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England
v South Africa⁠

11–29

Full time

England v South Africa finished 11–29.

England
Nick Greenstock
South Africa
Andre Snyman, Werner Swanepoel, Adrian Garvey, Mark Andrews
Date
Saturday 29 November 1997 · England in 1997
Venue
Twickenham, London
Competition
Test matches · Test Match

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England

Starting XV

Replacements

South Africa

Starting XV

  • No. 1, Os du Randt Prop
  • No. 2, James Dalton Hooker
  • No. 3, Adrian Garvey Prop
  • No. 4, Krynauw Otto Lock
  • No. 5, Mark Andrews Lock
  • No. 6, Andy Aitken Flanker
  • No. 7, Andre Venter Flanker Off in the 31'
  • No. 8, Gary Teichmann (c) Number 8
  • No. 9, Werner Swanepoel Scrum Half
  • No. 10, Henry Honiball Fly Half
  • No. 11, Pieter Rossouw Wing
  • No. 12, Dick Muir Centre
  • No. 13, Andre Snyman Centre
  • No. 14, James Small Wing
  • No. 15, Percy Montgomery Full Back

Replacements

  • No. 16, Justin Swart (not used)
  • No. 17, Jannie de Beer (not used)
  • No. 18, Dan van Zyl (not used)
  • No. 19, Bobby Skinstad On in the 31'
  • No. 20, Willie Meyer (not used)
  • No. 21, Naka Drotske (not used)

Referee: Colin Hawke. A replacement who came on is shown with the minute.

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

1984 – 1995

01 18 Nov 1995
Test matches · Test Match Twickenham, London

England 14–24 South Africa England lost

England tries: Phil De Glanville

South Africa tries: Chester Williams 39', Joost van der Westhuizen 41', Chester Williams 66'

Match page: England v South Africa, 18 November 1995

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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