South Africa vs England player ratings: Tendai Mtarawira stars on 100th Test as Duane Vermeulen downs England

Man-for-man marking from the second Test in Bloemfontein

South Africa profited from a second-half penalty try to inflict more misery on England with a 23-12 victory and a series win in the second test at the Free State Stadium on Saturday.

Poor discipline cost England again as they slipped to a fifth test loss in a row, piling the pressure on coach Eddie Jones some 15 months out from the World Cup in Japan next year.

Number eight Duane Vermeulen scored a try for the Springboks, while fly-half Handre Pollard kicked three penalties and a conversion in a game that did not have the same high drama as the first test at Ellis Park, but was equally absorbing.

England scored their tries early through wings Mike Brown and Jonny May, while centre Owen Farrell kicked a conversion as they failed to register a point after the 13th minute.

For the second week running England surged into an early lead with two scores as they spread the ball wide and were met with brittle defence from the home side, but ill-discipline allowed the Springboks to whittle down the lead and by half-time the scoreboard was already in their favour.

So how did the players perform? View our ratings in the gallery above.

(Additional reporting by Reuters)