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England
v South Africa⁠

12–11

Full time

England v South Africa finished 12–11.

England
None
South Africa
S'Busiso Nkosi 34'
Date
Saturday 3 November 2018 · England in 2018
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 57'
  • No. 17, Ben Moon On in the 40'
  • No. 18, Harry Williams On in the 65'
  • No. 19, Charlie Ewels On in the 77'
  • No. 20, Zach Mercer On in the 43'
  • No. 21, Danny Care On in the 65'
  • No. 22, George Ford On in the 73'
  • No. 23, Chris Ashton On in the 65'

South Africa

Starting XV

  • No. 1, Steven Kitshoff Prop Off in the 65'
  • No. 2, Malcolm Marx Hooker Off in the 74'
  • No. 3, Frans Malherbe Prop Off in the 65'
  • No. 4, Eben Etzebeth Lock Off in the 42'
  • No. 5, Pieter-Steph Du Toit Lock
  • No. 6, Siya Kolisi (c) Flanker Off in the 65'
  • No. 7, Duane Vermeulen Flanker
  • No. 8, Warren Whiteley Number 8
  • No. 9, Ivan Van Zyl Scrum Half Off in the 75'
  • No. 10, Handre Pollard Fly Half
  • No. 11, Aphiwe Dyantyi Wing
  • No. 12, Damian de Allende Centre
  • No. 13, Jesse Kriel Centre
  • No. 14, S'Busiso Nkosi Wing Off in the 60'
  • No. 15, Damian Willemse Full Back Off in the 75'

Replacements

  • No. 16, Mbongeni Mbonambi On in the 74'
  • No. 17, Thomas Du Toit On in the 65'
  • No. 18, Wilco Louw On in the 65'
  • No. 19, RG Snyman On in the 42'
  • No. 20, Lodewyk De Jager On in the 65'
  • No. 21, Embrose Papier On in the 75'
  • No. 22, Elton Jantjies On in the 75'
  • No. 23, Andre Esterhuizen On in the 60'

Referee: Angus Gardner. A replacement who came on is shown with the minute.

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

2014 – 2018

01 23 Jun 2018
Test matches · 2018 England rugby union tour of South Africa Newlands Stadium, Cape Town

South Africa 10–25 England England won

England tries: Jonny May 71'

South Africa tries: Jesse Kriel 45'

Match page: South Africa v England, 23 June 2018

02 16 Jun 2018
Test matches · 2018 England rugby union tour of South Africa Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein

South Africa 23–12 England England lost

England tries: Mike Brown 9', Jonny May 12'

South Africa tries: Duane Vermeulen 23', Penalty try 49'

Match page: South Africa v England, 16 June 2018

03 9 Jun 2018
Test matches · 2018 England rugby union tour of South Africa Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg

South Africa 42–39 England England lost

England tries: Mike Brown 4', Elliot Daly 13', Owen Farrell 17', Maro Itoje 70', Jonny May 78'

South Africa tries: Faf de Klerk 20', S'Busiso Nkosi 30', S'Busiso Nkosi 34', Willie Le Roux 39', Aphiwe Dyantyi 64'

Match page: South Africa v England, 9 June 2018

04 12 Nov 2016
Test matches · Test match Twickenham, London

England 37–21 South Africa England won

England tries: Jonny May 10', Courtney Lawes 36', George Ford 43', Owen Farrell 66'

South Africa tries: Johan Goosen 58', Willie Le Roux 79'

Match page: England v South Africa, 12 November 2016

05 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

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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