Rugby World Cup Final: England v South Africa – Live

• South Africa hold a 12-6 lead at half-time.

• England aiming for their second title, while the Springboks are chasing a third.

• Sides met in 2007 final, when England were beaten 15-6.

• Eddie Jones' side overcame New Zealand 19-7 in the semi-finals. South Africa were 19-16 winners against Wales.

46 mins: England 6 South Africa 15

South Africa take an opportunity to refresh their own pack with the introduction of Vincent Koch and Steven Kitshoff in place of Tendai Mtawarira and Frans Malherbe, and their first contribution is to completely dominate England in the scrum, winning a penalty that Pollard steers between the posts.

This is the scoreline by which the Springboks beat England in the 2007 final.

41 mins: England 6 South Africa 12

Pleasing to see Sinckler take his place on the bench following his head injury in the opening minutes of this match. Not that he looks particularly pleased to have had his final ended so early!

SECOND HALF: England 6 South Africa 12

Change for England at the break as George Kruis comes on for Courtney Lawes to add more power to the pack.

HALF-TIME: England 6 South Africa 12

No team has ever come from behind at half-time to win a World Cup final – a grim stat for anybody hoping for an England turnaround.

England are being dominated in the scrum and that will be one of the key areas Jones will look to address in the changing room during the break.

40+3 mins: England 6 South Africa 12

England concede another penalty at the scrum – their third of the match – and Pollard is on target again to send the Springboks in at half-time with a 12-6 lead.

39 mins: England 6 South Africa 9

Again parity is short-lived.

England come under pressure from the restart before conceding a penalty for not releasing.

Pollard makes it 9-6 with his toughest kick of the day from 50 metres.

35 mins: England 6 South Africa 6

Impressive defending on the line from the Springboks as they hold firm against an England side who are hammering on the door.

Spreading the ball wide fails to create an opening for England, but – following a period of play that featured more than 25 phases without finding a way through – they come back for a penalty and Farrell stays perfect from the tee.

29 mins: England 3 South Africa 6

The mistakes keep coming for England, as George Ford sends a kick out on the full from midfield.

More concern for South Africa however, with Eben Etzebeth requiring ice on his shoulder. The second rower is able to carry on.

26 mins: England 3 South Africa 6

England fluff their lines at the restart, with Maro Itoje lifted too early and Tom Curry knocking on.

Pollard re-establishes the South African advantage from a penalty conceded by Cole in the scrum.

23 mins: England 3 South Africa 3

The Springboks now have injury concerns of their own, with Bongi Mbonambi forced off for a head injury assessment and Lood De Jager leaving the field with a shoulder injury.

Malcolm Marx and Franco Mostert are on in their place.

22 mins: England 3 South Africa 3

England have a lineout deep in South African territory and, after working through the phases against a determined and strong Springbok defence, they win a penalty just inside the 22.

Farrell successfully splits the posts to pull England level.

16 mins: England 0 South Africa 3

England lose possession from their own lineout and the Springboks are dominating the scrum so far.

Jones' side yet to really get going in this match.

13 mins: England 0 South Africa 3

9 mins: England 0 South Africa 3

The Springboks have started strongly, that Pollard miss aside, and the fly-half has another chance to open the scoring in front of the posts.

Pollard makes no mistake on this occasion.

4 mins: England 0 South Africa 0

Sinckler recovers enough to walk off the pitch, but Cole has now joined the action in what is expected to be a permanent change.

3 mins: England 0 South Africa 0

Moment of concern for England as Kyle Sinckler gets knocked out in attempting to make a tackle. The prop is down receiving lengthy treatment and it seems unlikely that he will rejoin the action. Dan Cole is warming up.

Kick-off: England 0 South Africa 0

It takes less than 30 seconds for England fans to launch into a rendition of Swing Low, Sweet Chariot, but they are left breathing a huge sigh of relief when Handre Pollard skews his first effort from the tee wide of the right-hand upright after Jones' men were penalised for not rolling away.

08.58

08.55

We're on the final countdown to kick-off.

The teams emerge from the tunnel, catching a glimpse of the Webb Ellis Cup as they do so.

The teams, and 72,000 spectators, will now observe a moment's silence in memory of those who lost their lives in Typhoon Hagibis, before we hear the anthems.

08.50

08.47

South Africa have just completed their warm-up and retreated to their changing room. Here's how their coach Rassie Erasmus is feeling.

08.45

Here are Eddie Jones' thoughts with kick-off only 15 minutes away.

08.35

England have received a message of good luck from prime minister Boris Johnson ahead of the final

08.25 Team news

Eddie Jones has predictably retained the side that destroyed the All Blacks last weekend as England look to emulate the Jonny Wilkinson-inspired class of 2003.

South Africa, twice World Cup winners, welcome back star wing Cheslin Kolbe after he missed the semi-final victory over Wales due to an ankle injury.

08.20

08.15

This is where we expect to see the key battles in this final.

08.05

Captain Owen Farrell expects his England team-mates to seize their opportunity to realise their boyhood dreams today.

He said: "Everybody wants to be involved in this game and there are probably a lot of people who grew up wanting to be involved in this.

"Now this opportunity has come around, you want to enjoy it, you want to go for it.

"You don't want to dip your toe in and see what happens, you want to throw all of yourself into it and that's the way that we'll look to go about it."

08.00 The big day has arrived

After six weeks of action and 44 matches, the time has come to crown the winners of the 2019 Rugby World Cup. England were mightily impressive in beating New Zealand 19-7 in their semi-final but will need to be at the top of their game once more to overcome a powerful South Africa side who eliminated Wales. The prize for England is a second World Cup triumph – their last, of course, having come in 2003. The Springboks, meanwhile, are chasing their third.

Fans are arriving at the International Stadium in Yokohama for what should be a fantastic occasion. Kick-off is an hour away.