Springboks v England prediction: Rassie Erasmus’ side to blow the English away in ‘bloody’ and ‘painful’ Ellis Park showdown

Eight years ago, England walked into Ellis Park, scored 24 unanswered points in 20 minutes, and still lost. That 42-39 epic in June 2018 was the first Test of the Rassie Erasmus era, the first of Siya Kolisi’s captaincy, and the start of a run that has since delivered back-to-back World Cups.

On Saturday, England return to the scene of the crime for the first time since, and they do so as the opening act of the inaugural Nations Championship, in front of a Johannesburg crowd that has waited eight years to renew hostilities.

The build-up has been unkind to the