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England men · Rugby World Cup

England
v South Africa⁠

15–16

Full time

England v South Africa finished 15–16.

England
None
South Africa
RG Snyman 68'
Date
Saturday 21 October 2023 · England in 2023
Venue
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Competition
Rugby World Cup

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England

Starting XV

Replacements

South Africa

Starting XV

  • No. 1, Steven Kitshoff Prop Off in the 48'
  • No. 2, Mbongeni Mbonambi Hooker
  • No. 3, Frans Malherbe Prop Off in the 55'
  • No. 4, Eben Etzebeth Lock Off in the 45'
  • No. 5, Franco Mostert Lock
  • No. 6, Siya Kolisi (c) Flanker Off in the 50'
  • No. 7, Pieter-Steph Du Toit Flanker
  • No. 8, Duane Vermeulen Number 8 Off in the 50'
  • No. 9, Cobus Reinach Scrum Half Off in the 42'
  • No. 10, Manie Libbok Fly Half Off in the 30'
  • No. 11, Cheslin Kolbe Wing
  • No. 12, Damian de Allende Centre
  • No. 13, Jesse Kriel Centre
  • No. 14, Kurt-Lee Arendse Wing
  • No. 15, Damian Willemse Full Back Off in the 43'

Replacements

  • No. 16, Deon Fourie On in the 50'
  • No. 17, Ox Nche On in the 48'
  • No. 18, Vincent Koch On in the 55'
  • No. 19, RG Snyman On in the 45'
  • No. 20, Kwagga Smith On in the 50'
  • No. 21, Faf de Klerk On in the 42'
  • No. 22, Handre Pollard On in the 30'
  • No. 23, Willie Le Roux On in the 43'

Referee: Ben O'Keeffe. A replacement who came on is shown with the minute.

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

2018 – 2022

01 26 Nov 2022
Test matches · 2022 Autumn International Twickenham Stadium, London

England 13–27 South Africa England lost

England tries: Henry Slade 71'

South Africa tries: Kurt-Lee Arendse 32', Eben Etzebeth 49'

Match page: England v South Africa, 26 November 2022

02 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

05 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

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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