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England men · Test matches · 2012 tour

South Africa
v England⁠

22–17

Full time

South Africa v England finished 22–17.

South Africa
Morne Steyn 47', Jean De Villiers 60'
Date
Saturday 9 June 2012 · England in 2012
Venue
Kings Park Stadium, Durban
Competition
Test matches · 2012 tour

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England

Starting XV

Replacements

  • No. 16, Lee Mears On in the 76'
  • No. 17, Paul Doran-Jones On in the 73'
  • No. 18, Tom Palmer On in the 60'
  • No. 19, Phil Dowson On in the 62'
  • No. 20, Lee Dickson On in the 73'
  • No. 21, Toby Flood On in the 54'
  • No. 22, Jonathan Joseph On in the 78'

South Africa

Starting XV

  • No. 1, Tendai Mtawarira Prop Off in the 58'
  • No. 2, Bismarck Du Plessis Hooker Off in the 66'
  • No. 3, Jannie Du Plessis Prop Off in the 49'
  • No. 4, Eben Etzebeth Lock Off in the 58'
  • No. 5, Juandre Kruger Lock
  • No. 6, Marcell Coetzee Flanker Off in the 70'
  • No. 7, Willem Alberts Flanker
  • No. 8, Pierre Spies Number 8
  • No. 9, Francois Hougaard Scrum Half Off in the 56'
  • No. 10, Morne Steyn Fly Half
  • No. 11, Bryan Habana Wing Off in the 33'
  • No. 12, Frans Steyn Centre
  • No. 13, Jean De Villiers (c) Centre
  • No. 14, JP Pietersen Wing
  • No. 15, Zane Kirchner Full Back Off in the 40'

Replacements

  • No. 16, Adriaan Strauss On in the 66'
  • No. 17, Coenie Oosthuizen On in the 49' Off in the 58'
  • No. 18, Flip Van Der Merwe On in the 58'
  • No. 19, Keegan Daniel On in the 70'
  • No. 20, Ruan Pienaar On in the 56'
  • No. 21, Pat Lambie On in the 40'
  • No. 22, Wynand Olivier On in the 33' Off in the 40'

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

2007 – 2010

02 22 Nov 2008
Test matches · Test Match Twickenham, London

England 6–42 South Africa England lost

England tries: None

South Africa tries: Danie Rossouw 15', Ruan Pienaar 19', Adi Jacobs 51', Jaque Fourie 77', Bryan Habana 81'

Match page: England v South Africa, 22 November 2008

05 2 Jun 2007
Test matches · Second Test Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria

South Africa 55–22 England England lost

England tries: Dan Scarbrough 40'

South Africa tries: Ricky Januarie 23', Schalk Burger 31', Bakkies Botha 44', Pierre Spies 53', Bryan Habana 56', Percy Montgomery 65', Bryan Habana 74', Pierre Spies 77'

Match page: South Africa v England, 2 June 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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