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South Africa
v England⁠

44–21

Full time

South Africa v England finished 44–21.

England
None
South Africa
Joost van der Westhuizen 37', Pieter Rossouw 84'
Date
Sunday 24 October 1999 · England in 1999
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, Os du Randt Prop Off in the 63'
  • No. 2, Naka Drotske Hooker
  • No. 3, Cobus Visagie Prop
  • No. 4, Krynauw Otto Lock
  • No. 5, Mark Andrews Lock Off in the 68'
  • No. 6, Rassie Erasmus Flanker
  • No. 7, Andre Venter Flanker
  • No. 8, Bobby Skinstad Number 8 Off in the 76'
  • No. 9, Joost van der Westhuizen (c) Scrum Half
  • No. 10, Jannie de Beer Fly Half
  • No. 11, Pieter Rossouw Wing
  • No. 12, Pieter Muller Centre
  • No. 13, Robbie Fleck Centre
  • No. 14, Deon Kayser Wing Off in the 63'
  • No. 15, Percy Montgomery Full Back

Replacements

  • No. 16, Stefan Terblanche On in the 63'
  • No. 17, Henry Honiball (not used)
  • No. 18, Werner Swanepoel (not used)
  • No. 19, Andre Vos On in the 76'
  • No. 20, Albert van den Berg On in the 68'
  • No. 21, Ollie le Roux On in the 63'
  • No. 22, Chris Rossouw (not used)

Referee: Jim Fleming. A replacement who came on is shown with the minute.

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

1994 – 1998

02 4 Jul 1998
Test matches · Test Match Newlands, Cape Town

South Africa 18–0 England England lost

England tries: None

South Africa tries: Stefan Terblanche, Joost van der Westhuizen 21'

Match page: South Africa v England, 4 July 1998

03 29 Nov 1997
Test matches · Test Match Twickenham, London

England 11–29 South Africa England lost

England tries: Nick Greenstock

South Africa tries: Andre Snyman, Werner Swanepoel, Adrian Garvey, Mark Andrews

Match page: England v South Africa, 29 November 1997

04 18 Nov 1995
Test matches · Test Match Twickenham, London

England 14–24 South Africa England lost

England tries: Phil De Glanville

South Africa tries: Chester Williams 39', Joost van der Westhuizen 41', Chester Williams 66'

Match page: England v South Africa, 18 November 1995

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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