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England
v South Africa⁠

37–21

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England v South Africa finished 37–21.

South Africa
Johan Goosen 58', Willie Le Roux 79'
Date
Saturday 12 November 2016 · England in 2016
Venue
Twickenham, London
Competition
Test matches · Test match

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England

Starting XV

Replacements

  • No. 16, Jamie George On in the 56'
  • No. 17, Joe Marler On in the 63'
  • No. 18, Kyle Sinckler On in the 72'
  • No. 19, David Attwood On in the 71'
  • No. 20, Nathan Hughes On in the 54'
  • No. 21, Danny Care On in the 68'
  • No. 22, Ben Te'o On in the 71'
  • No. 23, Jonathan Joseph On in the 63'

South Africa

Starting XV

  • No. 1, Tendai Mtawarira Prop Off in the 56'
  • No. 2, Adriaan Strauss (c) Hooker Off in the 71'
  • No. 3, Vincent Koch Prop Off in the 56'
  • No. 4, Eben Etzebeth Lock Off in the 31'
  • No. 5, Lodewyk De Jager Lock Off in the 68'
  • No. 6, Willem Alberts Flanker
  • No. 7, Pieter-Steph Du Toit Flanker
  • No. 8, Warren Whiteley Number 8
  • No. 9, Rudy Paige Scrum Half Off in the 63'
  • No. 10, Pat Lambie Fly Half Off in the 54'
  • No. 11, JP Pietersen Wing Off in the 77'
  • No. 12, Damian de Allende Centre
  • No. 13, Francois Venter Centre
  • No. 14, Ruan Combrinck Wing
  • No. 15, Willie Le Roux Full Back

Replacements

  • No. 16, Mbongeni Mbonambi On in the 71'
  • No. 17, Steven Kitshoff On in the 56'
  • No. 18, Lourens Adriaanse On in the 56'
  • No. 19, Franco Mostert On in the 31'
  • No. 20, Nizaam Carr On in the 68'
  • No. 21, Faf de Klerk On in the 63'
  • No. 22, Johan Goosen On in the 54'
  • No. 23, Lionel Mapoe On in the 77'

Referee: Jerome Garces. A replacement who came on is shown with the minute.

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

2012 – 2014

01 15 Nov 2014
Test matches · Test match Twickenham, London

England 28–31 South Africa England lost

England tries: David Wilson 45', Ben Morgan 48', Brad Barritt 79'

South Africa tries: Jan Serfontein 16', Cobus Reinach 41', Schalk Burger 54'

Match page: England v South Africa, 15 November 2014

04 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

05 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

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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