9 June 2018
Ellispark, Johannesburg
South Africa
42
England
39
Captain: Siya Kolisi Referee: Ben O’Keeffe (New Zealand)
Coach: Rassie Erasmus Attendance: 55,260
Team - Combined caps: 320 (starting 15)
PositionPlayerProvinceAgePrev TestsScoring
Loose-head Prop Tendai Mtawarira Sharks 3298 
Hooker Bongi Mbonambi WP 2714 
Tight-head Prop Wilco Louw WP 236 
Lock RG Snyman Blue Bulls 230 
Lock Franco Mostert Lions 2718 
Flank (C) Siya Kolisi WP 2628 
Flank Jean-Luc du Preez Sharks 2210 
Eighthman Duane Vermeulen Toulon 3139 
Scrumhalf Faf de Klerk Sale 26111 try
Flyhalf Handré Pollard Blue Bulls 24264 conversions, 3 penalties
Left Wing Aphiwe Dyantyi Lions 2301 try
Inside Centre Damian de Allende WP 2628 
Outside Centre Lukhanyo Am Sharks 241 
Right Wing S'bu Nkosi Sharks 2202 tries
Full Back Willie le Roux Wasps 28411 try
Reserve Steven Kitshoff WP 2624 
Reserve Thomas du Toit Sharks 231 
Reserve Pieter-Steph du Toit WP 2533 
Reserve Akker van der Merwe Sharks 261 
Reserve Warrick Gelant Blue Bulls 233 
Reserve Sikhumbuszo Notshe WP 251 
Reserve Ivan van Zyl Blue Bulls 221 
Reserve Elton Jantjies Lions 2724 
England: 5 tries, 4 conversions, 2 penalties
Match pictures:
Team for the Ellispark test:
Back:Wilco Louw, Jean-Luc du Preez, Franco Mostert, RG Snyman, Thomas du Toit, Lukhanyo Am, Steven Kitshoff
Middle: Faf de Klerk, Bongi Mbonambi, Akker van der Merwe, Sikhumbuzo Notshe, Sbu Nkosi, Aphiwe Dyantyi, Warrick Gelant, Ivan van Zyl
Front: Handré Pollard, Pieter-Steph du Toit, Duane Vermeulen, Siya Kolisi (captain), Rassie Erasmus (coach) Tendai Mtawarira, Willie le Roux, Damian de Allende, Elton Jantjies