THREE out of three! That’s all that matters today. The conditions were atrocious, and the Boks’ performance wasn’t much better, but they won and finish the season on a high. It took another outstanding defensive effort by Jean de Villiers and his men to see off a fired up England here on Saturday ... but if the Boks were bad, England were terrible.
Gallery: Boks end year on a high
Geoff Parling (right) of England prepares to block a box kick by Ruan Pienaar of South Africa. Picture: Eddie Keogh/Reuters
Geoff Parling (centre) of England is tackled by Juandre Kruger (left) and Gurthro Steenkamp of South Africa. Picture: Reuters/Eddie Keogh.
Ben Morgan (right) of England and Francois Hougaard of South Africa jump for the ball. Reuters/Eddie Keogh
Toby Flood of England kicks a penalty against South Africa. Picture: Reuters/Eddie Keogh
Alex Goode (right) of England goes down under a big tackle from Jean de Villiers of South Africa. Picture: Reuters/Eddie Keogh
Juandre Kruger of South Africa wins a lineout ball against England. Picture: Reuters/Eddie Keogh
Brad Barritt (right) of England is tackled by JP Pietersen of South Africa. Picture: Reuters/Eddie Keogh
Owen Farrell (left) speaks to captain Chris Robshaw of England. Reuters/Eddie Keogh
Alex Goode of England skips away from a tackle. Picture: Reuters/Eddie Keogh
South Africa's Eben Etzebeth (left) in a scuffle with England's Ben Youngs. Picture: AP Photo/Matt Dunham
Published Nov 25, 2012
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