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England men · Test matches · 2022 Autumn International

England
v South Africa⁠

13–27

Full time

England v South Africa finished 13–27.

South Africa
Kurt-Lee Arendse 32', Eben Etzebeth 49'
Date
Saturday 26 November 2022 · England in 2022
Venue
Twickenham Stadium, London
Competition
Test matches · 2022 Autumn International

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England

Starting XV

Replacements

South Africa

Starting XV

  • No. 1, Ox Nche Prop Off in the 46'
  • No. 2, Mbongeni Mbonambi Hooker Off in the 46'
  • No. 3, Frans Malherbe Prop Off in the 58'
  • No. 4, Eben Etzebeth Lock
  • No. 5, Marvin Orie Lock Off in the 45'
  • No. 6, Siya Kolisi (c) Flanker Off in the 72'
  • No. 7, Franco Mostert Flanker
  • No. 8, Evan Roos Number 8 Off in the 53'
  • No. 9, Faf de Klerk Scrum Half Off in the 72'
  • No. 10, Damian Willemse Fly Half
  • No. 11, Makazole Mapimpi Wing Off in the 62'
  • No. 12, Damian de Allende Centre
  • No. 13, Jesse Kriel Centre
  • No. 14, Kurt-Lee Arendse Wing Off in the 78'
  • No. 15, Willie Le Roux Full Back Off in the 60'

Replacements

  • No. 16, Malcolm Marx On in the 46'
  • No. 17, Steven Kitshoff On in the 46'
  • No. 18, Thomas Du Toit Red card 60' On in the 58'
  • No. 19, Marco van Staden On in the 53'
  • No. 20, Kwagga Smith On in the 45'
  • No. 21, Jaden Hendrikse On in the 72'
  • No. 22, Manie Libbok On in the 60'
  • No. 23, Canan Moodie On in the 78'

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

2018 – 2021

01 20 Nov 2021
Test matches · 2021 Autumn International Twickenham Stadium, London

England 27–26 South Africa England won

England tries: Manu Tuilagi 6', Freddie Steward 17', Raffi Quirke 64'

South Africa tries: Makazole Mapimpi 68'

Match page: England v South Africa, 20 November 2021

04 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

05 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

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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