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Men's Rugby World Cup 1999 · Stade de France, Saint-Denis · 24 October 1999Head-to-head
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South Africa won by 23 points.Half-time 12–16 · Tries 0–2

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3885
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Tacklesmademissed
ENG448
RSA9223
Kicks at goalconv.pensdrops
ENG0/07/70
RSA2/25/55
← South Africa attack · England attack →Hover a try for detail · dots = tackles made · dashed = penalty goal · orange = missed · squares = rucks · triangles = line breaks and defenders beaten · rings = turnovers · bars at the foot = zone counts · thin lines = kicks from hand = attacking entries and ball won per band
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  • Tackle positions are not in the feed for this match.
  • Kick positions are not in the feed for this match.
  • Ruck, line break, turnover, lineout and kick-from-hand positions are not in the feed for this match.
  • Tries with a dashed ring have no recorded position, so they sit in the in-goal at the end that side attacked.
Tries and goal kicks as a table
MinTeamWhatScore
38′South AfricaTry, Joost van der Westhuizen, converted12–14
85′South AfricaTry, Pieter Rossouw, converted21–42
Sample dataTerritory shares are estimated, and tries without a recorded position are placed in the in-goal. Other positions are as logged by the match feed and approximate.

Score progression

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013253850HT0′20′40′60′80′
38′Joost van der Westhuizen85′Pieter Rossouw
ENG

Team stats

RSA
0%Possession100%
115Carries64
545Metres gained228
8Clean breaks1
23Defenders beaten8
140Passes86
10Offloads9
44Tackles made92
8Tackles missed23
58/65Rucks won37/40
22/24Lineouts won14/14
6/6Scrums won11/13
7/10Mauls won7/7
6Penalties conceded17
42Kicks from hand76
Goal kicking
ENG conversions 0/0, penalties 7/7 · RSA conversions 2/2, penalties 5/5. Pale segment = set piece lost.

Match statistics and event positions come from World Rugby’s public match feed, which is unofficial and not licensed for reuse; TheBreakdown reduces them to the figures shown. This feed has team statistics but no positions for this match.

Line-ups

England

  1. 1Jason LeonardProp
  2. 2Phil GreeningHooker
  3. 3Phil VickeryProp
  4. 4Martin JohnsonSecond row
  5. 5Danny GrewcockSecond row
  6. 6Richard HillFlanker
  7. 7Neil BackFlanker
  8. 8Lawrence DallaglioNumber 8
  9. 9Matt DawsonScrum-half
  10. 10Paul GraysonFly-half
  11. 11Dan LugerWing
  12. 12Phil De GlanvilleCentre
  13. 13Will GreenwoodCentre
  14. 14Nick BealWing
  15. 15Matt PerryFull-back
  16. 16Austin HealeyBench
  17. 17Mike CattBench
  18. 18Jonny WilkinsonBench
  19. 19Tim RodberBench
  20. 20Martin CorryBench
  21. 21Darren GarforthBench
  22. 22Richard CockerillBench

South Africa

  1. 1Os du RandtProp
  2. 2Naka DrotskeHooker
  3. 3Cobus VisagieProp
  4. 4Krynauw OttoSecond row
  5. 5Mark AndrewsSecond row
  6. 6Rassie ErasmusFlanker
  7. 7Andre VenterFlanker
  8. 8Bobby SkinstadNumber 8
  9. 9Joost van der WesthuizenScrum-half
  10. 10Jannie de BeerFly-half
  11. 11Pieter RossouwWing
  12. 12Pieter MullerCentre
  13. 13Robbie FleckCentre
  14. 14Deon KayserWing
  15. 15Percy MontgomeryFull-back
  16. 16Stefan TerblancheBench
  17. 17Henry HoniballBench
  18. 18Werner SwanepoelBench
  19. 19Andre VosBench
  20. 20Albert van den BergBench
  21. 21Ollie le RouxBench
  22. 22Chris RossouwBench

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Context

All-time, England 16–30 South Africa, 2 drawn in 48 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

England going in
South Africa going in

Also on this day

Results to 27 September 2026. Scoring and line-ups come from World Rugby match summaries where available; older Tests may have neither.