The 3 best and 3 worst England players against the Springboks

RUCK ranks the performances of the best performers and most underwhelming players.

Telegraph 8/10: "Fear? What’s fear? Played his hand perfectly against the world champions before delivering the match-winning penalty."

Evening Standard 7/10: "Guided England around well but his drop goal attempt in the dying first-half embers was bad, and the home side struggled to arrest momentum in the second half."

JOE 8/10: "Put the ball to air plenty of times at the start, but it paid off. Showed bravery in defence to slide in and get to a grubber kick ahead of Jesse Kriel. Siya Kolisi ran through him like a turnstile as the tide started turning, in the second half. Brave chip won his side a penalty, near the end."

Telegraph 9/10: "Out of this world. Sensationally set up all three tries. The pass for the second should be hung in the National Gallery."

Evening Standard 9/10: "Simply delectable pass to put Steward into space in the build-up to the full-back’s score, and his wide ball to Tuilagi was efficiently executed under pressure, too."

Telegraph 9/10: "What an autumn. A couple of spills right at the end could not mar another sensational performance. Carried three Boks over the line for his try."

Evening Standard 9/10: "Utterly rock solid under the high ball, Steward continues to look totally at ease at international level. An appropriately punchy carry for his try having sashayed into space to make the initial break."

JOE 8/10: "Dominated the skies, early on, and the trend continued all day. Superb leg drive to get England's second try. Mad a couple of line breaks."

Telegraph 5/10: "Ledger shows he coughed up four penalties. Certainly preferred scrumming against Nche than he did against Kitshoff."

Evening Standard 6/10: "Struggled at times at the set-piece after, though, and not quite as forceful in the carry as he might have liked."

Telegraph 5/10: "The kamikaze kid seems to be more of a cautious kid these days. Slipping off more tackles that used to be dominant hits."

Evening Standard 6/10: "Reasonably quiet, one lovely flick off the floor aside, before being taken off soon after the players returned from the interval."

Telegraph 5/10: "Complete brain fade taking a tap inside his own 22 and then conceded a penalty but desperately tried to atone for his errors."

Evening Standard 5/10: "Struggled to get to grips with a game he was reasonably rarely involved in, fumbling and running aimlessly on occasion."