Full time20 December 1969
Twickenham, London, England · Tour 1969Head-to-head
England won by 3 points.
Scoring
- –CEngland conversion · Bob Hiller2–0
- –PEngland penalty · Bob Hiller5–0
- –TEngland try · Peter Larter8–0
- –TEngland try · John Pullin11–0
- –CSouth Africa conversion · Piet Visagie11–2
- –PSouth Africa penalty · Piet Visagie11–5
- –TSouth Africa try · Piet Greyling11–8
Line-ups
England
- 1Stack StevensProp
- 2John PullinHooker
- 3Keith FairbrotherProp
- 4Anthony BucknallSecond row
- 5Peter LarterSecond row
- 6Mike DavisFlanker
- 7Bryan WestFlanker
- 8Robert TaylorNumber 8
- 9Nigel Starmer-SmithScrum-half
- 10Roger ShackletonFly-half
- 11Keith FieldingWing
- 12John SpencerCentre
- 13David DuckhamCentre
- 14Peter HaleWing
- 15Bob HillerFull-back
- 16Chris WardlowBench
- 17John FinlanBench
- 18Malcolm YoungBench
- 19Barry JacksonBench
- 20RFS HarrisBench
- 21PJ HaywardBench
South Africa
- 1Mof MyburghProp
- 2Don WaltonHooker
- 3Hannes MaraisProp
- 4Piet GreylingSecond row
- 5Andre De WetSecond row
- 6Sakkie De KlerkFlanker
- 7Albie BatesFlanker
- 8Tommy BedfordNumber 8
- 9Dawie De VilliersScrum-half
- 10Piet VisagieFly-half
- 11Syd NomisWing
- 12Tonie RouxCentre
- 13Eben OlivierCentre
- 14Andy Van der WattWing
- 15HO De VilliersFull-back
- 16Charlie CockrellBench
- 17Tiny NeethlingBench
- 18Dirk de VosBench
- 19Mike LawlessBench
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
- Previous meeting: 7 January 1961, England 0–5 South Africa
- Next meeting on record: 3 June 1972
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.