Bevan Rodd helped England claim a memorable victory over reigning rugby world champions South Africa on Saturday afternoon.

In front of more than 81,000 fans at Twickenham, the former Buchan pupil - who was born in Scotland but raised in the Isle of Man - played 49 minutes against the Springboks only one week after making his England debut against Australia.

The 21-year-old loosehead delivered another good performance, despite being on the receiving end of a hefty challenge from Ox Nche who is part of South Africa’s infamous ’bomb squad’.

Speaking to Rugby Pass after the game, Rodd commented: ’It was really good until the Ox smashed me on that carry. It really hurt. I tried to get him back but he didn’t carry after that. It’s one of those things, it’s rugby - you get smashed sometimes.

’But apart from that I thought I did quite well, especially at scrum time, but we slipped off in the second half and they got back in the game through that. If that didn’t happen it’s an easier second half for us.

’I feel like I did better last week (versus Australia). I did alright this week. I feel like I could have been better in certain areas but I’ll take it and hopefully just use it as preparation for my next one - if there is a next one.

’On Tuesday [last week] we were having our scrum session and [former British and Irish Lion] Alex Corbisiero came in and he gave me a few tips on how to deal with people who are heavier.

’He was saying he wasn’t always the heaviest when he was younger so that really helped me out and it meant a lot for him to give me advice when he didn’t need to.

’When I do my certain game routine I don’t get as nervous but where I get nervous the most is after the warm-up and you come in and sit down in the changing room for five minutes - I just over-think it massively.

’Probably for that five minutes I get nervous, probably too nervous, but hopefully with age and experience I will stop getting as nervous but it would be impossible for me not to get nervous.

’Last week Tom Curry told me to grow up and get on with it, so I probably used that technique again.

’I still have my confidence but I know I still have a lot to learn. I reckon I have learned three things a day during the eight, nine days I have been here.

’I am 21, I am not the finished article yet but I have got tonnes of confidence now because we have beaten South Africa.

’I’m still the third choice. I feel like Marler and Ellis are better than me at the moment but this has hopefully put me in good stead to get more caps...and hopefully get in the World Cup squad.’