| SOUTH AFRICA 58 | V | ENGLAND 10 | |||||
| COMPETITION: Updated 05.02.2006 | |||||||
| VENUE: Bloemfontein | DATE: 26 May 2007 | SPECTATORS: 31,758 | |||||
| REFEREE: Steve
Walsh (New Zealand) |
HALFTIME: 30-3 | ||||||
| SCORERS: | SCORERS: | ||||||
| TRIES: Habana (2), Willemse, De Villiers, Burger, Steyn, CJ van der Linde |
TRIES: Simpson-Daniel |
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| CONVERSIONS: Montgomery (7) | CONVERSIONS: Wilkinson | ||||||
| PENALTY GOALS: Montgomery (3) | PENALTY GOALS: Wilkinson | ||||||
| DROPPED GOALS: | DROPPED GOALS: | ||||||
| 15 | Percy Montgomery | Natal Sharks | 15 | Michael Brown | NEC Harlequins | ||
| 14 | Ashwin Willemse (22) | Lions | 14 | Iain Balshaw (22) | Gloucester Rugby | ||
| 13 | Wynand Olivier | Blue Bulls | 13 | Mathew Tait | Newcastle Falcons | ||
| 12 | Jean de Villiers (21) | Western Province | 12 | Toby Flood | Newcastle Falcons | ||
| 11 | Bryan Habana | Blue Bulls | 11 | Jason Robinson (Capt.) | Sale Sharks | ||
| 10 | Butch James | Natal Sharks | 10 | Jonny Wilkinson (21) | Newcastle Falcons | ||
| 9 | Ricardo Januarie | Lions | 9 | Andrew Gomarsall | NEC Harlequins | ||
| 8 | Danie Rossouw (20) | Blue Bulls | 8 | Nicholas Easter | NEC Harlequins | ||
| 7 | Juan Smith | Cheetahs | 7 | Andrew Hazell (19) | Gloucester Rugby | ||
| 6 | Schalk Burger | Western Province | 6 | Christopher Jones (18) | Sale Sharks | ||
| 5 | Victor Matfield | Blue Bulls | 5 | Alexander Brown | Gloucester Rugby | ||
| 4 | Bakkies Botha (19) | Blue Bulls | 4 | Dean Schofield | Sale Sharks | ||
| 3 | BJ Botha (18) | Natal Sharks | 3 | Stuart Turner (17) | Sale Sharks | ||
| 2 | John Smit (Capt.) (17) | Natal Sharks | 2 | Mark Regan | Bristol Rugby | ||
| 1 | Deon Carstens (16) | Natal Sharks | 1 | Kevin Yates | Saracens | ||
| 16 | Gurthrö Steenkamp (1) | Blue Bulls | 16 | Matthew Stevens | Bath Rugby | ||
| 17 | Gary Botha (2) | Blue Bulls | 17 | Darren Crompton (3) | Bristol Rugby | ||
| 18 | CJ van der Linde (3) | Cheetahs | 18 | Roy Winters (6) | Bristol Rugby | ||
| 19 | Johann Muller (4) | Natal Sharks | 19 | Patrick Sanderson (7) | Worcester Warriors | ||
| 20 | Pierre Spies (8) | Blue Bulls | 20 | Anthony Allen | Gloucester Rugby | ||
| 21 | Ruan Pienaar (12) | Natal Sharks | 21 | Shaun Perry (10) | Bristol Rugby | ||
| 22 | Francois Steyn (14) | Natal Sharks | 22 | James Simpson-Daniel (14) | Gloucester Rugby | ||
| COACH: Jake White | COACH: Brian Ashton | ||||||
| MATCH NOTES A depleted England side saw records tumble. South Africa's 7 tries were one better than the 6 scored in 1984. The 58 points were better than the 44 scored in the 1999 Rugby World Cup quarter final and the 48 point margin was almost double the 26 scored in that 1984 match. Michael Brown, Schoefield, Crompton and Winters were making their test debut for England. 34 year old Kevin Yates reappeared in the England side after ten years. He broke John Bentley's England record of nine years and 44 days for the longest gap between tests. Sources http://www.rfu.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/RFUHome.England_Detail/StoryID/16994 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/english/6686709.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/english/6690715.stm http://www.itsrugby.fr/match_39193.html |
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