Rassie Erasmus preps South Africa for challenge of 'desperate' England

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Rassie Erasmus expects England to bring a sense of frustration to their match against South Africa on Saturday and labelled them "desperate" for a win after two defeats from two in their autumn campaign.

Erasmus's world champions returned to the world No 1 ranking with a patchy 32-15 victory over Scotland on Sunday as they kicked off their own run of Tests in the northern hemisphere. They now travel to Twickenham to take on Steve Borthwick's side, who are reeling after suffering two late losses to New Zealand and Australia, 24-22 and 42-37, respectively, having expected to win both on home soil.

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