Cheslin Kolbe tormented England as he scored a stunning double to help the Springboks to a hard-fought win at Twickenham on Saturday.
Kolbe’s first-half try gave the Springboks their 10th win of the year with a 29-20 win over a desperate England side in London.
It is South Africa’s third successive win against Rodgers and fourth successive win at Twickenham, including last year’s World Cup warm-up against New Zealand and the first Test of 2024 against Wales in June.
Kolbe, who scored the decisive try in the 2019 World Cup final, tormented England once again with two brilliant tries. One of them came from a Manie Libbok crossfield kick and the other from a midfield break from Damian de Allende.
Gotta love seeing Kolbe move forward 😂
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It was a clinical performance from the Boks as Grant Williams opened the account with a stunning run and dodge. Pieter-Steph du Toit showed excellent work rate following Eben Etzebeth’s kick from England scrum-half Jack van Poortvliet. A 17-19 lead went into the break.
Grant Williams’ attempts are always spectacular 😤👟💨
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But discipline was equally poor for Rassie Erasmus’ charges, who were forced to produce a defensive masterclass in the final 10 minutes after Gerhard Steenekamp was shown a yellow card for back-to-back penalties.
Fortunately for the Boks, England’s decision-making and execution abandoned them for the third Test in a row in the final quarter as the hosts were unable to get any points on the board during the yellow card period.
The Springboks will be looking to finish the season on a high when they take on Warren Gatland’s struggling Wales in Cardiff next Saturday.
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