Springboks Hail 'Special' Twickenham Triumph As Jones Defends Record - Barron's

South Africa were anxious to decorativeness the twelvemonth connected a precocious aft constrictive losses to France and Ireland successful this month's Autumn Nations Series.

But this triumph meant they ended the calendar twelvemonth with 9 wins from 14 Tests up of their 2023 World Cup rubric defence successful France.

And a ascendant show astatine the set-piece, allied to a crisp cutting borderline successful the backs, was reminiscent of South Africa's crushing 32-12 triumph implicit England successful the 2019 World Cup last successful Japan.

"I told the guys we person to bask moments similar this due to the fact that we don't cognize if we're going to marque it to the World Cup, it could person been immoderate guys' past games but I thought it was special," Kolisi said.

South Africa were without respective players for a lucifer taking spot extracurricular World Rugby's authoritative window, portion they were besides missing manager of rugby Rassie Erasmus, who was completing a two-game prohibition pursuing his outspoken societal media disapproval of referees pursuing the France and Ireland defeats.

"It (Twickenham) is simply a pugnacious spot to get a result," said South Africa manager Jacques Nienaber. "It is Siya's archetypal effect present and evidently excavation truthful it's precise special."

The Springboks played the last 4th a antheral down aft Thomas du Toit's reddish paper for a unsafe tackle connected Luke Cowan-Dickie.

But Henry Slade's precocious converted effort was each the hosts could manage, with lightning failing to onslaught doubly aft England's stunning travel from down 25-25 gully with New Zealand past week.

"Everyone knew they had to enactment harder to marque up for the other man, and the mode the forwards played was great," said flanker Kolisi.

Defeat meant England had mislaid six retired of 12 Tests successful the calendar year, their worst tally since 2008.

Nevertheless, Jones insisted England could inactive person a "really bully go" astatine adjacent year's World Cup.

"We privation to win," helium said. "We don't privation to get bushed by a large people to South Africa and don't privation to person the worst grounds since 2008 truthful it is simply a occupation but I judge afloat work for that."

The seasoned Australian manager added: "Obviously connected results we are not blessed but I consciousness similar we are gathering a truly bully basal to person a truly bully spell astatine the World Cup, a truly bully go."

An error-strewn England show was exemplified by the mode usually reliable skipper Owen Farrell missed 2 regular penalties aboriginal on.

"We weren't close capable successful immoderate bits and that was crossed the board," said Farrell.

"Obviously I played a relation successful that with the 2 missed casual kicks aboriginal on, so, yeah, we're hurting."

England, who volition person to caregiver this decision until they statesman their 2023 Six Nations astatine location to Scotland successful February, saw Will Stuart (elbow), Marcus Smith (ankle) and Kyle Sinckler (hip) forced disconnected successful different bruising brushwood with the Springboks.

"It was conscionable 1 of those days wherever thing seemed to spell right," Jones said.

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