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South Africa vs England rugby LIVE: Latest score and updates from Third Test in Cape Town

England are looking to bounce back from six straight defeats: Getty Images
England are looking to bounce back from six straight defeats: Getty Images

England face South Africa in the Third Test of their tour as they bid to end a losing sequence stretching back six matches.

Danny Cipriani will make his first England start for a decade after being selected at fly-half.

Cipriani has ousted George Ford after playing 13 minutes as a second-half replacement for his rival in the series-conceding 23-12 defeat in Bloemfontein last weekend.

The tour to South Africa is his first appearance in an England squad under Eddie Jones and the Gloucester-bound playmaker has now impressed enough to be elevated into the starting XV.

It is only the third time Ford has been dropped since Jones took over in late 2015 and he is omitted from the 23 altogether.

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TV and live online

The match is available via Now TV, with a day pass on offer for £7.99.

The match will be televised live on Sky Sports Main Event, with coverage starting from 4pm. Sky Sports subscribers can stream the match online via SkyGo and the SkyGo app.

Starting line-up

England team to play South Africa in the Third Test:

15-Elliot Daly, 14-Jonny May, 13-Henry Slade, 12-Owen Farrell (captain), 11-Mike Brown, 10-Danny Cipriani, 9-Ben Youngs, 8-Nathan Hughes, 7-Tom Curry, 6-Chris Robshaw, 5-Maro Itoje, 4-Joe Launchbury, 3-Kyle Sinckler, 2-Jamie George, 1-Joe Marler

Replacements: 16-Luke Cowan-Dickie, 17-Alec Hepburn, 18-Harry Williams, 19-Jonny Hill, 20-Mark Wilson, 21-Sam Simmonds, 22-Ben Spencer, 23-Denny Solomona.