TheBreakdown
Full time2 January 1932
England
0–7
South Africa
Twickenham, London, England · Tour 1931Head-to-head

South Africa won by 7 points.

Scoring

  1. –TSouth Africa try · Ferdie Bergh0–3
  2. –DSouth Africa drop goal · Gerry Brand0–7

Line-ups

England

  1. 9Wilfred SobeyScrum-half
  2. 10Roger SpongFly-half
  3. 11Carl AarvoldWing
  4. 12Ronald GerrardCentre
  5. 13John TallentCentre
  6. 14Christopher TannerWing
  7. 15Robert BarrFull-back
  8. Charles WebbForward
  9. Leslie SaxbyForward
  10. Gordon GregoryForward
  11. John HodgsonForward
  12. Douglas NormanForward
  13. Alfred RowleyForward
  14. Alfred CarpenterForward
  15. Reginald HobbsForward

South Africa

  1. 9Pierre De VilliersScrum-half
  2. 10Bennie OslerFly-half
  3. 11Ponie Van der WesthuizenWing
  4. 12Frankie WaringCentre
  5. 13Geoff GrayCentre
  6. 14Morris ZimermanWing
  7. 15Gerry BrandFull-back
  8. Andre McDonaldForward
  9. Phil MostertForward
  10. Flip NelForward
  11. Bert KiplingForward
  12. Louis StrachanForward
  13. Boy LouwForward
  14. George DaneelForward
  15. Ferdie BerghForward

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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.