Quirke scored for England but world champions dominated second half

  • Manu Tuilagi went off injured after diving over for early first-half try

  • Freddie Steward scored England's second try but hosts only led 17-12 at half-time

Live Reporting

Becky Grey

  1. Goodbye

    FT: England 27-26 South Africa

    What a night for England fans.

    The hosts' rapid attack saw them get three tries past the world champions. A string of penalties allowed South Africa to take the lead in the second half, but Marcus Smith kicked the only one that counted to seal victory right at the end.

    If you missed any of that excitement, Mike Henson's match report will get you all caught up.

    And if you haven't had your English rugby fill for the weekend, we'll be back as the Red Roses take on the United States tomorrow. That one kicks off on BBC Two at 14:45 GMT and you can watch it and follow live text commentary on the BBC Sport website and app.

    See you then.

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    Nick Johnson: Changing of the guard perhaps? What was the difference in the number of caps between those two squads?

    Paul David Opie: Well done England! Talk about adversity. Maybe South Africa should read a book on sportsmanship or watch New Zealand in...well everything. Unedifying and unnecessary to see what they revert to when their physical dominance is insufficient.

    Ralph Brooker: Ironic justice. Pinched by a kick. I’ll take that.

  4. 'We are grateful to play' - Kolisi

    FT: England 27-26 South Africa

    Siya Kolisi told Amazon Prime his side was "very disappointed" with the loss.

    "I think both teams turned it up," he continued.

    "It was a pity that we couldn't finish strong but I'm proud of the way the boys pushed up even when we made a few mistakes.

    "I thought we defended well but we made a couple of mistakes. Not being able to get close to the line made it tough for us too.

    "We never make excuses, we will take it in our stride as we are grateful that we get to play this game of rugby.

    "It's been a tough year, many people have lost jobs and lost family but playing in a stadium like this is just an honour."

  5. 'We've never been a bad team' - Jones

    FT: England 27-26 South Africa

    Jones said England "don't have anyone else like" Manu Tuilagi so had to "change the way we play" when the centre went off injured after scoring an early try.

    On Marcus Smith, Jones said: "Oh he's going to be good!"

    On England's fifth-place finish in the 2021 Six Nations, Jones added: "We've never been bad, we had a bad Six Nations but we've never been a bad team.

    "We've refreshed ourselves so now we will just keep going forward."

  6. 'Young team didn't realise how important it was' - Jones

    FT: England 27-26 South Africa

    Eddie Jones said nonchalantly on Amazon Prime that "it's been a good night hasn't it">