British and Irish Lions

World champions South Africa put a dent in England's November recovery as they ran in two second half tries to notch a seventh successive victory over the.

A week after putting the Wallabies to the sword at Twickenham, Lewis Moody's English side ran into an altogether more physical Springbok outfit.

It was 6-6 at the interval, with Toby Flood and Morne Steyn swapping penalties, but the Boks took charge after the break to race to a 21-11 victory that made up for their shock defeat against Scotland last weekend.

Tries from Willem Alberts and Lwazi Mvovo took the South Africans clear and Steyn added a conversion and a third penalty to stretch the lead to 21-6.

There was some consolation for England with a last gasp interception try from full back Ben Foden, but they ended well beaten.

Three former British & Irish Lions will line-up against an England XV at Twickenham Stadium on Sunday as the Barbarians warm-up for their showdown with the 2013 tourists in Hong Kong next week.

Radike Samo, one of only two players still playing top level rugby in Australia who placed against the 2001 British & Irish Lions, will return to top flight action with Queensland Reds against the Stormers in Cape Town on Sunday.