“It is a big moment in a rugby career to be involved with this famous club. Flying Fijians coach Vern Cotter to coach Barbarians vs England at Twickenham. 69min: Danny Care has replaced Youngs and Harry Williams for Sinckler in the front row. We knew we had to put in a lot of work after half-time and we put ourselves in good positions after half-time and could have scored a few more points. There is no one in our forward pack that is second guessing why they are there. England vs South Africa: Brad Shields ready for emotional Twickenham debut filled with belief he deserves selection. Hauled off short of the hour mark after lacking creativity. Picture: SUPPLIED/SCOTLAND RUGBY. Had front-foot ball at the scrum, although he could have done more with it. 45min: England in South Africa’s 22! 27min: Tackle count is England - 54/4 to South Africa - 19/1, which tells you the story of the match so far. That hasn’t dented their belief in being selected though, according to Shields. 47min: It didn’t last long, though, and the Boks are on the attack again. Some England ball and the crowd is cheering. 54min: England concede a penalty with the Boks slightly penned in their 22, with referee Gardner unhappy with their work at the maul. All Rights Reserved. Pollard nudges South Africa back into the lead with a mighty kick. The No 10 signals to the posts. Alert enough to dive on the ball after Brown’s apparent knock-on that proved otherwise after a TMO review. Exposed twice by Youngs that will have any rugby player embarrassed. Supported Youngs smartly to bag his try, and showed a toughness in running the ball that surprised the Boks’ backs. Over to you, South Africa. Well, well, well, they dragged that one out but a fine second-half effort from England, playing the percentages and winning some territory, to disrupt South Africa, while the Boks own inexperience might have told with some rookie decisions on their part. A shame that those around him didn’t match his levels. Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Not as prominent in the loose, and didn’t have too much to do defensively as South Africa lacked ideas beyond one-out rugby. It’s close but a very tight angle. Brad Shields will have to put aside his emotions on Saturday afternoon to focus on the task at hand against the Springboks, given that the England flanker will not only be making his home debut, but it will be the very first time he has stepped inside Twickenham. Had the result gone the other way, De Allende would unquestionably be collecting that accolade. Worked hard to rush out from the first marker role and cut-off any inside balls. As England pass the ball around in midfield with little success or territory, a reminder you can check out what’s happening at the Principality Stadium with my colleague Tom Bassam here... Will England change anything? 77min: Pollard misses! Independent Premium Comments can be posted by members of our membership scheme, Independent Premium. Create a commenting name to join the debate, There are no Independent Premium comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts, There are no comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts. Cotter took the helm at Fiji in January 2020, joining from Top 14 side Montpellier. One beautiful touchline conversion apart, this wasn’t a great showing from the wing. That’s England’s captain there ... but bizarrely the referee thinks it’s a “clear collision”. Exemplary from Farrell who gets England to within two points. If you want to catch up on events at the Principality Stadium as Wales beat Scotland 21-10, my colleague Tom Bassam has you covered... South Africa captain Siya Kolisi, who’s being way too complimentary but it’s still nice of him... We made it tough for ourselves, we didn’t make the most of opportunities, but England played very well today. Was officially measured at 46m and Daly cleared that with room to spare. England 12-11 South Africa: how the players at Twickenham rated. The celebrations tell their own tale as England will now want, and need, this result to be transformative. Looked shaky in the first half as he kicked the ball straight into touch to put his side under pressure, and also saw very little of the ball on the front foot. A force in defence, and coped well with the Beast in the scrum. England 9-8 South Africa (Daly, 51), Farrell’s kicks and hits help England overcome South Africa. It allows our most engaged readers to debate the big issues, share their own experiences, discuss real-world solutions, and more. Pollard misses the conversion, though. Something I didn’t flag earlier was New Zealand’s 69-31 victory over Japan, which, while interesting in itself was marked out by Kieran Read’s post-match comments... Owen Farrell has been speaking, firstly on that TMO referral. Before I depart, here is Paul Rees’ match report from Twickenham. Please be respectful when making a comment and adhere to our Community Guidelines. Charlie Ewels is on for Shields. 43min: A quick burst down their left wing and South Africa have England on the back foot again. 7 October, 2020, 1:24 pm . Penalised early on for coming in at the side, but made up for it with a turnover penalty of his own. England stretching South Africa, breaks all over the place. © 2020 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. Stuck well but the ball was always drifting to the right and it just touches the upright. Fed May for the opening try. 78min: England now defending after another De Allende (sorry, he wasn’t replaced) break through midfield. Want an ad-free experience?Subscribe to Independent Premium. Two early penalties were followed by a miss from distance, but while he didn’t put many feet wrong, he struggled to control his back line.