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England men · Test matches · 2021 Autumn International

England
v South Africa⁠

27–26

Full time

England v South Africa finished 27–26.

England
Manu Tuilagi 6', Freddie Steward 17', Raffi Quirke 64'
South Africa
Makazole Mapimpi 68'
Date
Saturday 20 November 2021 · England in 2021
Venue
Twickenham Stadium, London
Competition
Test matches · 2021 Autumn International

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England

Starting XV

Replacements

  • No. 16, Nic Dolly On in the 60'
  • No. 17, Joe Marler On in the 47'
  • No. 18, Will Stuart Yellow card 67' On in the 55'
  • No. 19, Charlie Ewels On in the 60'
  • No. 20, Sam Simmonds On in the 72'
  • No. 21, Alex Dombrandt On in the 54'
  • No. 22, Raffi Quirke On in the 49'
  • No. 23, Max Malins On in the 8'

South Africa

Starting XV

  • No. 1, Ox Nche Prop Off in the 44'
  • No. 2, Mbongeni Mbonambi Hooker Off in the 44'
  • No. 3, Trevor Nyakane Prop Off in the 44'
  • No. 4, Eben Etzebeth Lock
  • No. 5, Lodewyk De Jager Lock Off in the 63'
  • No. 6, Siya Kolisi (c) Flanker Yellow card 75'
  • No. 7, Kwagga Smith Flanker Off in the 63'
  • No. 8, Duane Vermeulen Number 8
  • No. 9, Cobus Reinach Scrum Half Off in the 66'
  • No. 10, Handre Pollard Fly Half Off in the 54'
  • No. 11, Makazole Mapimpi Wing
  • No. 12, Damian de Allende Centre
  • No. 13, Lukhanyo Am Centre
  • No. 14, Jesse Kriel Wing
  • No. 15, Willie Le Roux Full Back Off in the 50'

Replacements

  • No. 16, Malcolm Marx On in the 44'
  • No. 17, Steven Kitshoff On in the 44'
  • No. 18, Vincent Koch On in the 44'
  • No. 19, Franco Mostert On in the 63'
  • No. 20, Jasper Wiese On in the 63'
  • No. 21, Herschel Jantjies On in the 66'
  • No. 22, Elton Jantjies On in the 54'
  • No. 23, Frans Steyn On in the 50'

Referee: Andrew Brace. A replacement who came on is shown with the minute.

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

2018 – 2019

03 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

04 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

05 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

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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