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England vs Springboks. TRY! 4’ Sleightholme scores after Smith magic to deliver perfect start [ENG 7-0 RSA] ... but we’re content we beat them today.” England 20-29 South Africa: Steve ...
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.
For the first time in their World Cup history, England were kept pointless as South Africa scored three tries to win 36–0. South Africa then rested several of their top players for their match against Tonga. Tonga came close to an upset but South Africa held on to win 30–25, guaranteeing the Springboks top position in the pool.
The stage began with the quarter-final between New Zealand and South Africa in Melbourne on 8 November 2003, and concluded with the final between Australia and England at Stadium Australia in Sydney on 22 November. England won the final 20–17 after extra time, thanks to a last-minute drop goal from fly-half Jonny Wilkinson.
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England have lost to South Africa 61-59 in their second game in the Nations Cup in Nottingham. England, ranked fourth in the world, had easily defeated Malawi in their opening game on Saturday ...
England played seven games, including two test matches against the South Africa national rugby union team. They won four of the seven matches but lost both of the test matches as well as drawing the fixture against Western Province. England's decision to take part in the tour drew public criticism, and was the subject of covert political ...
This first tour undertaken by England to South Africa was organised with a demanding schedule, although with only one Test Match.Within two weeks and three days, seven matches were to be played, the first four at sea level, and the final three, including the Test Match, at the altitude in the highveld with only two days to acclimatise before a demanding fixture against Northern Transvaal.