LIVE: England v Springboks

OFFICIALS

Today's referee is Angus Gardner from Australia.

To date, Gardner has refereed in 17 Test matches, five of which involving South Africa, with the Springboks winning two of those.

The two assistant referees are Jerome Garces from France and Ben Whitehouse from Wales, while Irishman Olly Hodges is the television match official (TMO).

OPINION

The extent of Warren Whiteley’s value to coach Rassie Erasmus seems to have been illustrated with his return to the Springbok No 8 shirt at Twickenham, says Sport24 chief writer Rob Houwing.

QUOTES

England coach Eddie Jones:

"We're missing 400 caps. You don't just replace 400 caps overnight. It's probably the most inexperienced pack England have had for a long time. (But) It's a great chance to show the potential depth of our squad.

"How many times in the last three years have we had every player available? Not often. How many times have we had four or five unavailable? Very often. You've got to play with those cards now. We have to find alternatives, and see who can make the jump up to international rugby."

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus:

"This match will be a huge tactical affair with much of the outcome depending on how you handle the set phases and kicking game. England will be desperate to win this one at Twickenham."

'BOK PACK COULD DESTROY ENGLAND'

Former England utility back Austin Healey says England must avoid being caught up in a physical arm-wrestle with the Springboks.

TWICKENHAM STADIUM

- The first Test match on this famous ground took place on January 15, 1910 when England hosted Wales before a crowd of 18 000. At the time the seating capacity was 20 000.

- Today, Twickenham is regarded as the largest dedicated rugby union stadium in the world, with a seating capacity of 82 000.

- The first Springbok Test match against England on this ground was on January 4, 1913. The Springboks emerged victorious 9-3 in front of 29 000 spectators.

- To date, South Africa have played in 20 Test matches against England at Twickenham. The record is: P: 20; W: 11; L: 9; PF: 335; PA: 361; TF: 32; TA: 33; Average score: 17-18; Win%: 55%.

- The top Springbok scorers against England at Twickenham are Pat Lambie (36 points), Chester Williams, Willem Alberts and Bryan Habana (two tries each), Lambie (eight penalty goals) and Andre Pretorius (four drop goals)

- The match records are held by Andre Pretorius (20 points and four drop goals), Chester Williams (two tries), and Braam van Straaten (four penalty goals).

HEAD-TO-HEAD

- South Africa’s overall record against England is: P: 41; W: 25; L: 14; D: 2; PF: 876; PA: 705; TF: 82; TA: 54; Average score: 21-17. Win%: 61%.

- South Africa’s biggest win against England (48 points) was in 2007 in Bloemfontein when the Springboks ran in seven tries to register a comprehensive win of 58-10.

- The Springboks’ biggest loss to England was on 23 November, 2002 at Twickenham when the home team ran out winners 53-3. On that occasion, Jannes Labuschagne was red carded in the 23rd minute for a late tackle on Jonny Wilkinson.

TEAMS

England

15 Elliot Daly, 14 Jack Nowell, 13 Henry Slade, 12 Ben Te’o, 11 Jonny May, 10 Owen Farrell (co-captain), 9 Ben Youngs, 8 Mark Wilson, 7 Tom Curry, 6 Brad Shields, 5 George Kruis, 4 Maro Itoje, 3 Kyle Sinckler, 2 Dylan Hartley (co-captain), 1 Alec Hepburn 

Substitutes: 16 Jamie George, 17 Ben Moon, 18 Harry Williams, 19 Charlie Ewels, 20 Zach Mercer, 21 Danny Care, 22 George Ford, 23 Chris Ashton

South Africa

15 Damian Willemse, 14 S’bu Nkosi, 13 Jesse Kriel, 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Aphiwe Dyantyi, 10 Handre Pollard, 9 Ivan van Zyl, 8 Warren Whiteley, 7 Duane Vermeulen, 6 Siya Kolisi (captain), 5 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 Malcolm Marx, 1 Steven Kitshoff

Substitutes: 16 Bongi Mbonambi, 17 Thomas du Toit, 18 Wilco Louw, 19 RG Snyman, 20 Lood de Jager, 21 Embrose Papier, 22 Elton Jantjies, 23 Andre Esterhuizen

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