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England 27 – 26 South Africa

England have defeated the Springboks 27-26 with a last-minute penalty goal from Marcus Smith.

England (17) 27: Tries: Tuilagi, Steward, Quirke Cons: Smith 3 Pen: Smith 2
South Africa (12) 26: Try: Mapimpi Pen: Pollard 5, Jantjies, Steyn

England: Steward; Marchant, Slade, Tuilagi, May; Smith, Youngs; Rodd, Blamire, Sinckler, Itoje, Hill, Lawes (capt), Underhill, Curry.

Replacements: Dolly, Marler, Stuart, Ewels, Simmonds, Dombrandt, Quirke, Malins.

South Africa: Le Roux; Kriel, Am, De Allende, Mapimpi; Pollard, Reinach; Nche, Mbonambi, Nyakane, Etzebeth, De Jager, Kolisi, Smith, Vermeulen.

Replacements: Marx, Kitshoff, Koch, Mostert, Wiese, H Jantjies, E Jantjies, Steyn.

Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland).

A full match report is available at the BBC.

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