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South Africa
v England⁠

45–21

Full time

South Africa v England finished 45–21.

South Africa
Thomas du Toit 3', Cheslin Kolbe 6', Kurt-Lee Arendse 12', Grant Williams 45', Jesse Kriel 57', Malcolm Marx 73', Ben-Jason Dixon 79'
Date
Saturday 4 July 2026 · England in 2026
Kick-off
16:40 UK
Venue
Ellis Park, Johannesburg

Last checked 29 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England

Starting XV

Replacements

South Africa

Starting XV

  • No. 1, Ox Nche Prop Off in the 8'
  • No. 2, Malcolm Marx Hooker
  • No. 3, Thomas Du Toit Prop Off in the 49'
  • No. 5, Ruan Nortje Lock
  • No. 6, Paul de Villiers Flanker Off in the 45'
  • No. 7, Pieter-Steph Du Toit Lock
  • No. 8, Jasper Wiese Number 8 Off in the 65'
  • No. 9, Grant Williams Scrum Half Off in the 66'
  • No. 10, Manie Libbok Fly Half
  • No. 11, Kurt-Lee Arendse Wing Yellow card 27' Off in the 67'
  • No. 12, Damian de Allende Centre
  • No. 13, Jesse Kriel Centre
  • No. 14, Cheslin Kolbe Wing
  • No. 15, Damian Willemse Full Back

Replacements

  • No. 16, Jan-Hendrik Wessels On in the 65'
  • No. 17, Gerhard Steenekamp On in the 8' Off in the 65'
  • No. 18, Zach Porthen On in the 49'
  • No. 19, Marco van Staden On in the 45'
  • No. 20, Ben-Jason Dixon On in the 45'
  • No. 21, Cobus Reinach On in the 66'
  • No. 22, Andre Esterhuizen On in the 65' Off in the 75'
  • No. 23, Canan Moodie On in the 67'

Referee: James Doleman. A replacement who came on is shown with the minute.

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

2019 – 2024

01 16 Nov 2024
Test matches · 2024 Autumn International Twickenham Stadium, London

England 20–29 South Africa England lost

England tries: Ollie Sleightholme 3', Sam Underhill 25'

South Africa tries: Grant Williams 10', Pieter-Steph Du Toit 16', Cheslin Kolbe 21', Cheslin Kolbe 62'

Match page: England v South Africa, 16 November 2024

03 26 Nov 2022
Test matches · 2022 Autumn International Twickenham Stadium, London

England 13–27 South Africa England lost

England tries: Henry Slade 71'

South Africa tries: Kurt-Lee Arendse 32', Eben Etzebeth 49'

Match page: England v South Africa, 26 November 2022

04 20 Nov 2021
Test matches · 2021 Autumn International Twickenham Stadium, London

England 27–26 South Africa England won

England tries: Manu Tuilagi 6', Freddie Steward 17', Raffi Quirke 64'

South Africa tries: Makazole Mapimpi 68'

Match page: England v South Africa, 20 November 2021

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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