England 15-16 South Africa
Date:
Venue: Twickenham, London
Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)
Attendance: 81,151
England v South Africa Match Reports
A fortuitous try from Willem Alberts helped South Africa to a narrow victory over England at Twickenham. South Africa extend their unbeaten run against England to 11 matches. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- BBC: England 15-16 South Africa
- Guardian: South Africa see off England by a point after freak Willem Alberts try
- Independent: Fumbling England make the wrong choice yet again
- Telegraph: England 15 South Africa 16: match report
- Daily Mail: Penalty call haunts Red Rose again as freak try seals Springbok win
- Sky Sports: South Africa beat England 16-15 in a thriller at Twickenham
- Sydney Morning Herald: Tryless England fall short against Springboks
- New Zealand Herald: Rugby: South Africa scrape past England
England v South Africa Match Highlights
England v South Africa Match Statistics
England (6) 15
Penalties: Flood 2, Farrell 3
South Africa (9) 16
Tries: Alberts
Conversions: Lambie
Penalties: Lambie 3
Man of the Match: Duane Vermeulen (South Africa)
England Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1. Alex Corbisiero
- 2. Tom Youngs
- 3. Dan Cole
- 4. Joe Launchbury
- 5. Geoff Parling
- 6. Tom Wood
- 7. Chris Robshaw (Captain)
- 8. Ben Morgan
Backs
- 9. Ben Youngs
- 10. Toby Flood
- 11. Mike Brown
- 12. Brad Barritt
- 13. Manusamoa Tuilagi
- 14. Chris Ashton
- 15. Alex Goode
Replacements
- 16. David Paice (for T Youngs 67)
- 17. David Wilson (for Cole 75)
- 18. Mako Vunipola (for Corbisiero 53)
- 19. Mouritz Botha (for Launchbury 72)
- 20. James Haskell (for Wood 53)
- 21. Danny Care (for B Youngs 67)
- 22. Owen Farrell (for Flood 45)
- 23. Jonathan Joseph
South Africa Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1. Gurthrö Steenkamp
- 2. Adriaan Strauss
- 3. Jannie du Plessis
- 4. Eben Etzebeth
- 5. Juandré Kruger
- 6. Francois Louw
- 7. Willem Alberts
- 8. Duane Vermeulen
Backs
- 9. Ruan Pienaar
- 10. Pat Lambie
- 11. Francois Hougaard
- 12. Jean de Villiers (Captain)
- 13. Juan de Jongh
- 14. JP Pietersen
- 15. Zane Kirchner
Replacements
- 16. Schalk Brits (for Strauss 74)
- 17. Heinke van der Merwe (for Steenkamp 62)
- 18. Pat Cilliers (for J du Plessis 40)
- 19. Flip van der Merwe (for Etzebeth 69)
- 20. Marcell Coetzee (for Alberts 56)
- 21. Elton Jantjies
- 22. Jaco Taute
- 23. Lwazi Mvovo