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England men · Test matches · 2012 tour

South Africa
v England⁠: England rugby union, 23 June 2012

14–14

Full time

South Africa v England finished 14–14.

South Africa
JP Pietersen 62'
Date
Saturday 23 June 2012 · England in 2012
Venue
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Competition
Test matches · 2012 tour

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England

Starting XV

Replacements

  • No. 16, Lee Mears On in the 54' Off in the 61'
  • No. 17, Paul Doran-Jones (not used)
  • No. 18, Mouritz Botha On in the 67'
  • No. 19, Phil Dowson On in the 67'
  • No. 20, Lee Dickson (not used)
  • No. 21, Owen Farrell On in the 13' Off in the 30'
  • No. 22, Brad Barritt On in the 30' Off in the 37'

South Africa

Starting XV

  • No. 1, Tendai Mtawarira Prop
  • No. 2, Bismarck Du Plessis Hooker Off in the 63'
  • No. 3, Jannie Du Plessis Prop Off in the 76'
  • No. 4, Eben Etzebeth Lock Off in the 54'
  • No. 5, Juandre Kruger Lock
  • No. 6, Marcell Coetzee Flanker
  • No. 7, Jacques Potgieter Flanker Off in the 54'
  • No. 8, Pierre Spies Number 8
  • No. 9, Francois Hougaard Scrum Half Off in the 50'
  • No. 10, Morne Steyn Fly Half
  • No. 11, Bryan Habana Wing
  • No. 12, Wynand Olivier Centre
  • No. 13, Jean De Villiers (c) Centre
  • No. 14, JP Pietersen Wing
  • No. 15, Gio Aplon Full Back

Replacements

  • No. 16, Adriaan Strauss On in the 63'
  • No. 17, Werner Kruger On in the 76'
  • No. 18, Flip Van Der Merwe On in the 54'
  • No. 19, Ryan Kankowski On in the 54'
  • No. 20, Ruan Pienaar On in the 50'
  • No. 21, Elton Jantjies (not used)
  • No. 22, Bjorn Basson (not used)

Referee: Steve Walsh. A replacement who came on is shown with the minute.

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

2007 – 2012

01 16 Jun 2012
Test matches · 2012 tour Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg

South Africa 36–27 England England lost

England tries: Toby Flood 24', Ben Youngs 52', Ben Youngs 62'

South Africa tries: Willem Alberts 3', Bismarck Du Plessis 8', Francois Hougaard 19', JP Pietersen 73'

Match page: South Africa v England, 16 June 2012

02 9 Jun 2012
Test matches · 2012 tour Kings Park Stadium, Durban

South Africa 22–17 England England lost

England tries: Ben Foden 81'

South Africa tries: Morne Steyn 47', Jean De Villiers 60'

Match page: South Africa v England, 9 June 2012

04 22 Nov 2008
Test matches · Test Match Twickenham, London

England 6–42 South Africa England lost

England tries: None

South Africa tries: Danie Rossouw 15', Ruan Pienaar 19', Adi Jacobs 51', Jaque Fourie 77', Bryan Habana 81'

Match page: England v South Africa, 22 November 2008

Official meetings since 1906

England v South Africa stats

Full head-to-head

Meetings48In our results database
England wins16England perspective
Draws2Level at full time
South Africa wins30South Africa victories

England have scored 825 points to South Africa's 1062 across these meetings.

Individual fixture records

Who has scored most?

England · Fixture leader

4

Jonny May

4 tries against South Africa in matches we hold scorer data for.

South Africa · Fixture leader

6

Bryan Habana

South Africa's leading scorer against England in matches we hold scorer data for.

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