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South Africa v England — Nations Championship

Nations Championship · Round 1 Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
South Africa 1st in Nations Championship
45 21
Full-time

1st half 17–142nd half 28–7

England 3rd in Nations Championship
South Africa scorers: Tries Du Toit 3′, Kolbe 6′, Arendse 12′, Williams 45′, Kriel 57′, Marx 73′, Dixon 79′ Cons Kolbe 7′, Kolbe 46′, Kolbe 58′, Kolbe 74′, Kolbe 80′
England scorers: Tries Genge 36′, Martin 40+2′, Coles 68′ Cons Smith 36′, Smith 40+2′, Smith 69′
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Scoring timeline

Final · newest first

  1. Full-time45–21
  2. 80′ Conversion South Africa: Cheslin Kolbe Conversion 45–21
  3. 79′ Try South Africa: Ben-Jason Dixon Try 43–21
  4. 76′ Replacement South Africa: Jasper Van der Weshuizen Wiese On for Andre Esterhuizen
  5. 75′ Replacement England: Charlie Ewels On for Alex Coles
  6. 74′ Conversion South Africa: Cheslin Kolbe Conversion 38–21
  7. 73′ Try South Africa: Malcolm Marx Try 36–21
  8. 72′ Yellow card England: Guy Pepper Yellow card
  9. 70′ Yellow card England: Tommy Freeman Yellow card
  10. 69′ Conversion England: Fin Smith Conversion 31–21
  11. 68′ Try England: Alex Coles Try 31–19
  12. 68′ Replacement South Africa: Canan Moodie On for Kurt-Lee Arendse
  13. 67′ Replacement South Africa: Cobus Reinach On for Grant Williams
  14. 66′ Replacement England: Asher Opoku-Fordjour On for Joe Heyes
  15. 66′ Replacement South Africa: Jan-Hendrik Wessells On for Gerhard Steenekamp
  16. 66′ Replacement South Africa: Andre Esterhuizen On for Jasper Van der Weshuizen Wiese
  17. 59′ Replacement England: Beno Obano On for Ellis Genge
  18. 59′ Replacement England: Henry Pollock On for George Martin
  19. 58′ Conversion South Africa: Cheslin Kolbe Conversion 31–14
  20. 57′ Try South Africa: Jesse Kriel Try 29–14
  21. 56′ Replacement England: Luke Cowan-Dickie On for Jamie George
  22. 55′ Replacement England: Henry Slade On for Cadan Murley
  23. 55′ Replacement England: Guy Pepper On for Tom Curry
  24. 55′ Replacement England: Alex Mitchell On for Jack Van Poortvliet
  25. 50′ Replacement South Africa: Zachary Porthen On for Thomas Du Toit
  26. 46′ Conversion South Africa: Cheslin Kolbe Conversion 24–14
  27. 46′ Replacement South Africa: Ben-Jason Dixon On for Cameron Hanekom
  28. 46′ Replacement South Africa: Marco Van Staden On for Paul de Villiers
  29. 45′ Try South Africa: Grant Williams Try 22–14
  30. Half-time17–14
  31. 40+2′ Conversion England: Fin Smith Conversion 17–14
  32. 40+2′ Try England: George Martin Try 17–12
  33. 36′ Conversion England: Fin Smith Conversion 17–7
  34. 36′ Try England: Ellis Genge Try 17–5
  35. 28′ Yellow card South Africa: Kurt-Lee Arendse Yellow card
  36. 12′ Try South Africa: Kurt-Lee Arendse Try 17–0
  37. 9′ Replacement South Africa: Gerhard Steenekamp On for Retshegofaditswe Ox Nché
  38. 7′ Conversion South Africa: Cheslin Kolbe Conversion 12–0
  39. 6′ Try South Africa: Cheslin Kolbe Try 10–0
  40. 3′ Try South Africa: Thomas Du Toit Try 5–0

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