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ENGLAND 0 - SOUTH AFRICA 36 It was painful to watch and such a long way from 4 years ago. Such a sad day to see England play so badly. Yes, all credit to South Africa. They were good but they really didn't have to be that exceptional to beat such an under-performing English side.
Our hearts went out to the best English player on the pitch by far - Jason Robinson who at least proved the critics wrong and showed us that the 'old ones' can be the best. He out-shone his team mates by a mile and it was so sad to see him limp off for maybe what could be his very last match for English rugby. We wish him well.
The papers will have a field day tomorrow and rightly so. Last week it was France - this week England. The big guns are suffering in the Northern Hemisphere. We wait in anticipation to see what the rest of the weekend brings.
Want to have your say? Join in the chats on the new RFTG forum where you can say ANYTHING YOU LIKE and get it off your chest! England: Robinson; Sackey, Noon, Farrell, Lewsey; Catt, Perry; Sheridan, Regan, Stevens; Shaw, Kay; Corry (capt), Rees, Easter. Replacements: Chuter, Freshwater, Borthwick, Moody, Gomarsall, Richards, Tait. South Africa: Montgomery; Pietersen, Fourie, Steyn, Habana; James, Du Preez; Du Randt, Smit (capt), BJ Botha, Bakkies Botha, Matfield, Van Heerden, Smith, Rossouw. Replacements: Du Plessis, Van der Linde, Muller, Skinstad, Pienaar, Pretorius, Olivier. Match Report from BBC Online |