History of rugby union matches between England and South Africa
The national rugby union teams of England and South Africa (the Springboks) have been playing each other in Test rugby since 1906, and, by November 2019, had met in 43 Test matches. South Africa lead the series by 26 wins to 15, with 2 matches drawn. Their first meeting was on 8 December 1906, as part of South Africa's first tour of Europe, with the match ending in a 3–3 draw. The most recent meeting between the two teams was in the 2019 Rugby World Cup Final on 2 November 2019, which South Africa won 32–12.
Summary
Overall
Details | Played | Won by England |
Won by South Africa |
Drawn | England points | South Africa points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
In England | 22 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 376 | 349 |
In South Africa | 16 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 289 | 437 |
Neutral venue | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 64 | 133 |
Overall | 43 | 15 | 26 | 2 | 729 | 919 |
Records
Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was last set.
Record | England | South Africa |
---|---|---|
Longest winning streak | 7 (24 Jun 2000–18 Nov 2006) | 9 (25 Nov 2006–16 Jun 2012) |
Largest points for | ||
Home | 53 (23 November 2002) | 58 (26 May 2007) |
Away | 39 (9 June 2018) | 44 (24 October 1999) |
Largest winning margin | ||
Home | 50 (23 November 2002) | 48 (26 May 2007) |
Away | 19 (18 October 2003) | 36 (14 September 2007, 22 November 2008) |
Largest aggregate score | ||
81 (South Africa 42 - 39 England) (9 June 2018) |
Results
No. | Date | Venue | Score | Winner | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 8 December 1906 | Crystal Palace, London | 3–3 | draw | 1906-07 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe |
2 | 4 January 1913 | Twickenham, London | 3–9 | 1912-13 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe | |
3 | 2 January 1932 | Twickenham, London | 0–7 | 1931-32 South Africa rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland | |
4 | 5 January 1952 | Twickenham, London | 3–8 | 1951-52 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe | |
5 | 7 January 1961 | Twickenham, London | 0–5 | 1960-61 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe | |
6 | 20 December 1969 | Twickenham, London | 11–8 | 1969-70 South Africa rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland | |
7 | 3 June 1972 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | 9–18 | 1972 England rugby union tour of South Africa | |
8 | 2 June 1984 | Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth | 33–15 | 1984 England rugby union tour of South Africa | |
9 | 9 June 1984 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | 35–9 | ||
10 | 14 November 1992 | Twickenham, London | 33–16 | 1992 South Africa rugby union tour of France and England | |
11 | 4 June 1994 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | 15–32 | 1994 England rugby union tour of South Africa | |
12 | 11 June 1994 | Newlands, Cape Town | 27–9 | ||
13 | 18 November 1995 | Twickenham, London | 14–24 | ||
14 | 29 November 1997 | Twickenham, London | 11–29 | 1997 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe | |
15 | 4 July 1998 | Newlands, Cape Town | 18–0 | 1998 England rugby union tour of Australasia and South Africa | |
16 | 5 December 1998 | Twickenham, London | 13–7 | 1998 South Africa rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland | |
17 | 24 October 1999 | Stade de France, Paris | 21–44 | 1999 Rugby World Cup Quarter-final | |
18 | 17 June 2000 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | 18–13 | 2000 England rugby union tour of South Africa | |
19 | 24 June 2000 | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | 22–27 | ||
20 | 2 December 2000 | Twickenham, London | 25–17 | 2000 Autumn International | |
21 | 24 November 2001 | Twickenham, London | 29–9 | 2001 Autumn International | |
22 | 23 November 2002 | Twickenham, London | 53–3 | 2002 Autumn International | |
23 | 18 October 2003 | Subiaco Oval, Perth | 25–6 | 2003 Rugby World Cup Pool C | |
24 | 20 November 2004 | Twickenham, London | 32–16 | 2004 Autumn International | |
25 | 18 November 2006 | Twickenham, London | 23–21 | 2006 South Africa rugby union tour of Ireland and England | |
26 | 25 November 2006 | Twickenham, London | 14–25 | ||
27 | 26 May 2007 | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | 58–10 | 2007 England rugby union tour of South Africa | |
28 | 2 June 2007 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | 55–22 | ||
29 | 14 September 2007 | Stade de France, Paris | 0–36 | 2007 Rugby World Cup Pool Stage | |
30 | 20 October 2007 | Stade de France, Paris | 6–15 | 2007 Rugby World Cup Final | |
31 | 22 November 2008 | Twickenham, London | 6–42 | 2008 Autumn International | |
32 | 27 November 2010 | Twickenham, London | 11–21 | 2010 Autumn International | |
33 | 9 June 2012 | Kings Park, Durban | 22–17 | 2012 England rugby union tour of South Africa | |
34 | 16 June 2012 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | 36–27 | ||
35 | 23 June 2012 | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth | 14–14 | draw | |
36 | 24 November 2012 | Twickenham, London | 15–16 | 2012 Autumn International | |
37 | 15 November 2014 | Twickenham, London | 28–31 | 2014 Autumn International | |
38 | 12 November 2016 | Twickenham, London | 37–21 | 2016 Autumn International | |
39 | 9 June 2018 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | 42–39 | 2018 England rugby union tour of South Africa | |
40 | 16 June 2018 | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | 23–12 | ||
41 | 23 June 2018 | Newlands, Cape Town | 10–25 | ||
42 | 3 November 2018 | Twickenham, London | 12–11 | 2018 Autumn International | |
43 | 2 November 2019 | International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama | 12–32 | 2019 Rugby World Cup Final |
List of series
Played | Won by England |
Won by South Africa |
Drawn |
---|---|---|---|
7 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
Year | England | South Africa | Series winner |
---|---|---|---|
0 | 2 | ||
1 | 1 | draw | |
1 | 1 | draw | |
1 | 1 | draw | |
0 | 2 | ||
0 | 2 | ||
1 | 2 |
References
External links
- "Pick and Go Test match results database". lassen.co.nz. Retrieved 2008-11-24.
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