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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
South Africa
1912-13 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe
3
2 January 1932
Twickenham , London
0–7
South Africa
1931-32 South Africa rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland
4
5 January 1952
Twickenham , London
3–8
South Africa
1951-52 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe
5
7 January 1961
Twickenham , London
0–5
South Africa
1960-61 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe
6
20 December 1969
Twickenham , London
11–8
England
1969-70 South Africa rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland
7
3 June 1972
Ellis Park , Johannesburg
9–18
England
1972 England rugby union tour of South Africa
8
2 June 1984
Boet Erasmus Stadium , Port Elizabeth
33–15
South Africa
1984 England rugby union tour of South Africa
9
9 June 1984
Ellis Park , Johannesburg
35–9
South Africa
10
14 November 1992
Twickenham , London
33–16
England
1992 South Africa rugby union tour of France and England
11
4 June 1994
Loftus Versfeld , Pretoria
15–32
England
1994 England rugby union tour of South Africa
12
11 June 1994
Newlands , Cape Town
27–9
South Africa
13
18 November 1995
Twickenham , London
14–24
South Africa
14
29 November 1997
Twickenham , London
11–29
South Africa
1997 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe
15
4 July 1998
Newlands, Cape Town
18–0
South Africa
1998 England rugby union tour of Australasia and South Africa
16
5 December 1998
Twickenham , London
13–7
England
1998 South Africa rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland
17
24 October 1999
Stade de France , Paris
21–44
South Africa
1999 Rugby World Cup Quarter-final
18
17 June 2000
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
18–13
South Africa
2000 England rugby union tour of South Africa
19
24 June 2000
Free State Stadium , Bloemfontein
22–27
England
20
2 December 2000
Twickenham , London
25–17
England
2000 Autumn International
21
24 November 2001
Twickenham , London
29–9
England
2001 Autumn International
22
23 November 2002
Twickenham , London
53–3
England
2002 Autumn International
23
18 October 2003
Subiaco Oval , Perth
25–6
England
2003 Rugby World Cup Pool C
24
20 November 2004
Twickenham , London
32–16
England
2004 Autumn International
25
18 November 2006
Twickenham , London
23–21
England
2006 South Africa rugby union tour of Ireland and England
26
25 November 2006
Twickenham , London
14–25
South Africa
27
26 May 2007
Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
58–10
South Africa
2007 England rugby union tour of South Africa
28
2 June 2007
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
55–22
South Africa
29
14 September 2007
Stade de France, Paris
0–36
South Africa
2007 Rugby World Cup Pool Stage
30
20 October 2007
Stade de France, Paris
6–15
South Africa
2007 Rugby World Cup Final
31
22 November 2008
Twickenham, London
6–42
South Africa
2008 Autumn International
32
27 November 2010
Twickenham, London
11–21
South Africa
2010 Autumn International
33
9 June 2012
Kings Park , Durban
22–17
South Africa
2012 England rugby union tour of South Africa
34
16 June 2012
Ellis Park, Johannesburg
36–27
South Africa
35
23 June 2012
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium , Port Elizabeth
14–14
draw
36
24 November 2012
Twickenham, London
15–16
South Africa
2012 Autumn International
37
15 November 2014
Twickenham, London
28–31
South Africa
2014 Autumn International
38
12 November 2016
Twickenham, London
37–21
England
2016 Autumn International
39
9 June 2018
Ellis Park, Johannesburg
42–39
South Africa
2018 England rugby union tour of South Africa
40
16 June 2018
Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
23–12
South Africa
41
23 June 2018
Newlands, Cape Town
10–25
England
42
3 November 2018
Twickenham, London
12–11
England
2018 Autumn International
43
2 November 2019
International Stadium Yokohama , Yokohama
12–32
South Africa
2019 Rugby World Cup Final
List of series
Played
Won by England
Won by South Africa
Drawn
7
0
4
3
References
External links
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Tours
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See also
History Players Competitions and trophies Related teams Matches
Tours
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