last gasp

Similarly, the heaps of praise now coming his way for revitalising the side following Andy Robertson's last-gasp winner in Warsaw is familiar too.

But three of those defeats have come against the All Blacks - with two games in New Zealand - and there was a last-gasp loss to Australia before England came up short against the Springboks.

England's review of their last-gasp defeat by Australia was "brutal" but exactly what the squad needed, says wing Ollie Sleightholme.

Smith, 25, scored 17 points and set up England's only try before being replaced in the final quarter by 97-cap Ford, who missed a potential match-winning penalty and last-gasp drop-goal.

Ford, brought on in the 62nd minute to see the game out, planted a long, but straight penalty shot against the post and then clipped a last-gasp drop-goal wide in a desparate, doomed pursuit of a comeback.