The national rugby union teams of England and South Africa (the Springboks) have been playing each other in Test rugby since 1906, and by October 2023 had met in 46 Test matches. South Africa lead the series by 28 wins to 16, 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 2023 Rugby World Cup, on 21 October 2023, which South Africa won 16–15. The two highest-profile matches between the sides were the 2007 and the 2019 Rugby World Cup finals, both of which were won by South Africa.

Summary Overall Details Played Won byEngland Won bySouth Africa Drawn England points South Africa points In England 25 11 13 1 436 431 In South Africa 17 4 12 1 310 482 Neutral venue 6 1 5 0 79 149 Overall 48 16 30 2 825 1,062

Records Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was last set. RecordEnglandSouth AfricaLongest winning streak7 (24 June 2000 – 18 November 2006)9 (25 November 2006 – 16 June 2012)Largest points forHome53 (23 November 2002)58 (26 May 2007)Away39 (9 June 2018)44 (24 October 1999)Largest winning marginHome50 (23 November 2002)48 (26 May 2007)Away19 (18 October 2003)36 (14 September 2007; 22 November 2008)Largest aggregate score81 (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 Stadium, London 3–9 1912–13 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe 3 2 January 1932 Twickenham Stadium, London 0–7 1931–32 South Africa rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland 4 5 January 1952 Twickenham Stadium, London 3–8 1951–52 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe 5 7 January 1961 Twickenham Stadium, London 0–5 1960–61 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe 6 20 December 1969 Twickenham Stadium, London 11–8 1969–70 South Africa rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland 7 3 June 1972 Ellis Park Stadium, 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 Stadium, Johannesburg 35–9 10 14 November 1992 Twickenham Stadium, London 33–16 1992 South Africa rugby union tour of France and England 11 4 June 1994 Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria 15–32 1994 England rugby union tour of South Africa 12 11 June 1994 Newlands Stadium, Cape Town 27–9 13 18 November 1995 Twickenham Stadium, London 14–24 1995 South Africa tour of England and Italy 14 29 November 1997 Twickenham Stadium, London 11–29 1997 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe 15 4 July 1998 Newlands Stadium, Cape Town 18–0 1998 England rugby union tour of Australasia and South Africa 16 5 December 1998 Twickenham Stadium, London 13–7 1998 South Africa rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland 17 24 October 1999 Stade de France, Saint-Denis (France) 21–44 1999 Rugby World Cup 18 17 June 2000 Loftus Versfeld Stadium, 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 Stadium, London 25–17 2000 end-of-year rugby union internationals 21 24 November 2001 Twickenham Stadium, London 29–9 2001 Autumn International 22 23 November 2002 Twickenham Stadium, London 53–3 2002 end-of-year rugby union internationals 23 18 October 2003 Subiaco Oval, Perth (Australia) 25–6 2003 Rugby World Cup 24 20 November 2004 Twickenham Stadium, London 32–16 2004 Autumn International 25 18 November 2006 Twickenham Stadium, London 23–21 2006 South Africa rugby union tour of Ireland and England 26 25 November 2006 Twickenham Stadium, 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 Stadium, Pretoria 55–22 29 14 September 2007 Stade de France, Saint-Denis (France) 0–36 2007 Rugby World Cup 30 20 October 2007 Stade de France, Saint-Denis (France) 6–15 31 22 November 2008 Twickenham Stadium, London 6–42 2008 end-of-year rugby union internationals 32 27 November 2010 Twickenham Stadium, London 11–21 2010 end-of-year rugby union internationals 33 9 June 2012 Kings Park Stadium, Durban 22–17 2012 England rugby union tour of South Africa 34 16 June 2012 Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg 36–27 35 23 June 2012 Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth 14–14 draw 36 24 November 2012 Twickenham Stadium, London 15–16 2012 end-of-year rugby union internationals 37 15 November 2014 Twickenham Stadium, London 28–31 2014 end-of-year rugby union internationals 38 12 November 2016 Twickenham Stadium, London 37–21 2016 end-of-year rugby union internationals 39 9 June 2018 Ellis Park Stadium, 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 Stadium, Cape Town 10–25 42 3 November 2018 Twickenham Stadium, London 12–11 2018 end-of-year rugby union internationals 43 2 November 2019 International Stadium, Yokohama (Japan) 12–32 2019 Rugby World Cup 44 20 November 2021 Twickenham Stadium, London 27–26 2021 end-of-year rugby union internationals 45 26 November 2022 Twickenham Stadium, London 13–27 2022 end-of-year rugby union internationals 46 21 October 2023 Stade de France, Saint-Denis (France) 15–16 2023 Rugby World Cup 47 16 November 2024 Twickenham Stadium, London 20–29 2024 end-of-year rugby union internationals 48 4 July 2026 Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg 45–21 2026 Nations Championship

List of series Played Won byEngland Won bySouth Africa Drawn 7 0 4 3

Year England South Africa Series winner 1984 0 2 1994 1 1 draw 2000 1 1 draw 2006 1 1 draw 2007 0 2 2012 0 2 2018 1 2

Statistical breakdown .

List of try-scorers Pos. Scorer Tries 1 Bryan Habana6 2 Danie Gerber4 Will Greenwood JP Pietersen Joost van der Westhuizen 6 Cheslin Kolbe3 Willem Alberts Schalk Burger Mark Cueto Sbu Nkosi 10 9 players2

List of point-scorers Pos. Scorer Points 1 Jonny Wilkinson124 2 Percy Montgomery99 3 Owen Farrell94 4 Handré Pollard73 5 Braam van Straaten56 6 Morné Steyn53 7 Rob Andrew36 Patrick Lambie 9 Jannie de Beer34 10 Charlie Hodgson33

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