England player ratings vs. South Africa: Who stood tall and who wilted in the second Test in Bloemfontein
Rugby NewsSaturday, 16 June 2018 at 17:59
England player ratings vs South Africa. RUCK marks every red rose player after their 23-12 defeat against the Springboks.
Scroll on down to see the England player ratings vs South Africa:
15 Elliot Daly: Still struggling to adapt to his new position. Hard to see why the Lions best winger from the 2017 summer tour isn't playing in that position. 6.5/10
14 Jonny May: He was England's best performer again. The finest, quickest wide man that Eddie Jones has available right now. 7.5/10
13 Henry Slade: "Is Henry Slade on the pitch?" was something I heard a fan say. Struggled to stamp his authority on the game and missed a few tackles. 5/10
12 Owen Farrell (c): Great tap tackle on De Allende. Arguably kicked too often and but should definitely have gone for three points rather than a try just before half-time. 7/10
11 Mike Brown: Great hands for both the first two tries but dropped two high balls. 7/10
10 George Ford: Brilliant in parts but those moments were to thin and far between once again. 6/10
9 Ben Youngs: The scrum-half was a liability and was too slow around the pitch. Far, far from his best. 5.5/10
8 Billy Vunipola: The number 8 was lost to injury just before the break. Clearly not fit and not at the races at times when he was on. 4/10
7 Tom Curry: A fantastic effort from the young man. 7/10
6 Brad Shields: A positive. He proved he was committed to the England cause with a solid first start in the white jersey. Should have scored in the second half though. 6/10
5 Maro Itoje: A shadow of his former self. Ineffective and very ill-displined. 5/10
4 Joe Launchbury: Needed to offer a little bit more when England were in possession. Good in the tackle though. 6/10
3 Kyle Sinckler:
The British Lions was far too anonymous.He'ss proven this Test series that he is more effective off the bench. 5.5/10
The British Lions was far too anonymous.He'ss proven this Test series that he is more effective off the bench. 5.5/10
2 Jamie George: With an overthrow, knock-on, loose pass and missed tackle, this wasn’t one of the usually consistent Saracens hookers best performances. 5/10
1 Mako Vunipola: It's fair to say he had another disappointing performance. 5/10
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- Jordie Barrett over Damian de Allende is far from being correct. The hype around Dupont is also overreaching, he's probably 4th in the world and has been since the 2023 WC. He also avoids certain matchups which is strange. The rest of the list is pretty good apart from minor subjective biases.JasonMarlow16-09-2026
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