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What time is England v South Africa kick-off and what TV channel is it on?

England host South Africa at Twickenham in the final Test of the autumn internationals.

After drawing 25-25 with New Zealand last weekend, Eddie Jones' side will fancy their chances against a Springboks side that have lost twice already this autumn.

England have beaten South Africa three out of the last four times they have faced them, with the sole victory for Jacques Nienaber's side out of those four coming in the World Cup final in 2019.

Here's everything you need to know about England v South Africa:

What time is England v South Africa kick off?

England v South Africa kicks off at 5.30pm on Saturday, November 26, at Twickenham in London.

What TV channel is England v South Africa on? What about live streaming?

You will need to have an Amazon Prime Video subscription for this game, either by paying or via a free trial. Prime Video offer a 30-day free trial, which renews at £8.99 per month after the trial period ends, or you can cancel it before that. The service also provides a range of films, TV series, music and free one-day delivery. You can sign up to a free Amazon Prime trial here. Live streaming will be available via the app or online.

What's the team news?

Manu Tuilagi is set to make his 50th appearance for England from outside centre, and is joined by captain Owen Farrell in the midfield.

Mako Vunipola replaces Ellis Genge in the front-row, while 21-year-old winger Tommy Freeman slots in for Jack Nowell on the flank. Double-try scorer against New Zealand, Will Stuart is named among the replacements.

The world champions have made four changes to their starting line-up, with Eben Etzebeth, Makazole Mapimpi, Evan Roos and Jesse Kriel all coming in. Toulon's Cheslin Kolbe, Harlequins' André Esterhuizen, Montpellier's Cobus Reinach, Leicester's Jasper Wiese and Stade Francais' Vincent Koch have returned to their clubs with the match being held outside the international Test window.

England: 15. Freddie Steward, 14. Tommy Freeman, 13. Manu Tuilagi, 12. Owen Farrell (capt), 11. Jonny May 10. Marcus Smith, 9. Jack van Poortvliet, 1. Manu Vunipola, 2. Jamie George, 3. Kyle Sinckler, 4. Maro Itoje, 5. Jonny Hill, 6. Alex Coles, 7. Tom Curry, 8. Billy Vunipola.

Replacements: 16. Luke Cowan-Dickie, 17. Ellis Genge, 18. Will Stuart, 19. David Ribbans, 20. Sam Simmonds, 21. Ben Youngs, 22. Henry Slade, 23. Jack Nowell.

South Africa: 15. Willie le Roux, 14. Kurt-Lee Arendse, 13. Jesse Kriel, 12. Damian de Allende, 11. Makazole Mapimpi, 10. Damian Willemse, 9. Faf de Klerk, 1. Ox Nche, 2. Bongi Mbonambi, 3. Frans Malherbe, 4. Eben Etzebeth, 5. Marvin Orie, 6. Siya Kolisi (capt), 7. Franco Mostert, 8. Evan Roos.

Replacements: 16. Malcolm Marx, 17. Steven Kitshoff, 18. Thomas du Toit, 19. Marco van Staden, 20. Kwagga Smith, 21. Jaden Hendrikse, 22. Manie Libbok, 23. Canan Moodie.

Who is the England v South Africa referee?

  • Referee : Angus Gardner (RA)
  • Assistant Referee 1 : Andrew Brace (IRFU)
  • Assistant Referee 2 : Pierre Brousset (FFR)
  • TMO : Ben Whitehouse (WRU)

What have the coaches said?

England head coach Eddie Jones: "Now we have the chance to test ourselves against the might of the world champions. We’re going out there to light the crowd up. The support at Twickenham was outstanding last week and we want to work hard on the pitch to make sure we have another atmosphere like that again on Saturday."

South Africa head coach Jacques Nienaber: "We are very excited to see what this group of players will do against a quality England side given the mix of talented young players who have been putting up their hands and the experienced guys who have come a long way with us over the last few years."

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