| ENGLAND 25 | V | SOUTH AFRICA 6 | |||
| COMPETITION: RugbyWorld Cup, Pool C | |||||
| VENUE: Subiaco Oval, Perth | DATE: 18 October, 2003 | SPECTATORS: 28,834 | |||
| REFEREE: Peter Marshall (Australia) | HALFTIME: 6-6 | ||||
| SCORERS: | SCORERS: | ||||
| TRIES: Greenwood | TRIES: | ||||
| CONVERSIONS: Wilkinson | CONVERSIONS: | ||||
| PENALTY GOALS: Wilkinson (4) | PENALTY GOALS: Koen (2) | ||||
| DROPPED GOALS: Wilkinson (2) | DROPPED GOALS: | ||||
| 15 | Josh Lewsey | London Wasps RFC | 15 | Jaco van der Westhuyzen | Nth Transvaal Blue Bulls |
| 14 | Jason Robinson | Sale RFC | 14 | Ashwin Willemse | Golden Lions |
| 13 | Will Greenwood | Harlequins RFC | 13 | Jorrie Muller | Golden Lions |
| 12 | Mike Tindall (22) | Bath RFC | 12 | De Wet Barry | Western Province |
| 11 | Ben Cohan | Northampton RFC | 11 | Thinus Delport | Falcons |
| 10 | Jonny Wilkinson | Newcastle RFC | 10 | Loius Koen (21) | Golden Lions |
| 9 | Kyran Bracken | Saracens RFC | 9 | Joost van der Westhuizen (Cap) | Nth Transvaal Blue Bulls |
| 8 | Lawrence Dallaglio | London Wasps RFC | 8 | Juan Smith | Orange Free State Cheetahs |
| 7 | Niel Back (19) | Leicester RFC | 7 | Joel van Niekerk | Golden Lions |
| 6 | Lewis Moody | Leicester RFC | 6 | Corne Krige | Western Province |
| 5 | Ben Kay | Leicester RFC | 5 | Victor Matfield | Nth Transvaal Blue Bulls |
| 4 | Martin Johnson (C) | Leicester RFC | 4 | Bakkies Botha | Nth Transvaal Blue Bulls |
| 3 | Trevor Woodman (17) | Gloucester RFC | 3 | Richard Bands (17) | Nth Transvaal Blue Bulls |
| 2 | Steve Thompson | Northampton RFC | 2 | Danie Coetzee (16) | Nth Transvaal Blue Bulls |
| 1 | Phil Vickery | Gloucester RFC | 1 | Christo Bezuidenhout | Nth Transvaal Blue Bulls |
| 16 | Dorien West | Leicester RFC | 16 | John Smit (2) | Natal Sharks |
| 17 | Jason Lenoard (3) | Harlequins RFC | 17 | Lawrence Sephaka (3) | Golden Lions |
| 18 | Martin Corry | Leicester RFC | 18 | Selborne Boome | Western Province |
| 19 | Joe Worsley (7) | London Wasps RFC | 19 | Dannie Rossouw | Nth Transvaal Blue Bulls |
| 20 | Andy Gomersall | Gloucester RFC | 20 | Neil De Kock | Western Province |
| 21 | Paul Grayson | Northampton RFC | 21 | Derek Hougaard (10) | Nth Transvaal Blue Bulls |
| 22 | Dan Luger (12) | Harlequins RFC | 22 | Werner Greeff | Western Province |
| COACH: Clive Woodward | COACH | ||||
| MATCH NOTES A match both sides desperately wanted to win. England, through Wilkinson's goal kicking and their ability to withstand tremendous pressure, won the day but not convincingly. |
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