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South Africa
v England⁠

42–39

Full time

South Africa v England finished 42–39.

South Africa
Faf de Klerk 20', S'Busiso Nkosi 30', S'Busiso Nkosi 34', Willie Le Roux 39', Aphiwe Dyantyi 64'
Date
Saturday 9 June 2018 · England in 2018
Venue
Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
Competition
Test matches · 2018 England rugby union tour of South Africa

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England

Starting XV

Replacements

  • No. 16, Luke Cowan-Dickie On in the 64'
  • No. 17, Joe Marler On in the 76'
  • No. 18, Harry Williams On in the 58'
  • No. 19, Brad Shields On in the 36'
  • No. 20, Nathan Hughes On in the 67'
  • No. 21, Ben Spencer On in the 76'
  • No. 22, Piers Francis On in the 76'
  • No. 23, Denny Solomona On in the 76'

South Africa

Starting XV

  • No. 1, Tendai Mtawarira Prop Off in the 48'
  • No. 2, Mbongeni Mbonambi Hooker Off in the 58'
  • No. 3, Wilco Louw Prop Off in the 48'
  • No. 4, RG Snyman Lock
  • No. 5, Franco Mostert Lock
  • No. 6, Siya Kolisi (c) Flanker Off in the 71'
  • No. 7, Jean-Luc Du Preez Flanker Off in the 50'
  • No. 8, Duane Vermeulen Number 8
  • No. 9, Faf de Klerk Scrum Half Off in the 73'
  • No. 10, Handre Pollard Fly Half
  • No. 11, Aphiwe Dyantyi Wing
  • No. 12, Damian de Allende Centre Off in the 76'
  • No. 13, Lukhanyo Am Centre
  • No. 14, S'Busiso Nkosi Wing
  • No. 15, Willie Le Roux Full Back Off in the 64'

Replacements

  • No. 16, Akker van der Merwe On in the 58'
  • No. 17, Steven Kitshoff On in the 48'
  • No. 18, Thomas Du Toit On in the 48'
  • No. 19, Pieter-Steph Du Toit On in the 50'
  • No. 20, Sikhumbuzo Notshe On in the 71'
  • No. 21, Ivan Van Zyl On in the 73'
  • No. 22, Elton Jantjies On in the 76'
  • No. 23, Warrick Gelant On in the 64'

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

2012 – 2016

01 12 Nov 2016
Test matches · Test match Twickenham, London

England 37–21 South Africa England won

England tries: Jonny May 10', Courtney Lawes 36', George Ford 43', Owen Farrell 66'

South Africa tries: Johan Goosen 58', Willie Le Roux 79'

Match page: England v South Africa, 12 November 2016

02 15 Nov 2014
Test matches · Test match Twickenham, London

England 28–31 South Africa England lost

England tries: David Wilson 45', Ben Morgan 48', Brad Barritt 79'

South Africa tries: Jan Serfontein 16', Cobus Reinach 41', Schalk Burger 54'

Match page: England v South Africa, 15 November 2014

05 16 Jun 2012
Test matches · 2012 tour Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg

South Africa 36–27 England England lost

England tries: Toby Flood 24', Ben Youngs 52', Ben Youngs 62'

South Africa tries: Willem Alberts 3', Bismarck Du Plessis 8', Francois Hougaard 19', JP Pietersen 73'

Match page: South Africa v England, 16 June 2012

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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