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England suffer record home defeat

South Africa inflicted a record 42-6 home defeat on England at Twickenham on Saturday.

The world champions secured their sixth straight win over England with tries from Danie Rossouw, Ruan Pienaar, Adi Jacobs, Jaque Fourie and Bryan Habana

Pienaar finished with a total of 20 points, while all England could muster were two penalties from Danny Cipriani.

The 35-point margin smashed the previous record, which New Zealand set in November 2006 with a 41-20 win over England.

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