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It has finally arrived! England host the Springboks at Twickenham in the first Test between the two teams since the Rugby World Cup semi-final last year.

It has finally arrived! England host the Springboks at Twickenham in the first Test between the two teams since the Rugby World Cup semi-final last year.

That clash ended 15-16 in the favour of eventual champions, South Africa, and no doubt England will be eyeing revenge today as pressure continues to mount against head coach Steve Borthwick.

While England are desperate for a win after going down to Australia last time out, the Boks will be looking to add another victory to their northern tour as Rassie Erasmus brings back all his superstars for the Twickenham battle.

For this intriguing Test, we are taking things a step further with our first Live Blog of the Autumn Nations Series where you can follow the action as it happens.

Before the action gets underway, here is a reminder of the two lineups:

​​​​England: 15 Freddie Steward, 14 Tommy Freeman, 13 Ollie Lawrence, 12 Henry Slade, 11 Ollie Sleightholme, 10 Marcus Smith, 9 Jack van Poortvliet, 8 Ben Earl, 7 Sam Underhill, 6 Chandler Cunningham-South, 5 George Martin, 4 Maro Itoje, 3 Will Stuart, 2 Jamie George, 1 Ellis Genge

Replacements: 16 Luke Cowan-Dickie, 17 Fin Baxter, 18 Dan Cole, 19 Nick Isiekwe, 20 Alex Dombrandt, 21 Harry Randall, 22 George Ford, 23 Tom Roebuck

South Africa: 15 Aphelele Fassi, 14 Cheslin Kolbe, 13 Jesse Kriel, 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Kurt-Lee Arendse, 10 Manie Libbok, 9 Grant Williams, 8 Jasper Wiese, 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 6 Siya Kolisi (c), 5 RG Snyman, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Wilco Louw, 2 Bongi Mbonambi, 1 Ox Nche

Replacements: 16 Malcolm Marx, 17 Gerhard Steenekamp, 18 Vincent Koch, 19 Elrigh Louw, 20 Kwagga Smith, 21 Cobus Reinach, 22 Handre Pollard, 23 Lukhanyo Am

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