South Africa vs England
Date | Status | Team | Score | Team | Score | Venue |
08/12/06 | Test | South Africa | 3 | England | 3 | Crystal Palace |
04/01/13 | Test | South Africa | 9 | England | 3 | Twickenham |
02/01/32 | Test | South Africa | 7 | England | 0 | Twickenham |
05/01/52 | Test | South Africa | 8 | England | 3 | Twickenham |
07/01/61 | Test | South Africa | 5 | England | 0 | Twickenham |
20/12/69 | Test | South Africa | 8 | England | 11 | Twickenham |
03/06/72 | Test | South Africa | 9 | England | 18 | Johannesburg |
02/06/84 | Test | South Africa | 33 | England | 15 | Port Elizabeth |
09/06/84 | Test | South Africa | 35 | England | 9 | Johannesburg |
14/11/92 | Test | South Africa | 16 | England | 33 | Twickenham |
04/06/94 | Test | South Africa | 15 | England | 32 | Pretoria |
11/06/94 | Test | South Africa | 27 | England | 9 | Cape Town |
18/11/95 | Test | South Africa | 24 | England | 14 | Twickenham |
29/11/97 | Test | South Africa | 29 | England | 11 | Twickenham |
04/07/98 | Test | South Africa | 18 | England | 0 | Cape Town |
05/12/98 | Test | South Africa | 7 | England | 13 | Twickenham |
24/10/99 | Test | South Africa | 44 | England | 21 | Stade de France |
17/06/00 | Test | South Africa | 18 | England | 13 | Pretoria |
24/06/00 | Test | South Africa | 22 | England | 27 | Bloemfontein |
2/12/00 | Test | South Africa | 17 | England | 25 | London |
24/11/01 | Test | South Africa | 9 | England | 29 | London |
23/11/02 | Test | South Africa | 3 | England | 53 | London |
18/10/03 | Test | South Africa | 6 | England | 25 | London |
20/11/04 | Test | South Africa | 16 | England | 32 | London |
18/11/06 | Test | South Africa | 21 | England | 23 | London |
25/11/06 | Test | South Africa | 25 | England | 14 | London |
26/05/07 | Test | South Africa | 58 | England | 10 | Bloemfontein |
02/06/07 | Test | South Africa | 55 | England | 22 | Pretoria |
14/09/07 | Test | South Africa | 36 | England | 0 | Paris |
20/10/07 | Test | South Africa | 15 | England | 6 | Paris |
22/11/08 | Test | South Africa | 42 | England | 6 | London |
27/11/10 | Test | South Africa | 21 | England | 11 | London |
09/06/12 | Test | South Africa | 22 | England | 17 | Durban |
16/06/12 | Test | South Africa | 36 | England | 27 | Johannesburg |
23/06/12 | Test | South Africa | 14 | England | 14 | Port Elizabeth |
24/11/12 | Test | South Africa | 16 | England | 15 | London |
15/11/14 | Test | South Africa | 31 | England | 28 | London |
12/11/16 | Test | South Africa | 21 | England | 37 | London |
09/06/18 | Test | South Africa | 42 | England | 39 | Pretoria |
16/06/18 | Test | South Africa | 23 | England | 12 | Bloemfontein |
23/06/18 | Test | South Africa | 10 | England | 25 | Cape Town |
03/11/18 | Test | South Africa | 11 | England | 12 | Twickenham |
02/11/19 | Test | South Africa | 32 | England | 12 | Twickenham |
20/11/21 | Test | South Africa | 26 | England | 27 | Twickenham |
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Total Points: | 945 | 755 |
Matches | South Africa | England | Matches | |
Played | Won | Won | Drawn | |
Overall Record | 44 | 26 | 16 | 2 |
At South African Venues | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 |
At Away Venues | 28 | 15 | 12 | 1 |
Did you know?
Test caps:
• The total Test caps for the Springbok starting line-up is 415. There are 122 caps in the backline and 293 amongst the forwards, with a further 120 caps on the bench.
• The average caps per player in the backline are 17, the forwards 37 and those on the bench average 15. The average age of the starting 15 is 26 years.
• Eben Etzebeth is the most experienced player in the squad and the most capped player in the team against England with six appearances against the Roses.
• Malcolm Marx and Damian Willemse are the only two players who have never played in a Test match against England.
The stadium:
• The first Test match on this famous ground took place on 15 January, 1910 when England hosted Wales before a crowd of 18 000. At the time the seating capacity was 20 000.
• Today, Twickenham is regarded as the largest dedicated rugby union stadium in the world, with a seating capacity of 82 000.
• The first Springbok Test match against England on this ground was on 4 January, 1913. The Springboks emerged victorious 9-3 in front of 29 000 spectators.
• To date, South Africa have played in 20 Test matches against England at Twickenham. The record is: P: 20; W: 11; L: 9; PF: 335; PA: 361; TF: 32; TA: 33; Average score: 17-18; Win%: 55%.
• The top Springbok scorers against England at Twickenham are Pat Lambie (36 points), Chester Williams, Willem Alberts and Bryan Habana (two tries each), Lambie (eight penalty goals) and Andre Pretorius (four drop goals)
• The match records are held by André Pretorius (20 points and four drop goals), Chester Williams (two tries), and Braam van Straaten (four penalty goals).
Overall record against England:
• South Africa’s overall record against England is: P: 41; W: 25; L: 14; D: 2; PF: 876; PA: 705; TF: 82; TA: 54; Average score: 21-17. Win%: 61%.
• South Africa’s biggest win against England (48 points) was in 2007 in Bloemfontein when the Springboks ran in seven tries to register a comprehensive win of 58-10.
• The Springboks’ biggest loss to England was on 23 November, 2002 at Twickenham when the home team ran out winners 53-3. On that occasion, Jannes Labuschagne was red carded in the 23rd minute for a late tackle on Jonny Wilkinson.