2007 England rugby union tour of South Africa

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|matchplayed=2

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|previous = Australia 2006

|next = New Zealand 2008

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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.

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

{{rugbybox |report=[https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2007/may/28/rugbyunion.englandrugbyunionteam report]

|date=26 May 2007

|home={{ru-rt|ZAF}}

|score=58–10

|away={{ru|ENG}}

|stadium=Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein

|referee=Steve Walsh (New Zealand)

|attendance=32.000

|try1= Burger, de Villiers
Habana 2, Steyn
van der Linde, Willemse|try2= Simpson-Daniel

|con1= Montgomery 7|con2= Wilkinson

|pen1= Montgomery 3|pen2= Wilkinson

|drop1= |drop2=

}}

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colspan=2; align=right\|South Africa		colspan=2;\|England
align=right\|Percy Montgomery	align=right\|FB	align=center\|15	FB	Mike Brown
align=right\|Ashwin Willemse	align=right\|W	align=center\|14	W	Iain Balshaw
align=right\|Wynand Olivier	align=right\|C	align=center\|13	C	Mathew Tait
align=right\|Jean de Villiers	align=right\|C	align=center\|12	C	Toby Flood
align=right\|Bryan Habana	align=right\|W	align=center\|11	W	Jason Robinson (capt.)
align=right\|Butch James	align=right\|FH	align=center\|10	FH	Jonny Wilkinson
align=right\|Ricky Januarie	align=right\|SH	align=center\|9	SH	Andy Gomarsall
align=right\|Danie Rossouw	align=right\|N8	align=center\|8	N8	Nick Easter
align=right\|Juan Smith	align=right\|F	align=center\|7	F	Andy Hazell
align=right\|Schalk Burger	align=right\|F	align=center\|6	F	Chris Jones
align=right\|Victor Matfield	align=right\|L	align=center\|5	L	Alex Brown
align=right\|Bakkies Botha	align=right\|L	align=center\|4	L	Dean Schofield
align=right\|BJ Botha	align=right\|P	align=center\|3	P	Stuart Turner
align=right\|(capt.) John Smit	align=right\|H	align=center\|2	H	Mark Regan
align=right\|Deon Carstens	align=right\|P	align=center\|1	P	Kevin Yates
\|		align=center\|Replacements
align=right\|{{subon}} Gary Botha	align=right\|H	align=center\|16	H	Matt Cairns {{subon}}
align=right\|{{subon}} Gurthro Steenkamp	align=right\|P	align=center\|17	P	Darren Crompton {{subon}}
align=right\|{{subon}} CJ van der Linde	align=right\|P	align=center\|18	F	Roy Winters {{subon}}
align=right\|{{subon}} Johann Muller	align=right\|L	align=center\|19	F	Pat Sanderson {{subon}}
align=right\|{{subon}} Pierre Spies	align=right\|N8	align=center\|20	FH	Shaun Perry {{subon}}
align=right\|{{subon}} Ruan Pienaar	align=right\|C	align=center\|21		Anthony Allen
align=right\|{{subon}} Frans Steyn	align=right\|W	align=center\|22	W	James Simpson-Daniel {{subon}}
\|		align=center\|Coaches
align=right\|Jake White {{flagicon\|ZAF}}				{{flagicon\|ENG}} Brian Ashton

