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England men · Test matches · 2018 England rugby union tour of South Africa

South Africa
v England⁠

10–25

Full time

South Africa v England finished 10–25.

South Africa
Jesse Kriel 45'
Date
Saturday 23 June 2018 · England in 2018
Venue
Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
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 (not used)
  • No. 17, Alec Hepburn (not used)
  • No. 18, Harry Williams On in the 47'
  • No. 19, Jonny Hill (not used)
  • No. 20, Mark Wilson On in the 54'
  • No. 21, Sam Simmonds (not used)
  • No. 22, Ben Spencer (not used)
  • No. 23, Denny Solomona On in the 78'

South Africa

Starting XV

  • No. 1, Tendai Mtawarira Prop Off in the 44'
  • No. 2, Chiliboy Ralepelle Hooker Off in the 43'
  • No. 3, Frans Malherbe Prop Off in the 44'
  • No. 4, RG Snyman Lock Off in the 58'
  • No. 5, Franco Mostert Lock
  • No. 6, Siya Kolisi (c) Flanker Off in the 65'
  • No. 7, Pieter-Steph Du Toit Flanker
  • No. 8, Duane Vermeulen Number 8
  • No. 9, Faf de Klerk Scrum Half Off in the 77'
  • No. 10, Elton Jantjies Fly Half Off in the 58'
  • No. 11, Aphiwe Dyantyi Wing
  • No. 12, Andre Esterhuizen Centre
  • No. 13, Jesse Kriel Centre
  • No. 14, S'Busiso Nkosi Wing Off in the 49'
  • No. 15, Warrick Gelant Full Back

Replacements

  • No. 16, Schalk Brits On in the 43'
  • No. 17, Steven Kitshoff On in the 44'
  • No. 18, Thomas Du Toit On in the 44'
  • No. 19, Jean-Luc Du Preez On in the 58'
  • No. 20, Sikhumbuzo Notshe On in the 65'
  • No. 21, Embrose Papier On in the 77'
  • No. 22, Handre Pollard On in the 58'
  • No. 23, Willie Le Roux On in the 49'

Referee: Glen Jackson. 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 16 Jun 2018
Test matches · 2018 England rugby union tour of South Africa Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein

South Africa 23–12 England England lost

England tries: Mike Brown 9', Jonny May 12'

South Africa tries: Duane Vermeulen 23', Penalty try 49'

Match page: South Africa v England, 16 June 2018

02 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

03 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

04 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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