Rugby-No revenge just good lessons learned, says England coach Jones

Rugby Union - Autumn International - England v South Africa - Twickenham Stadium, London, Britain - November 20, 2021 England head coach Eddie Jones during the warm up before the match Action Images via Reuters/Paul Childs

LONDON (Reuters) - England coach Eddie Jones dismissed suggestions that Saturday's 27-26 victory over South Africa represented any sort of revenge for their 2019 World Cup final defeat, but said his young side would have learned valuable lessons from the nature of the win.

Marcus Smith landed a last-minute penalty to secure the win that had looked to be slipping away after a second-half Springbok surge wiped out the advantage England had earned with tries by Manu Tuilagi, Freddie Steward and Raffie Quirke.