Heyneke Meyer has come to terms with choosing overseas players but otherwise he remains true to form.

The Springboks start the 2014 international season with a match against a World XV team with stars from the All Blacks, Wallabies and Six Nations.

England head into Friday’s crunch clash against South Africa with the key duty of goal-kicking set to be given to a man who has yet to score a Test match point in the union game.…