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South Africa
v England⁠

55–22

Full time

South Africa v England finished 55–22.

England
Dan Scarbrough 40'
South Africa
Ricky Januarie 23', Schalk Burger 31', Bakkies Botha 44', Pierre Spies 53', Bryan Habana 56', Percy Montgomery 65', Bryan Habana 74', Pierre Spies 77'
Date
Saturday 2 June 2007 · England in 2007
Venue
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Competition
Test matches · Second Test

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England

Starting XV

  • No. 1, Kevin Yates Prop Off in the 58'
  • No. 2, Mark Regan Hooker Off in the 70'
  • No. 3, Matt Stevens Prop
  • No. 4, Roy Winters Lock Off in the 73'
  • No. 5, Alex Brown Lock Off in the 63'
  • No. 6, Nick Easter Flanker
  • No. 7, Magnus Lund Flanker
  • No. 8, Ben Skirving Number 8
  • No. 9, Andy Gomarsall Scrum Half Off in the 55'
  • No. 10, Jonny Wilkinson (c) Fly Half
  • No. 11, Jamie Noon Wing
  • No. 12, Toby Flood Centre
  • No. 13, Mathew Tait Centre
  • No. 14, Dan Scarbrough Wing
  • No. 15, Mike Brown Full Back Off in the 63'

Replacements

  • No. 16, Andy Titterrell On in the 70'
  • No. 17, Stuart Turner On in the 58'
  • No. 18, Dean Schofield On in the 73'
  • No. 19, Chris Jones On in the 63'
  • No. 20, Shaun Perry On in the 55'
  • No. 21, Anthony Allen (not used)
  • No. 22, Nick Abendanon On in the 63'

South Africa

Starting XV

  • No. 1, Gurthro Steenkamp Prop Off in the 67'
  • No. 2, John Smit (c) Hooker Off in the 70'
  • No. 3, CJ Van Der Linde Prop Off in the 57'
  • No. 4, Bakkies Botha Lock Off in the 64'
  • No. 5, Victor Matfield Lock
  • No. 6, Schalk Burger Flanker
  • No. 7, Juan Smith Flanker Off in the 73'
  • No. 8, Pierre Spies Number 8
  • No. 9, Ricky Januarie Scrum Half Off in the 70'
  • No. 10, Butch James Fly Half
  • No. 11, Bryan Habana Wing Yellow card 38' Off in the 78'
  • No. 12, Jean De Villiers Centre
  • No. 13, Wynand Olivier Centre
  • No. 14, Akona Ndungane Wing Off in the 52'
  • No. 15, Percy Montgomery Full Back Off in the 70'

Replacements

  • No. 16, Gary Botha On in the 70'
  • No. 17, Deon Carstens On in the 57'
  • No. 18, Johan Muller On in the 64'
  • No. 19, Bobby Skinstad On in the 10' Off in the 17'
  • No. 20, Ruan Pienaar On in the 70'
  • No. 21, Frans Steyn On in the 70'
  • No. 22, Ashwin Willemse On in the 52'

Referee: Joel Jutge. A replacement who came on is shown with the minute.

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

2003 – 2007

01 26 May 2007
Test matches · First Test Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein

South Africa 58–10 England England lost

England tries: James Simpson-Daniel 62'

South Africa tries: Ashwin Willemse 23', Bryan Habana 26', Jean De Villiers 39', Schalk Burger 70', Frans Steyn 74', Bryan Habana 76', CJ Van Der Linde 79'

Match page: South Africa v England, 26 May 2007

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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