2008 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe

2008 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe
2008 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe
Summary
P	W
Total
03	03
Test match
03	03
Opponent
P	W
Wales
1	1
Scotland
1	1
England
1	1

Last updated March 15, 2025

The 2008 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe was a series of matches played in November 2008 in Great Britain by South Africa national rugby union team.

Results

8 November 2008

Wales	15–20	South Africa
Pen: Halfpenny 28', Hook 56', 58', 62', 72'	report	Try: Jacobs 5', de Villiers 52' Con: Pienaar 6', 52' Pen: Pienaar 8', 35'

Millennium, Cardiff
Attendance: 74,000
Referee: A. Rolland (Ireland)


Wales		South Africa
Lee Byrne	FB	15	FB	Conrad Jantjes
Leigh Halfpenny	W	14	W	JP Pietersen
Tom Shanklin	C	13	C	Adrian Jacobs 59'
Jamie Roberts	C	12	C	Jean de Villiers 60'
51' Shane Williams	W	11	W	Bryan Habana
Stephen Jones	FH	10	FH	Ruan Pienaar
51' Gareth Cooper	SH	9	SH	Fourie du Preez 60'
Andy Powell	N8	8	N8	Pierre Spies 50'
Martyn Williams	F	7	F	Juan Smith 67' to 74'
(capt.) Ryan Jones	F	6	F	Schalk Burger
65' Ian Evans	L	5	L	Victor Matfield
Alun Wyn Jones	L	4	L	Bakkies Botha 41'
Adam Jones	P	3	P	John Smit (capt.)
Matthew Rees	H	2	H	Bismarck du Plessis
Gethin Jenkins	P	1	P	Tendai Mtawarira
		Replacements
Richard Hibbard		16	P	Brian Mujati 67'-74'
Duncan Jones		17	P	Gurthro Steenkamp
65' Ian Gough	L	18	L	Andries Bekker 41'
Dafydd Jones		19	N8	Ryan Kankowski 50'
51' Dwayne Peel	SH	20	SH	Ricky Januarie 60'
51' James Hook	FH	21	C	Frans Steyn 59'
Andrew Bishop		22	C	Jaque Fourie 61' to 71' 60'
		Coaches
Warren Gatland				Peter de Villiers

15 November 2008

Scotland	10–14	South Africa
Try: Hines 38' Con: Godman 39' Pen: Doman 27'	report	Try: Fourie 58' Pen: Pienaar 45', 54', 65'

Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Dave Pearson (England)


Scotland		South Africa
10' Chris Paterson	FB	15	FB	Conrad Jantjes
73' Thom Evans	W	14	W	JP Pietersen
Ben Cairns	C	13	C	Adrian Jacobs
Nick de Luca	C	12	C	Jean de Villiers 65'
Rory Lamont	W	11	W	Bryan Habana 53'
10' to 20' 40' Phil Godman	FH	10	FH	Ruan Pienaar
(capt.) Mike Blair	SH	9	SH	Ricky Januarie
Ally Hogg	N8	8	N8	Pierre Spies 76'
John Barclay	F	7	F	Juan Smith
58' Jason White	F	6	F	Schalk Burger 74'
Jim Hamilton	L	5	L	Victor Matfield
74' Nathan Hines	L	4	L	Bakkies Botha 61'
Euan Murray	P	3	P	John Smit (capt.)
79' Ross Ford	H	2	H	Bismarck du Plessis 4'
64' Allan Jacobsen	P	1	P	Tendai Mtawarira 75'
		Replacements
79' Dougie Hall	H	16	H	Brian Mujati 4'
64' Alasdair Dickinson	P	17	P	Gurthro Steenkamp 75'
74' Matt Mustchin	L	18	L	Andries Bekker 61'
58' Scott Gray	F	19	F	Ryan Kankowski 74'
73' Rory Lawson	W	20	N8	Danie Rossouw 76'
10'-20' 40' Dan Parks	FH	21	C	Frans Steyn 65'
10' Hugo Southwell	FB	22	W	Jaque Fourie 53'
		Coaches
Frank Hadden				Peter de Villiers

22 November 2008

England	6–42	South Africa
Pen: Cipriani 1' 27'	report	Try: Rossouw 14', Pienaar 18' Jacobs 50', Fourie 77' Habana 80' Con: Pienaar 15' 18' 51', Steyn 78' Pen: Pens Pienaar 5', 24', 62'

Twickenham, London
Attendance: 81,000
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)


England		South Africa
Delon Armitage	FB	15	FB	Conrad Jantjes 64' to 74'
Paul Sackey	W	14	W	JP Pietersen
Jamie Noon	C	13	C	Adrian Jacobs 58'
29' Riki Flutey	C	12	C	Jean de Villiers
Ugo Monye	W	11	W	Bryan Habana
Danny Cipriani	FH	10	FH	Ruan Pienaar 63'
73' Danny Care	SH	9	SH	Ricky Januarie
68' Nick Easter	N8	8	N8	Pierre Spies 75'
Tom Rees	F	7	F	Danie Rossouw 33'- 39' 58'
James Haskell	F	6	F	Schalk Burger
31' Tom Palmer	L	5	L	Victor Matfield
(capt.) Steve Borthwick	L	4	L	Bakkies Botha 63'
55' Phil Vickery	P	3	P	Jannie du Plessis 68'
58' Lee Mears	H	2	H	John Smit (capt.) 75'
Tim Payne	P	1	P	Tendai Mtawarira 29' to 39'
		Replacements
58' Dylan Hartley	H	16	P	Chiliboy Ralepelle 33'-39' 75'
55' Matt Stevens	P	17	P	Brian Mujati 68'
31' Simon Shaw	L	18	L	Andries Bekker 63'
Tom Croft	F	19	F	Ryan Kankowski 58'
68' Jordan Crane	N8	20	N8	Heinrich Brüssow 75'
73' Harry Ellis	SH	21	FH	Frans Steyn 63'
29' Toby Flood	C	22	C	Jaque Fourie 58'
		Coaches
Martin Johnson				Peter de Villiers

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