Mike Brown has revealed the extraordinary lengths to which England went to prepare to face South Africa at Ellis Park on their last visit to the spiritual home of Springbok rugby.
Brown, England’s most-capped fullback, was part of the team which stunned the Boks by racing into a 24-3 lead in Siya Kolisi’s historic first Test as captain in 2018.
They did so after then-head coach Eddie Jones braced them for the ordeal by getting his backroom staff and others to dress up as Springbok fans and hurl insults at them.
England quickly ran out of steam playing at altitude as
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