2007 England rugby union tour of South Africa

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2007 England rugby union tour of South Africa
Summary
PWDL
Total
2002
Test match
2002
Opponent
PWDL
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
2 0 0 2
Tour chronology
Previous tour Australia 2006
Next tour New Zealand 2008

The 2007 England rugby union tour of South Africa was a series of matches played in May and June 2007 in South Africa by England national rugby union team to prepare for the 2007 Rugby World Cup.

Contents

In both tests, the team, coached by Brian Ashton lost heavily against the future world cup winners. Many injured players remained at home, and it was therefore not possible for England to provide a strong opposition to the Springboks.

First test

26 May 2007
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg58–10Flag of England.svg  England
Try: Burger, de Villiers
Habana 2, Steyn
van der Linde, Willemse
Con: Montgomery 7
Pen: Montgomery 3		 report Try: Simpson-Daniel
Con: Wilkinson
Pen: Wilkinson
Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
Attendance: 32.000
Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand)
South Africa England
Percy Montgomery FB15FB Mike Brown
Ashwin Willemse W14W Iain Balshaw
Wynand Olivier C13C Mathew Tait
Jean de Villiers C12C Toby Flood
Bryan Habana W11W Jason Robinson (capt.)
Butch James FH10FH Jonny Wilkinson
Ricky Januarie SH9SH Andy Gomarsall
Danie Rossouw N88N8 Nick Easter
Juan Smith F7F Andy Hazell
Schalk Burger F6F Chris Jones
Victor Matfield L5L Alex Brown
Bakkies Botha L4L Dean Schofield
BJ Botha P3P Stuart Turner
(capt.) John Smit H2H Mark Regan
Deon Carstens P1P Kevin Yates
Replacements
Sub on.svg Gary Botha H16H Matt Cairns Sub on.svg
Sub on.svg Gurthro Steenkamp P17P Darren Crompton Sub on.svg
Sub on.svg CJ van der Linde P18F Roy Winters Sub on.svg
Sub on.svg Johann Muller L19F Pat Sanderson Sub on.svg
Sub on.svg Pierre Spies N820FH Shaun Perry Sub on.svg
Sub on.svg Ruan Pienaar C21 Anthony Allen
Sub on.svg Frans Steyn W22W James Simpson-Daniel Sub on.svg
Coaches
Jake White Flag of South Africa.svg Flag of England.svg Brian Ashton

Second Test

2 June 2007
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg55–22Flag of England.svg  England
Try: JP Botha, Burger
Habana 2, Januarie
Montgomery, Spies 2
Con: James
Montgomery 5
Pen: Montgomery		Try: Scarbrough
Con: Wilkinson
Pen: Wilikinson 5
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Attendance: .000
South Africa England
Percy Montgomery FB15FB Mike Brown
Akona Ndungane W14W Jamie Noon
Wynand Olivier C13C Mathew Tait
Jean de Villiers C12C Toby Flood
Yellow card.svg Bryan Habana W11W Dan Scarbrough
Butch James FH10FH Jonny Wilkinson (capt.)
Ricky Januarie SH9SH Andy Gomarsall
Pierre Spies N88N8 Ben Skirving
Juan Smith F7F Magnus Lund
Schalk Burger F6F Nick Easter
Victor Matfield L5L Alex Brown
Bakkies Botha L4L Roy Winters
CJ van der Linde P3P Matt Stevens
(capt.) John Smit H2H Mark Regan
Gurthro Steenkamp P1P Kevin Yates
Replacements
Sub on.svg Gary Botha H16H Andy Titterrell Sub on.svg
Sub on.svg Deon Carstens P17P Stuart Turner Sub on.svg
Sub on.svg Johann Muller L18L Dean Schofield Sub on.svg
Sub on.svg Bobby Skinstad F19L Chris Jones Sub on.svg
Sub on.svg Ruan Pienaar SH20SH Shaun Perry Sub on.svg
Sub on.svg Frans Steyn FB21 Anthony Allen
Sub on.svg Ashwin Willemse W22FB Nick Abendanon Sub on.svg
Coaches
Jake White Flag of South Africa.svg Flag of England.svg Brian Ashton

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