Eddie Jones Henry Slade Eben Etzebeth Damian Willemse Kurt Lee Arendse France Australia South Africa Japan Sport Rugby as Eddie Jones Henry Slade Eben Etzebeth Damian Willemse Kurt Lee Arendse France Australia South Africa Japan

Eddie Jones defends credentials as England flop against Springboks

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Eddie Jones defended his credentials after he watched England produce a rudderless display to end a difficult 2022 with a 27-13 loss to South Africa at Twickenham.

Tries from Kurt-Lee Arendse and Eben Etzebeth either side of half-time helped the Springboks ease to a comfortable victory in west London with Faf de Klerk adding an 11-point haul while Damian Willemse kicked two drop goals.

World champions South Africa finished with 14 men after Thomas du Toit's 61st-minute red card for a no arms tackle on Luke Cowan-Dickie but Henry Slade's late score was all England could muster during a drab finale to the Autumn Nations Series.

It meant Jones' side suffered another defeat, their sixth from 12 Tests in the calendar year, which is their worst run since 2008.

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