South Africa were a threat in the set‑pieces and in defence around the fringe of rucks, Elliot Daly once running into Willem Alberts and coming to a juddering halt, but they rarely put England’s defence in doubt. England, in their first match since June, started too quickly and were three penalties and six points down in the opening six minutes. South Africa regained the lead through Lambie’s second penalty, but they were slowly unravelling. A Daly penalty from just inside the South Africa half gave England a healthy 20-9 lead at the interval. An overdue victory over South Africa was good in parts, but by the time Australia play here next month, the Six Nations champions should be as much bee as butterfly.

Source: The Guardian November 12, 2016 16:45 UTC