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Men's Rugby World Cup 2023 · Stade de France, Saint-Denis · 21 October 2023Head-to-head
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South Africa won by 1 point.Half-time 12–6 · Tries 0–1

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3′10′21′24′35′39′78′6949%Own 2271%Own half48%Opp half33%Opp 22
← 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
Tries and goal kicks as a table
MinTeamWhatScore
69′South AfricaTry, RG Snyman, converted15–11
3′EnglandPenalty goal scored
10′EnglandPenalty goal scored
21′South AfricaPenalty goal scored
24′EnglandPenalty goal scored
35′South AfricaPenalty goal scored
39′EnglandPenalty goal scored
53′EnglandDrop goal scored
78′South AfricaPenalty goal scored
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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69′RG Snyman
ENG

Team stats

RSA
56%Possession44%
49%Territory51%
83Carries69
236Metres gained190
0Clean breaks3
14Defenders beaten15
78Passes67
4Offloads2
89Tackles made109
15Tackles missed14
67/68Rucks won52/55
7/10Lineouts won15/19
3/7Scrums won7/8
4/4Mauls won5/7
8Turnovers won4
11Penalties conceded8
41Kicks from hand29
961Kick metres837
Goal kicking
ENG conversions 0/0, penalties 4/4 · RSA conversions 1/1, penalties 3/3. 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.

Line-ups

England

  1. 1Joe MarlerProp
  2. 2Jamie GeorgeHooker
  3. 3Dan ColeProp
  4. 4Maro ItojeSecond row
  5. 5George MartinSecond row
  6. 6Courtney LawesFlanker
  7. 7Tom CurryFlanker
  8. 8Ben EarlNumber 8
  9. 9Alex MitchellScrum-half
  10. 10Owen FarrellFly-half
  11. 11Elliot DalyWing
  12. 12Manu TuilagiCentre
  13. 13Joe MarchantCentre
  14. 14Jonny MayWing
  15. 15Freddie StewardFull-back
  16. 16Theo DanBench
  17. 17Ellis GengeBench
  18. 18Kyle SincklerBench
  19. 19Ollie ChessumBench
  20. 20Billy VunipolaBench
  21. 21Danny CareBench
  22. 22George FordBench
  23. 23Ollie LawrenceBench

South Africa

  1. 1Steven KitshoffProp
  2. 2Mbongeni MbonambiHooker
  3. 3Frans MalherbeProp
  4. 4Eben EtzebethSecond row
  5. 5Franco MostertSecond row
  6. 6Siya KolisiFlanker
  7. 7Pieter-Steph Du ToitFlanker
  8. 8Duane VermeulenNumber 8
  9. 9Cobus ReinachScrum-half
  10. 10Manie LibbokFly-half
  11. 11Cheslin KolbeWing
  12. 12Damian de AllendeCentre
  13. 13Jesse KrielCentre
  14. 14Kurt-Lee ArendseWing
  15. 15Damian WillemseFull-back
  16. 16Deon FourieBench
  17. 17Ox NcheBench
  18. 18Vincent KochBench
  19. 19RG SnymanBench
  20. 20Kwagga SmithBench
  21. 21Faf de KlerkBench
  22. 22Handre PollardBench
  23. 23Willie Le RouxBench

Match officials

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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.