Much to ponder for Johnson ahead of Six Nations

The autumn internationals were brought to a dramatic conclusion on Saturday with Martin Johnson’s England dragged back down to earth by a ruthless South Africa.

Those that followed the live scores this weekend will be aware that England just about managed to hold the World champions to 6-6 at the break thanks to Toby Flood but their resistance in the face of a barrage of South African attacks was broken in the second period when tries from Willem Alberts and Lwazi Mvovo saw the Springboks...

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Future is bright for England despite defeat

England were given a stiff reality check when they slipped to a 21-11 defeat at the hands of South Africa at Twickenham on Saturday.
Martin Johnson’s men had the momentum going into the clash, having won their two previous fixtures against Australia and Samoa respectively, whilst South Africa had slipped up against Scotland in their last match.

However, in a predictably bruising encounter, the Springboks put England under pressure from the off and it eventually told in the...

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