'The English played well this afternoon. In the first half they were superb, so it is a challenge for us to beat them at Twickenham. We have got a lot of work to do.' It appeared the momentum was with the Springboks when Pieter Rossouw touched down early in the second period after a telling break by centre Trevor Halstead. But, lifted by Damien Traille's penalty kick from his own half, the home side rallied in the last quarter and finally broke through six minutes from time. Wing David Bory's break into the 22 created an enormous overlap which Fabien Galthie made the most of. His long pass sent hooker Raphael Ibanez over at the corner. France coach Bernard Laporte could not have imagined such an assured display from his rookie back line. Full back Clement Poitrenaud, 19, and wing Aurelien Rougerie, 21, looked to the manner born in their first internationals while Traille was master of the midfield, full of strong tackles and elusive runs. The Springboks can draw some comfort from veteran lock Mark Andrews' imposing performance and Halstead's debut. But England would feast on the loose ends. Flanker AJ Venter's offending alone could keep Jonny Wilkinson in penalty practice while Robinson, Luger and Healey would make hay on the end of Braam van Straaten's wayward touch kicks.