Box kick from Williams onto Steward

Smith gets the match underway for Eng, taken by du Toit

Anthems concluded and kickoff is just moments away

The sides are out on the field, anthems to follow

England host South Africa in the Autumn Nations Series. England are coming off back to back to defeats against New Zealand 24-22 and Australia 42-37, while the Springboks beat Scotland 32-15. Head to head these sides have met on 46 occasions, with England winning 16 to the 28 by the Springboks to go along with two draws. The last encounter was in the semi-finals of the 2023 Rugby World Cup, which South Africa edged 16-15.

Although maybe not given it's an Irish based, Welsh born referee today. Fergus - thoughts on Brace?

Let the referee complaints begin...