The national
rugby union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...
teams of
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...
and
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...
(the Springboks) have been playing each other in
Test rugby since 1906, and by November 2022 had met in 45 Test matches. South Africa lead the series by 27 wins to 16, with 2 matches drawn. Their first meeting was on 8 December 1906, as part of South Africa's first tour of Europe, with the match ending in a 3-3 draw. The most recent meeting between the two teams was in the
2022 end-of-year rugby union internationals
The 2022 end of year rugby union tests, also known as the 2022 Autumn internationals, were a number of rugby union test matches played during the months of October and November. Some of the games were known as the Autumn Nations Series for marketin ...
, on 26 November 2022, which South Africa won 27-13.
The two highest-profile matches between the sides were the 2007 and the 2019 Rugby World Cup finals, both of which were won by South Africa.
Summary
Overall
Records
Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was last set.
Results
List of series
References
External links
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England national rugby union team matches
South Africa national rugby union team matches
Rugby union rivalries in England
Rugby union rivalries in South Africa
South Africa–United Kingdom relations