Head-to-head
TEST WINS
ENG
16Test wins
RSA
30Test wins
48 Tests: South Africa lead 30–16, 2 drawn.
Model win probability
ENG 19%RSA 81%
How it works: the gap between the two TheBreakdown ratings, neutral venue. Our own model built from every Test; see the rankings page for the method.
Two World Cup finals. Two wins for South Africa. Biggest margin 20 points.
World Cup finals: margin
2007 · South Africa
9
2019 · South Africa
20
Test history
Points 825–1,062 in England’s favour, first met 8 Dec 1906. South Africa have won the last 4.
Biggest England win
23 Nov 2002: 53–3 (Tour 2002)
Biggest South Africa win
26 May 2007: 10–58 (Tour 2007)
Last 10 meetings
- South Africa4 July 2026 · Nations Championship 2026 · Johannesburg21–45
- South Africa16 Nov 2024 · Autumn Nations Series 2024 · London20–29
- South Africa21 Oct 2023 · Men's Rugby World Cup 2023 · Saint-Denis15–16
- South Africa26 Nov 2022 · Autumn Nations Series 2022 · London13–27
- England20 Nov 2021 · Autumn Nations Series 2021 · London27–26
- South Africa2 Nov 2019 · Men's Rugby World Cup 2019 · Kanagawa Prefecture, Yokohama City12–32
- England3 Nov 2018 · Tour 2018 · London12–11
- England23 June 2018 · Tour 2018 · Cape Town25–10
- South Africa16 June 2018 · Tour 2018 · Bloemfontein12–23
- South Africa9 June 2018 · Tour 2018 · Johannesburg39–42
Scores show England first.
Every meeting, with filters and CSVTests to date; World Cup finals to 2023.