01
20 Oct 2007
Rugby World Cup
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
South Africa
15–6
England
England lost
England men · Test matches · Test Match
England
v South Africa
6–42
Full time
England v South Africa finished 6–42.
- England
- None
- South Africa
- Danie Rossouw 15', Ruan Pienaar 19', Adi Jacobs 51', Jaque Fourie 77', Bryan Habana 81'
- Date
- Saturday 22 November 2008 · England in 2008
- Venue
- Twickenham, London
- Competition
- Test matches · Test Match
Last checked 21 October 2026
Team sheets
Line-ups
England
Starting XV
- No. 1, Tim Payne Prop
- No. 2, Lee Mears Hooker Off in the 58'
- No. 3, Phil Vickery Prop Off in the 52'
- No. 4, Steve Borthwick (c) Lock
- No. 5, Tom Palmer Lock Off in the 32'
- No. 6, James Haskell Flanker
- No. 7, Tom Rees Flanker Off in the 82'
- No. 8, Nick Easter Number 8 Off in the 69'
- No. 9, Danny Care Scrum Half Off in the 66'
- No. 10, Danny Cipriani Fly Half
- No. 11, Ugo Monye Wing
- No. 12, Riki Flutey Centre Off in the 30'
- No. 13, Jamie Noon Centre
- No. 14, Paul Sackey Wing
- No. 15, Delon Armitage Full Back
Replacements
- No. 16, Dylan Hartley On in the 58'
- No. 17, Matt Stevens On in the 52'
- No. 18, Simon Shaw On in the 32'
- No. 19, Tom Croft On in the 82'
- No. 20, Jordan Crane On in the 69'
- No. 21, Harry Ellis On in the 66'
- No. 22, Toby Flood On in the 30'
South Africa
Starting XV
- No. 1, Tendai Mtawarira Prop Yellow card 29'
- No. 2, John Smit (c) Hooker Off in the 75'
- No. 3, Jannie Du Plessis Prop Off in the 67'
- No. 4, Bakkies Botha Lock Off in the 63'
- No. 5, Victor Matfield Lock
- No. 6, Schalk Burger Flanker
- No. 7, Danie Rossouw Flanker Off in the 58'
- No. 8, Pierre Spies Number 8 Off in the 75'
- No. 9, Ricky Januarie Scrum Half
- No. 10, Ruan Pienaar Fly Half Off in the 63'
- No. 11, Bryan Habana Wing
- No. 12, Jean De Villiers Centre
- No. 13, Adi Jacobs Centre Off in the 58'
- No. 14, JP Pietersen Wing
- No. 15, Conrad Jantjes Full Back Yellow card 64'
Replacements
- No. 16, Chiliboy Ralepelle On in the 32' Off in the 40'
- No. 17, Brian Mujati On in the 67'
- No. 18, Andries Bekker On in the 63'
- No. 19, Ryan Kankowski On in the 58'
- No. 20, Heinrich Brussow On in the 75'
- No. 21, Frans Steyn On in the 63'
- No. 22, Jaque Fourie On in the 58'
Referee: Nigel Owens. A replacement who came on is shown with the minute.
Men's senior internationals · Newest first
The 5 meetings before this one
02
14 Sep 2007
Rugby World Cup
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
South Africa
36–0
England
England lost
England tries: None
South Africa tries: Juan Smith 6', JP Pietersen 38', JP Pietersen 64'
03
2 Jun 2007
Test matches · Second Test
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
South Africa
55–22
England
England lost
England tries: Dan Scarbrough 40'
South Africa tries: Ricky Januarie 23', Schalk Burger 31', Bakkies Botha 44', Pierre Spies 53', Bryan Habana 56', Percy Montgomery 65', Bryan Habana 74', Pierre Spies 77'
04
26 May 2007
Test matches · First Test
Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein
South Africa
58–10
England
England lost
England tries: James Simpson-Daniel 62'
South Africa tries: Ashwin Willemse 23', Bryan Habana 26', Jean De Villiers 39', Schalk Burger 70', Frans Steyn 74', Bryan Habana 76', CJ Van Der Linde 79'
05
25 Nov 2006
Test matches · Second Test
Twickenham, London
England
14–25
South Africa
England lost
England tries: Mark Cueto 29'
South Africa tries: CJ Van Der Linde 41'
Official meetings since 1906
England v South Africa stats
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
4Will Greenwood
4 tries against South Africa in matches we hold scorer data for.
South Africa · Fixture leader
6Bryan Habana
South Africa's leading scorer against England in matches we hold scorer data for.