2007 England rugby union tour of South Africa

The 2007 England rugby union tour of South Africa was a series of matches played in May and June 2007 in South Africa by England national rugby union team to prepare for the 2007 Rugby World Cup.

2007 England rugby union tour of South Africa
Summary
P W D L
Total
02 00 00 02
Test match
02 00 00 02
Opponent
P W D L
 South Africa
2 0 0 2
Tour chronology
Previous tourAustralia 2006
Next tourNew Zealand 2008

In both tests, the team, coached by Brian Ashton lost heavily against the future world cup winners. Many injured players remained at home, and it was therefore not possible for England to provide a strong opposition to the Springboks.

First test
26 May 2007
South Africa  58–10  England
Try: Burger, de Villiers
Habana 2, Steyn
van der Linde, Willemse
Con: Montgomery 7
Pen: Montgomery 3
 report Try: Simpson-Daniel
Con: Wilkinson
Pen: Wilkinson
Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
Attendance: 32.000
Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand)
South AfricaEngland
Percy MontgomeryFB15FBMike Brown
Ashwin WillemseW14WIain Balshaw
Wynand OlivierC13CMathew Tait
Jean de VilliersC12CToby Flood
Bryan HabanaW11WJason Robinson (capt.)
Butch JamesFH10FHJonny Wilkinson
Ricky JanuarieSH9SHAndy Gomarsall
Danie RossouwN88N8Nick Easter
Juan SmithF7FAndy Hazell
Schalk BurgerF6FChris Jones
Victor MatfieldL5LAlex Brown
Bakkies BothaL4LDean Schofield
B. J. BothaP3PStuart Turner
(capt.) John SmitH2HMark Regan
Deon CarstensP1PKevin Yates
Replacements
Gary BothaH16HMatt Cairns
Gurthro SteenkampP17PDarren Crompton
CJ van der LindeP18FRoy Winters
Johann MullerL19FPat Sanderson
Pierre SpiesN820FHShaun Perry
Ruan PienaarC21Anthony Allen
Frans SteynW22WJames Simpson-Daniel
Coaches
Jake White Brian Ashton

Second Test
2 June 2007
South Africa  55–22  England
Try: JP Botha, Burger
Habana 2, Januarie
Montgomery, Spies 2
Con: James
Montgomery 5
Pen: Montgomery
 Try: Scarbrough
Con: Wilkinson
Pen: Wilikinson 5
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Attendance: .000
South AfricaEngland
Percy MontgomeryFB15FBMike Brown
Akona NdunganeW14WJamie Noon
Wynand OlivierC13CMathew Tait
Jean de VilliersC12CToby Flood
Bryan HabanaW11WDan Scarbrough
Butch JamesFH10FHJonny Wilkinson (capt.)
Ricky JanuarieSH9SHAndy Gomarsall
Pierre SpiesN88N8Ben Skirving
Juan SmithF7FMagnus Lund
Schalk BurgerF6FNick Easter
Victor MatfieldL5LAlex Brown
Bakkies BothaL4LRoy Winters
CJ van der LindeP3PMatt Stevens
(capt.) John SmitH2HMark Regan
Gurthro SteenkampP1PKevin Yates
Replacements
Gary BothaH16HAndy Titterrell
Deon CarstensP17PStuart Turner
Johann MullerL18LDean Schofield
Bobby SkinstadF19LChris Jones
Ruan PienaarSH20SHShaun Perry
Frans SteynFB21Anthony Allen
Ashwin WillemseW22FBNick Abendanon
Coaches
Jake White Brian Ashton

References
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