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South Africa v England — Nations Championship
Nations Championship · Round 1
Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
South Africa
1st in Nations Championship
· UTC
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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Match info
Kick-off, venue, form and the table.
Kick-off
· UTC
- UK & Ireland (BST)
- Sat 16:40
- South Africa (SAST)
- Sat 17:40
- Sydney (AEST)
- Sun 01:40
- New Zealand (NZST)
- Sun 03:40
Venue
Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
Form and season so far
Season figures: Nations Championship table.
Nations Championship table
| Position | Team | Points difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa, your team | +81 | 15 | |
| Rows skipped | |||
| Australia, your team | +29 | 8 | |
| England, your team | +48 | 10 | |
Scoring timeline
Final · newest first
- Full-time45–21
- 80′ Conversion South Africa: Cheslin Kolbe Conversion 45–21
- 79′ Try South Africa: Ben-Jason Dixon Try 43–21
- 76′ Replacement South Africa: Jasper Van der Weshuizen Wiese On for Andre Esterhuizen
- 75′ Replacement England: Charlie Ewels On for Alex Coles
- 74′ Conversion South Africa: Cheslin Kolbe Conversion 38–21
- 73′ Try South Africa: Malcolm Marx Try 36–21
- 72′ Yellow card England: Guy Pepper Yellow card
- 70′ Yellow card England: Tommy Freeman Yellow card
- 69′ Conversion England: Fin Smith Conversion 31–21
- 68′ Try England: Alex Coles Try 31–19
- 68′ Replacement South Africa: Canan Moodie On for Kurt-Lee Arendse
- 67′ Replacement South Africa: Cobus Reinach On for Grant Williams
- 66′ Replacement England: Asher Opoku-Fordjour On for Joe Heyes
- 66′ Replacement South Africa: Jan-Hendrik Wessells On for Gerhard Steenekamp
- 66′ Replacement South Africa: Andre Esterhuizen On for Jasper Van der Weshuizen Wiese
- 59′ Replacement England: Beno Obano On for Ellis Genge
- 59′ Replacement England: Henry Pollock On for George Martin
- 58′ Conversion South Africa: Cheslin Kolbe Conversion 31–14
- 57′ Try South Africa: Jesse Kriel Try 29–14
- 56′ Replacement England: Luke Cowan-Dickie On for Jamie George
- 55′ Replacement England: Henry Slade On for Cadan Murley
- 55′ Replacement England: Guy Pepper On for Tom Curry
- 55′ Replacement England: Alex Mitchell On for Jack Van Poortvliet
- 50′ Replacement South Africa: Zachary Porthen On for Thomas Du Toit
- 46′ Conversion South Africa: Cheslin Kolbe Conversion 24–14
- 46′ Replacement South Africa: Ben-Jason Dixon On for Cameron Hanekom
- 46′ Replacement South Africa: Marco Van Staden On for Paul de Villiers
- 45′ Try South Africa: Grant Williams Try 22–14
- Half-time17–14
- 40+2′ Conversion England: Fin Smith Conversion 17–14
- 40+2′ Try England: George Martin Try 17–12
- 36′ Conversion England: Fin Smith Conversion 17–7
- 36′ Try England: Ellis Genge Try 17–5
- 28′ Yellow card South Africa: Kurt-Lee Arendse Yellow card
- 12′ Try South Africa: Kurt-Lee Arendse Try 17–0
- 9′ Replacement South Africa: Gerhard Steenekamp On for Retshegofaditswe Ox Nché
- 7′ Conversion South Africa: Cheslin Kolbe Conversion 12–0
- 6′ Try South Africa: Cheslin Kolbe Try 10–0
- 3′ Try South Africa: Thomas Du Toit Try 5–0
TRY 5 ptsCON 2PEN 3YC yellow card (10 min)RC red cardSUB replacement
Line-ups
South Africa
Coach: Rassie Erasmus- 1 Retshegofaditswe Ox Nché Prop
- 2 Malcolm Marx Hooker
- 3 Thomas Du Toit Prop
- 4 Pieter-Steph du Toit (captain) Lock
- 5 Ruan Nortje Lock
- 6 Paul de Villiers Flanker
- 7 Cameron Hanekom Flanker
- 8 Jasper Van der Weshuizen Wiese No. 8
- 9 Grant Williams Scrum-half
- 10 Manie Libbok Fly-half
- 11 Kurt-Lee Arendse Wing
- 12 Damian De Allende Centre
- 13 Jesse Kriel Centre
- 14 Cheslin Kolbe Wing
- 15 Damian Willemse Full-back
Replacements
- 16 Jan-Hendrik Wessells on at 66′
- 17 Gerhard Steenekamp on at 9′
- 18 Zachary Porthen on at 50′
- 19 Marco Van Staden on at 46′
- 20 Ben-Jason Dixon on at 46′
- 21 Cobus Reinach on at 67′
- 22 Andre Esterhuizen on at 66′
- 23 Canan Moodie on at 68′
England
Coach: Steve Borthwick- 1 Ellis Genge Prop
- 2 Jamie George (captain) Hooker
- 3 Joe Heyes Prop
- 4 Alex Coles Lock
- 5 George Martin Lock
- 6 Ollie Chessum Flanker
- 7 Tom Curry Flanker
- 8 Ben Earl No. 8
- 9 Jack Van Poortvliet Scrum-half
- 10 Fin Smith Fly-half
- 11 Cadan Murley Wing
- 12 Seb Atkinson Centre
- 13 Tommy Freeman Centre
- 14 Immanuel Feyi-Waboso Wing
- 15 Marcus Smith Full-back
Replacements
- 16 Luke Cowan-Dickie on at 56′
- 17 Beno Obano on at 59′
- 18 Asher Opoku-Fordjour on at 66′
- 19 Charlie Ewels on at 75′
- 20 Guy Pepper on at 55′
- 21 Henry Pollock on at 59′
- 22 Alex Mitchell on at 55′
- 23 Henry Slade on at 55′
Match stats · full-time
Possession: South Africa 53%, England 47%
Carries: South Africa 103, England 94
Metres made: South Africa 414, England 288
Line breaks: South Africa 10, England 4
Tackles made: South Africa 174, England 162
Tackles missed: South Africa 29, England 30
Turnovers won: South Africa 4, England 1
Lineouts won: South Africa 16/18, England 10/10
Scrums won: South Africa 3/3, England 3/4
Penalties conceded: South Africa 6, England 13
Yellow cards: South Africa 1, England 2
Red cards: South Africa 0, England 0
Passes: South Africa 127, England 140
Tries: South Africa 7, England 3
Try assists: South Africa 3, England 2
Conversions: South Africa 5, England 3
Penalty goals: South Africa 0, England 0
Drop goals: South Africa 0, England 0
Turnovers: South Africa 12, England 9
Offloads: South Africa 4, England 2
The leading value in each row is bold. Bars are relative to the combined total.
Head-to-head
- South Africa wins
- 1
- Draws
- 0
- England wins
- 0
The last meeting in our data, all competitions.
