I wouldn’t read too much into England’s Six Nations, says Stuart Lancaster

• South Africa’s defence is key, adds former England coach
• Additon of overseas-based Boks will aid home cause, he adds

Eddie Jones’s predecessor as national head coach, Stuart Lancaster, has warned the England players and management to brace themselves for a challenging tour of South Africa and expects them to be under intense pressure from the moment the three‑Test series kicks off in Johannesburg on Saturday.

Lancaster was in charge of the previous England touring side to South Africa in 2012, when the Springboks won the opening two Tests before drawing the third. Six years later he believes the home team are on the rise and will grow stronger under the command of the former Munster head coach Rassie Erasmus.

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