England player ratings vs South Africa: Who stared and who flopped at Ellis Park?

England player ratings vs South Africa: Who stared and who flopped at Ellis Park?

10 George Ford: His outstanding distribution and creativity were vital to England’s fantastic opening quarter but he looked rattled by the Springbok comeback and never regained control of the Test match. 6.5/10
9 Ben Youngs: Another who faded after a bright start. Not the scrum-halves worst performance, but in the end, he was completely outshone by his opposite number, Faf de Klerk.  6.5/10
8 Billy Vunipola: Had a difficult afternoon. Dropped an early ball but still the men in whites best ball carrier. 6.5/10
7 Tom Curry: 100% for effort but the Sale man was found to be a bit a lightweight in a colossal back-row battle. Hobbled off in the second half. 6/10
6 Chris Robshaw: Won a penalty for England early on but was completely outgunned by Springbok captain Siya Kolisi during the 80 minutes. 6/10
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