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South Africa
v England⁠

58–10

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South Africa v England finished 58–10.

England
James Simpson-Daniel 62'
South Africa
Ashwin Willemse 23', Bryan Habana 26', Jean De Villiers 39', Schalk Burger 70', Frans Steyn 74', Bryan Habana 76', CJ Van Der Linde 79'
Date
Saturday 26 May 2007 · England in 2007
Venue
Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein
Competition
Test matches · First Test

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England

Starting XV

  • No. 1, Kevin Yates Prop
  • No. 2, Mark Regan Hooker Off in the 75'
  • No. 3, Stuart Turner Prop Off in the 53'
  • No. 4, Dean Schofield Lock
  • No. 5, Alex Brown Lock
  • No. 6, Chris Jones Flanker Off in the 55'
  • No. 7, Andy Hazell Flanker Off in the 41'
  • No. 8, Nick Easter Number 8
  • No. 9, Andy Gomarsall Scrum Half
  • No. 10, Jonny Wilkinson Fly Half Off in the 72'
  • No. 11, Jason Robinson (c) Wing
  • No. 12, Toby Flood Centre
  • No. 13, Mathew Tait Centre
  • No. 14, Iain Balshaw Wing Off in the 58'
  • No. 15, Mike Brown Full Back

Replacements

  • No. 16, Matt Cairns On in the 75'
  • No. 17, Darren Crompton On in the 53'
  • No. 18, Roy Winters On in the 55'
  • No. 19, Pat Sanderson On in the 41'
  • No. 20, Shaun Perry On in the 72'
  • No. 21, Anthony Allen (not used)
  • No. 22, James Simpson-Daniel On in the 58'

South Africa

Starting XV

  • No. 1, Deon Carstens Prop Off in the 48'
  • No. 2, John Smit (c) Hooker Off in the 71'
  • No. 3, BJ Botha Prop Off in the 41'
  • No. 4, Bakkies Botha Lock Off in the 41'
  • No. 5, Victor Matfield Lock
  • No. 6, Schalk Burger Flanker
  • No. 7, Juan Smith Flanker
  • No. 8, Danie Rossouw Number 8 Off in the 55'
  • No. 9, Ricky Januarie Scrum Half
  • No. 10, Butch James Fly Half
  • No. 11, Bryan Habana Wing
  • No. 12, Jean De Villiers Centre Off in the 63'
  • No. 13, Wynand Olivier Centre
  • No. 14, Ashwin Willemse Wing Off in the 53'
  • No. 15, Percy Montgomery Full Back

Replacements

  • No. 16, Gary Botha On in the 71'
  • No. 17, Gurthro Steenkamp On in the 48'
  • No. 18, CJ Van Der Linde On in the 41'
  • No. 19, Johan Muller On in the 41'
  • No. 20, Pierre Spies On in the 55'
  • No. 21, Ruan Pienaar On in the 63'
  • No. 22, Frans Steyn On in the 53'

Referee: Steve Walsh. A replacement who came on is shown with the minute.

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

2002 – 2006

05 23 Nov 2002
Test matches · Test Match Twickenham, London

England 53–3 South Africa England won

England tries: Ben Cohen 20', Will Greenwood 30', Will Greenwood 42', Penalty try 61', Neil Back 69', Richard Hill 74', Lawrence Dallaglio 93'

South Africa tries: None

Match page: England v South Africa, 23 November 2002

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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