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England men · Test matches · Second Test

England
v South Africa⁠

14–25

Full time

England v South Africa finished 14–25.

South Africa
CJ Van Der Linde 41'
Date
Saturday 25 November 2006 · England in 2006
Venue
Twickenham, London
Competition
Test matches · Second Test

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England

Starting XV

Replacements

  • No. 16, George Chuter On in the 67'
  • No. 17, Tim Payne (not used)
  • No. 18, Ben Kay On in the 48'
  • No. 19, Lewis Moody On in the 48'
  • No. 20, Shaun Perry On in the 48'
  • No. 21, Toby Flood On in the 76'
  • No. 22, Mark van Gisbergen (not used)

South Africa

Starting XV

  • No. 1, CJ Van Der Linde Prop Off in the 65'
  • No. 2, John Smit (c) Hooker
  • No. 3, BJ Botha Prop
  • No. 4, Johan Ackermann Lock
  • No. 5, Johan Muller Lock Off in the 80'
  • No. 6, Kabamba Floors Flanker Off in the 67'
  • No. 7, Juan Smith Flanker Off in the 70'
  • No. 8, Danie Rossouw Number 8
  • No. 9, Ricky Januarie Scrum Half
  • No. 10, Andre Pretorius Fly Half
  • No. 11, Bryan Habana Wing
  • No. 12, Jean De Villiers Centre
  • No. 13, Wynand Olivier Centre
  • No. 14, Akona Ndungane Wing
  • No. 15, Frans Steyn Full Back

Replacements

  • No. 16, Chiliboy Ralepelle On in the 80'
  • No. 17, Deon Carstens On in the 65'
  • No. 18, Albert van den Berg On in the 70'
  • No. 19, Gerrie Britz On in the 67'
  • No. 20, Ruan Pienaar (not used)
  • No. 21, JP Pietersen (not used)
  • No. 22, Bevin Fortuin (not used)

Referee: Alan Lewis. A replacement who came on is shown with the minute.

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

2001 – 2006

04 23 Nov 2002
Test matches · Test Match Twickenham, London

England 53–3 South Africa England won

England tries: Ben Cohen 20', Will Greenwood 30', Will Greenwood 42', Penalty try 61', Neil Back 69', Richard Hill 74', Lawrence Dallaglio 93'

South Africa tries: None

Match page: England v South Africa, 23 November 2002

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

Will Greenwood

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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