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2007 England rugby union tour of South Africa

2007 England rugby union tour of South Africa

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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.

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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		reportTry: 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
BJ BothaP3PStuart Turner
(capt.) John SmitH2HMark Regan
Deon CarstensP1PKevin Yates
Replacements
upward-facing green arrow Gary BothaH16HMatt Cairns upward-facing green arrow
upward-facing green arrow Gurthro SteenkampP17PDarren Crompton upward-facing green arrow
upward-facing green arrow CJ van der LindeP18FRoy Winters upward-facing green arrow
upward-facing green arrow Johann MullerL19FPat Sanderson upward-facing green arrow
upward-facing green arrow Pierre SpiesN820FHShaun Perry upward-facing green arrow
upward-facing green arrow Ruan PienaarC21Anthony Allen
upward-facing green arrow Frans SteynW22WJames Simpson-Daniel upward-facing green arrow
Coaches
Jake White South AfricaEngland 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
yellow card 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
upward-facing green arrow Gary BothaH16HAndy Titterrell upward-facing green arrow
upward-facing green arrow Deon CarstensP17PStuart Turner upward-facing green arrow
upward-facing green arrow Johann MullerL18LDean Schofield upward-facing green arrow
upward-facing green arrow Bobby SkinstadF19LChris Jones upward-facing green arrow
upward-facing green arrow Ruan PienaarSH20SHShaun Perry upward-facing green arrow
upward-facing green arrow Frans SteynFB21Anthony Allen
upward-facing green arrow Ashwin WillemseW22FBNick Abendanon upward-facing green arrow
Coaches
Jake White South AfricaEngland Brian Ashton

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