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.[ citation needed ] 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.[ citation needed ]
Details | Played | Won by England | Won by South Africa | Drawn | England points | South Africa points |
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In England | 24 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 416 | 402 |
In South Africa | 16 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 289 | 437 |
Neutral venue | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 79 | 149 |
Overall | 46 | 16 | 28 | 2 | 784 | 988 |
Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was last set.
Record | England | South Africa |
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Longest winning streak | 7 (24 June 2000 – 18 November 2006) | 9 (25 November 2006 – 16 June 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) |
No. | Date | Venue | Score | Winner | Competition |
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1 | 8 December 1906 | Crystal Palace, London | 3–3 | draw | 1906–07 South Africa tour of France, Great Britain and Ireland |
2 | 4 January 1913 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 3–9 | South Africa | 1912–13 South Africa tour of France, Great Britain and Ireland |
3 | 2 January 1932 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 0–7 | South Africa | 1931–32 South Africa tour of Great Britain and Ireland |
4 | 5 January 1952 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 3–8 | South Africa | 1951–52 South Africa tour of France, Great Britain and Ireland |
5 | 7 January 1961 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 0–5 | South Africa | 1960–61 South Africa tour of France, Great Britain and Ireland |
6 | 20 December 1969 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 11–8 | England | 1969–70 South Africa tour of Great Britain and Ireland |
7 | 3 June 1972 | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg | 9–18 | England | 1972 England tour of South Africa |
8 | 2 June 1984 | Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth | 33–15 | South Africa | 1984 England tour of South Africa |
9 | 9 June 1984 | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg | 35–9 | South Africa | |
10 | 14 November 1992 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 33–16 | England | 1992 South Africa tour of France and England |
11 | 4 June 1994 | Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria | 15–32 | England | 1994 England tour of South Africa |
12 | 11 June 1994 | Newlands Stadium, Cape Town | 27–9 | South Africa | |
13 | 18 November 1995 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 14–24 | South Africa | 1995 South Africa tour of England and Italy |
14 | 29 November 1997 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 11–29 | South Africa | 1997 South Africa tour of France, Great Britain and Italy |
15 | 4 July 1998 | Newlands Stadium, Cape Town | 18–0 | South Africa | 1998 England tour of Australia, New Zealand and South Africa |
16 | 5 December 1998 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 13–7 | England | 1998 South Africa tour of Great Britain and Ireland |
17 | 24 October 1999 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis (France) | 21–44 | South Africa | 1999 Rugby World Cup |
18 | 17 June 2000 | Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria | 18–13 | South Africa | 2000 England tour of South Africa |
19 | 24 June 2000 | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | 22–27 | England | |
20 | 2 December 2000 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 25–17 | England | 2000 Autumn International |
21 | 24 November 2001 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 29–9 | England | 2001 Autumn International |
22 | 23 November 2002 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 53–3 | England | 2002 Autumn International |
23 | 18 October 2003 | Subiaco Oval, Perth (Australia) | 25–6 | England | 2003 Rugby World Cup |
24 | 20 November 2004 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 32–16 | England | 2004 Autumn International |
25 | 18 November 2006 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 23–21 | England | 2006 South Africa tour of England and Ireland |
26 | 25 November 2006 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 14–25 | South Africa | |
27 | 26 May 2007 | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | 58–10 | South Africa | 2007 England tour of South Africa |
28 | 2 June 2007 | Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria | 55–22 | South Africa | |
29 | 14 September 2007 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis (France) | 0–36 | South Africa | 2007 Rugby World Cup |
30 | 20 October 2007 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis (France) | 6–15 | South Africa | |
31 | 22 November 2008 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 6–42 | South Africa | 2008 Autumn International |
32 | 27 November 2010 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 11–21 | South Africa | 2010 Autumn International |
33 | 9 June 2012 | Kings Park Stadium, Durban | 22–17 | South Africa | 2012 England tour of South Africa |
34 | 16 June 2012 | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg | 36–27 | South Africa | |
35 | 23 June 2012 | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth | 14–14 | draw | |
36 | 24 November 2012 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 15–16 | South Africa | 2012 Autumn International |
37 | 15 November 2014 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 28–31 | South Africa | 2014 Autumn International |
38 | 12 November 2016 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 37–21 | England | 2016 Autumn International |
39 | 9 June 2018 | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg | 42–39 | South Africa | 2018 England tour of South Africa |
40 | 16 June 2018 | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | 23–12 | South Africa | |
41 | 23 June 2018 | Newlands Stadium, Cape Town | 10–25 | England | |
42 | 3 November 2018 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 12–11 | England | 2018 Autumn International |
43 | 2 November 2019 | International Stadium, Yokohama (Japan) | 12–32 | South Africa | 2019 Rugby World Cup |
44 | 20 November 2021 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 27–26 | England | 2021 Autumn International |
45 | 26 November 2022 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 13–27 | South Africa | 2022 Autumn International |
46 | 21 October 2023 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis (France) | 15–16 | South Africa | 2023 Rugby World Cup |
Played | Won by England | Won by South Africa | Drawn |
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7 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
Year | England | South Africa | Series winner |
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1984 | 0 | 2 | South Africa |
1994 | 1 | 1 | draw |
2000 | 1 | 1 | draw |
2006 | 1 | 1 | draw |
2007 | 0 | 2 | South Africa |
2012 | 0 | 2 | South Africa |
2018 | 1 | 2 | South Africa |
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