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England
v South Africa⁠

11–21

Full time

England v South Africa finished 11–21.

South Africa
Willem Alberts 59', Lwazi Mvovo 70'
Date
Saturday 27 November 2010 · England in 2010
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, Tendai Mtawarira Prop
  • No. 2, Bismarck Du Plessis Hooker Off in the 79'
  • No. 3, Jannie Du Plessis Prop Off in the 53'
  • No. 4, Bakkies Botha Lock Off in the 66'
  • No. 5, Victor Matfield (c) Lock
  • No. 6, Deon Stegmann Flanker Off in the 49'
  • No. 7, Juan Smith Flanker
  • No. 8, Pierre Spies Number 8
  • No. 9, Ruan Pienaar Scrum Half
  • No. 10, Morne Steyn Fly Half
  • No. 11, Lwazi Mvovo Wing
  • No. 12, Jean De Villiers Centre Off in the 68'
  • No. 13, Frans Steyn Centre
  • No. 14, Gio Aplon Wing Off in the 79'
  • No. 15, Zane Kirchner Full Back Off in the 48'

Replacements

  • No. 16, Adriaan Strauss On in the 79'
  • No. 17, CJ Van Der Linde On in the 53'
  • No. 18, Flip Van Der Merwe On in the 66'
  • No. 19, Willem Alberts On in the 49'
  • No. 20, Francois Hougaard On in the 60' Off in the 68'
  • No. 21, Pat Lambie On in the 79'
  • No. 22, Adi Jacobs On in the 48'

Referee: George Clancy. A replacement who came on is shown with the minute.

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

2007 – 2008

01 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

04 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'

Match page: South Africa v England, 2 June 2007

05 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'

Match page: South Africa v England, 26 May 2007

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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