England v South Africa: five things we learned from the autumn international | Paul Rees
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Ben Youngs was integral to England’s speed against South Africa but Dylan Hartley’s leadership was also a key factor in the victoryEddie Jones said before the match that playing South Africa was like a physical game of chess, but England played draughts against them, moving a big pack around by getting the ball quickly from the breakdown. Joe Launchbury was named the man of the match for a typically selfless performance in which the second row involved himself in everything, but the player the Springboks would have liked to have gone down with a bug before the game was the scrum-half Ben Young…





