England 28-31 South Africa
Date:
Venue: Twickenham Stadium, London
Referee: Steve Walsh (ARU)
Attendance: 82,000
England v South Africa Match Reports
A spirited second-half fightback was not enough for England, as an error-prone performance resulted in a 28-31 loss to South Africa at Twickenham. The Springboks extended their unbeaten run against England to 12 matches with the victory. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- BBC: England fall to fifth defeat in a row
- Guardian: Danny Care errors cost England in narrow South Africa defeat
- Independent: Alarm bells start to ring for error-strewn England
- Telegraph: Awful England fall to fifth successive defeat
- Daily Mail: Stuart Lancaster's men pay for mistakes and fall short again after going toe-to-toe with Springboks
- London Evening Standard: Error-prone hosts fall to fifth straight defeat as Springboks leave London convincing winners
- Sky Sports: Battling England lose again
- ESPN: Boks hold off error-prone England
- New Zealand Herald: Springboks hold off England
England 28-31 South Africa - Match Highlights
England v South Africa Match Stats
England (6) 28
Tries: Wilson, Morgan, Barritt
Conversions: Farrell (2)
Penalties: Farrell (2), Ford
South Africa (13) 31
Tries: Serfontein, Reinach, Burger
Conversions: Lambie (2)
Penalties: Lambie (3)
Drop goals: Lambie
Man of the Match: Schalk Burger (South Africa)
England Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Joe Marler
- 2 Dylan Hartley
- 3 David Wilson
- 4 Dave Attwood
- 5 Courtney Lawes
- 6 Tom Wood
- 7 Chris Robshaw (Captain)
- 8 Billy Vunipola
Backs
- 9 Danny Care
- 10 Owen Farrell
- 11 Jonny May
- 12 Kyle Eastmond
- 13 Brad Barritt
- 14 Anthony Watson
- 15 Mike Brown
Replacements
- 16 Rob Webber
- 17 Matt Mullan
- 18 Kieran Brookes
- 19 George Kruis
- 20 Ben Morgan
- 21 Ben Youngs
- 22 George Ford
- 23 Marland Yarde
South Africa Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Tendai Mtawarira
- 2 Adriaan Strauss
- 3 Jannie du Plessis
- 4 Eben Etzebeth
- 5 Victor Matfield
- 6 Marcell Coetzee
- 7 Schalk Burger
- 8 Duane Vermeulen
Backs
- 9 Cobus Reinach
- 10 Pat Lambie
- 11 Bryan Habana
- 12 Jean de Villiers (Captain)
- 13 Jan Serfontein
- 14 JP Pietersen
- 15 Willie le Roux
Replacements
- 16 Bismarck du Plessis
- 17 Trevor Nyakane
- 18 Coenie Oosthuizen
- 19 Bakkies Botha
- 20 Teboho 'Oupa' Mohoje
- 21 Francois Hougaard
- 22 Handré Pollard
- 23 Cornal Hendricks