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South Africa
v England⁠

23–12

Full time

South Africa v England finished 23–12.

South Africa
Duane Vermeulen 23', Penalty try 49'
Date
Saturday 16 June 2018 · England in 2018
Venue
Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
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 61'
  • No. 17, Joe Marler On in the 57'
  • No. 18, Harry Williams On in the 53'
  • No. 19, Mark Wilson On in the 66'
  • No. 20, Nathan Hughes Yellow card 68' On in the 40'
  • No. 21, Ben Spencer On in the 73'
  • No. 22, Danny Cipriani On in the 66'
  • No. 23, Denny Solomona On in the 66'

South Africa

Starting XV

  • No. 1, Tendai Mtawarira Prop Off in the 43'
  • No. 2, Mbongeni Mbonambi Hooker Off in the 50'
  • No. 3, Frans Malherbe Prop Off in the 43'
  • No. 4, RG Snyman Lock Off in the 55'
  • No. 5, Franco Mostert Lock
  • No. 6, Siya Kolisi (c) Flanker Off in the 66'
  • No. 7, Pieter-Steph Du Toit Flanker
  • No. 8, Duane Vermeulen Number 8
  • No. 9, Faf de Klerk Scrum Half Off in the 74'
  • No. 10, Handre Pollard Fly Half
  • No. 11, Aphiwe Dyantyi Wing
  • No. 12, Damian de Allende Centre
  • No. 13, Lukhanyo Am Centre Off in the 59'
  • No. 14, S'Busiso Nkosi Wing
  • No. 15, Willie Le Roux Full Back

Replacements

  • No. 16, Akker van der Merwe On in the 50'
  • No. 17, Steven Kitshoff On in the 43'
  • No. 18, Thomas Du Toit On in the 43'
  • No. 19, Jean-Luc Du Preez On in the 55'
  • No. 20, Sikhumbuzo Notshe On in the 66'
  • No. 21, Ivan Van Zyl On in the 74'
  • No. 22, Jesse Kriel On in the 59'
  • No. 23, Warrick Gelant (not used)

Referee: Romain Poite. A replacement who came on is shown with the minute.

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

2012 – 2018

01 9 Jun 2018
Test matches · 2018 England rugby union tour of South Africa Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg

South Africa 42–39 England England lost

England tries: Mike Brown 4', Elliot Daly 13', Owen Farrell 17', Maro Itoje 70', Jonny May 78'

South Africa tries: Faf de Klerk 20', S'Busiso Nkosi 30', S'Busiso Nkosi 34', Willie Le Roux 39', Aphiwe Dyantyi 64'

Match page: South Africa v England, 9 June 2018

02 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

03 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

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

Will Greenwood

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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