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England
v South Africa⁠

28–31

Full time

England v South Africa finished 28–31.

South Africa
Jan Serfontein 16', Cobus Reinach 41', Schalk Burger 54'
Date
Saturday 15 November 2014 · England in 2014
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 Off in the 75'
  • No. 2, Adriaan Strauss Hooker Off in the 61'
  • No. 3, Jannie Du Plessis Prop Off in the 65'
  • No. 4, Eben Etzebeth Lock Off in the 65'
  • No. 5, Victor Matfield Lock Yellow card 45'
  • No. 6, Marcell Coetzee Flanker
  • No. 7, Schalk Burger Flanker Off in the 78'
  • No. 8, Duane Vermeulen Number 8
  • No. 9, Cobus Reinach Scrum Half
  • No. 10, Pat Lambie Fly Half
  • No. 11, Bryan Habana Wing
  • No. 12, Jean De Villiers (c) Centre
  • No. 13, Jan Serfontein Centre
  • No. 14, JP Pietersen Wing
  • No. 15, Willie Le Roux Full Back

Replacements

  • No. 16, Bismarck Du Plessis On in the 61'
  • No. 17, Trevor Nyakane On in the 75'
  • No. 18, Coenie Oosthuizen On in the 65'
  • No. 19, Bakkies Botha On in the 65'
  • No. 20, Teboho Mohoje On in the 78'
  • No. 21, Francois Hougaard (not used)
  • No. 22, Handre Pollard (not used)
  • No. 23, Cornal Hendricks (not used)

Referee: Steve Walsh. A replacement who came on is shown with the minute.

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

2010 – 2012

03 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

04 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

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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