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South Africa
v England⁠

32–12

Full time

South Africa v England finished 32–12.

England
None
South Africa
Makazole Mapimpi 65', Cheslin Kolbe 73'
Date
Saturday 2 November 2019 · England in 2019
Venue
Nissan Stadium, Yokohama
Competition
Rugby World Cup

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England

Starting XV

Replacements

South Africa

Starting XV

  • No. 1, Tendai Mtawarira Prop
  • No. 2, Mbongeni Mbonambi Hooker
  • No. 3, Frans Malherbe Prop
  • No. 4, Eben Etzebeth Lock
  • No. 5, Lodewyk De Jager Lock
  • No. 6, Siya Kolisi (c) Flanker
  • No. 7, Pieter-Steph Du Toit Flanker
  • No. 8, Duane Vermeulen Number 8
  • No. 9, Faf de Klerk Scrum Half
  • No. 10, Handre Pollard Fly Half
  • No. 11, Makazole Mapimpi Wing
  • No. 12, Damian de Allende Centre
  • No. 13, Lukhanyo Am Centre
  • No. 14, Cheslin Kolbe Wing
  • No. 15, Willie Le Roux Full Back

Replacements

  • No. 16, Malcolm Marx (not used)
  • No. 17, Steven Kitshoff (not used)
  • No. 18, Vincent Koch (not used)
  • No. 19, RG Snyman (not used)
  • No. 20, Franco Mostert (not used)
  • No. 21, Francois Louw (not used)
  • No. 22, Herschel Jantjies (not used)
  • No. 23, Frans Steyn (not used)

Referee: Jerome Garces · Player of the match: Duane Vermeulen. A replacement who came on is shown with the minute.

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

2016 – 2018

02 23 Jun 2018
Test matches · 2018 England rugby union tour of South Africa Newlands Stadium, Cape Town

South Africa 10–25 England England won

England tries: Jonny May 71'

South Africa tries: Jesse Kriel 45'

Match page: South Africa v England, 23 June 2018

03 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

04 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

05 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

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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