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England
v South Africa⁠

15–16

Full time

England v South Africa finished 15–16.

England
None
South Africa
Willem Alberts 43'
Date
Saturday 24 November 2012 · England in 2012
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, Gurthro Steenkamp Prop Off in the 62'
  • No. 2, Adriaan Strauss Hooker Off in the 75'
  • No. 3, Jannie Du Plessis Prop Off in the 40'
  • No. 4, Eben Etzebeth Lock Off in the 70'
  • No. 5, Juandre Kruger Lock
  • No. 6, Francois Louw Flanker
  • No. 7, Willem Alberts Flanker Off in the 57'
  • No. 8, Duane Vermeulen Number 8
  • No. 9, Ruan Pienaar Scrum Half
  • No. 10, Pat Lambie Fly Half
  • No. 11, Francois Hougaard Wing
  • No. 12, Jean De Villiers (c) Centre
  • No. 13, Juan de Jongh Centre
  • No. 14, JP Pietersen Wing
  • No. 15, Zane Kirchner Full Back

Replacements

  • No. 16, Schalk Brits On in the 75'
  • No. 17, Heinke van der Merwe On in the 62'
  • No. 18, Patric Cilliers On in the 40'
  • No. 19, Flip Van Der Merwe On in the 70'
  • No. 20, Marcell Coetzee On in the 57'
  • No. 21, Elton Jantjies (not used)
  • No. 22, Jaco Taute (not used)
  • No. 23, Lwazi Mvovo (not used)

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

2008 – 2012

02 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

03 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

05 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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