Second Test

{{rugbybox

|date=2 June 2007

|home={{ru-rt|ZAF}}

|score=55–22

|away={{ru|ENG}}

|stadium=Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria

|referee=

|attendance=.000

|try1= JP Botha, Burger
Habana 2, Januarie
Montgomery, Spies 2|try2= Scarbrough

|con1= James
Montgomery 5|con2= Wilkinson

|pen1= Montgomery|pen2= Wilikinson 5

|drop1= |drop2=

}}

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colspan=2; align=right\|South Africa		colspan=2;\|England
align=right\|Percy Montgomery	align=right\|FB	align=center\|15	FB	Mike Brown
align=right\|Akona Ndungane	align=right\|W	align=center\|14	W	Jamie Noon
align=right\|Wynand Olivier	align=right\|C	align=center\|13	C	Mathew Tait
align=right\|Jean de Villiers	align=right\|C	align=center\|12	C	Toby Flood
align=right\|{{sin bin}} Bryan Habana	align=right\|W	align=center\|11	W	Dan Scarbrough
align=right\|Butch James	align=right\|FH	align=center\|10	FH	Jonny Wilkinson (capt.)
align=right\|Ricky Januarie	align=right\|SH	align=center\|9	SH	Andy Gomarsall
align=right\|Pierre Spies	align=right\|N8	align=center\|8	N8	Ben Skirving
align=right\|Juan Smith	align=right\|F	align=center\|7	F	Magnus Lund
align=right\|Schalk Burger	align=right\|F	align=center\|6	F	Nick Easter
align=right\|Victor Matfield	align=right\|L	align=center\|5	L	Alex Brown
align=right\|Bakkies Botha	align=right\|L	align=center\|4	L	Roy Winters
align=right\|CJ van der Linde	align=right\|P	align=center\|3	P	Matt Stevens
align=right\|(capt.) John Smit	align=right\|H	align=center\|2	H	Mark Regan
align=right\|Gurthro Steenkamp	align=right\|P	align=center\|1	P	Kevin Yates
\|		align=center\|Replacements
align=right\|{{subon}} Gary Botha	align=right\|H	align=center\|16	H	Andy Titterrell {{subon}}
align=right\|{{subon}} Deon Carstens	align=right\|P	align=center\|17	P	Stuart Turner {{subon}}
align=right\|{{subon}} Johann Muller	align=right\|L	align=center\|18	L	Dean Schofield {{subon}}
align=right\|{{subon}} Bobby Skinstad	align=right\|F	align=center\|19	L	Chris Jones {{subon}}
align=right\|{{subon}} Ruan Pienaar	align=right\|SH	align=center\|20	SH	Shaun Perry {{subon}}
align=right\|{{subon}} Frans Steyn	align=right\|FB	align=center\|21		Anthony Allen
align=right\|{{subon}} Ashwin Willemse	align=right\|W	align=center\|22	FB	Nick Abendanon {{subon}}
\|		align=center\|Coaches
align=right\|Jake White {{flagicon\|ZAF}}				{{flagicon\|ENG}} Brian Ashton

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References

Category:2007 rugby union tours

Category:2006–07 in English rugby union

2007

Category:2007 in South African rugby union

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colspan=2; align=right\|South Africa		colspan=2;\|England
align=right\|Percy Montgomery	align=right\|FB	align=center\|15	FB	Mike Brown
align=right\|Ashwin Willemse	align=right\|W	align=center\|14	W	Iain Balshaw
align=right\|Wynand Olivier	align=right\|C	align=center\|13	C	Mathew Tait
align=right\|Jean de Villiers	align=right\|C	align=center\|12	C	Toby Flood
align=right\|Bryan Habana	align=right\|W	align=center\|11	W	Jason Robinson (capt.)
align=right\|Butch James	align=right\|FH	align=center\|10	FH	Jonny Wilkinson
align=right\|Ricky Januarie	align=right\|SH	align=center\|9	SH	Andy Gomarsall
align=right\|Danie Rossouw	align=right\|N8	align=center\|8	N8	Nick Easter
align=right\|Juan Smith	align=right\|F	align=center\|7	F	Andy Hazell
align=right\|Schalk Burger	align=right\|F	align=center\|6	F	Chris Jones
align=right\|Victor Matfield	align=right\|L	align=center\|5	L	Alex Brown
align=right\|Bakkies Botha	align=right\|L	align=center\|4	L	Dean Schofield
align=right\|BJ Botha	align=right\|P	align=center\|3	P	Stuart Turner
align=right\|(capt.) John Smit	align=right\|H	align=center\|2	H	Mark Regan
align=right\|Deon Carstens	align=right\|P	align=center\|1	P	Kevin Yates
\|		align=center\|Replacements
align=right\|{{subon}} Gary Botha	align=right\|H	align=center\|16	H	Matt Cairns {{subon}}
align=right\|{{subon}} Gurthro Steenkamp	align=right\|P	align=center\|17	P	Darren Crompton {{subon}}
align=right\|{{subon}} CJ van der Linde	align=right\|P	align=center\|18	F	Roy Winters {{subon}}
align=right\|{{subon}} Johann Muller	align=right\|L	align=center\|19	F	Pat Sanderson {{subon}}
align=right\|{{subon}} Pierre Spies	align=right\|N8	align=center\|20	FH	Shaun Perry {{subon}}
align=right\|{{subon}} Ruan Pienaar	align=right\|C	align=center\|21		Anthony Allen
align=right\|{{subon}} Frans Steyn	align=right\|W	align=center\|22	W	James Simpson-Daniel {{subon}}
\|		align=center\|Coaches
align=right\|Jake White {{flagicon\|ZAF}}				{{flagicon\|ENG}} Brian Ashton

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width=41%; text-align=right\| \| width=3%; text-align:right\| \| width=4%; text-align:center\| \| width=3%; text-align:left\| \| width=49%; text-align:left\|
colspan=2; align=right\|South Africa		colspan=2;\|England
align=right\|Percy Montgomery	align=right\|FB	align=center\|15	FB	Mike Brown
align=right\|Akona Ndungane	align=right\|W	align=center\|14	W	Jamie Noon
align=right\|Wynand Olivier	align=right\|C	align=center\|13	C	Mathew Tait
align=right\|Jean de Villiers	align=right\|C	align=center\|12	C	Toby Flood
align=right\|{{sin bin}} Bryan Habana	align=right\|W	align=center\|11	W	Dan Scarbrough
align=right\|Butch James	align=right\|FH	align=center\|10	FH	Jonny Wilkinson (capt.)
align=right\|Ricky Januarie	align=right\|SH	align=center\|9	SH	Andy Gomarsall
align=right\|Pierre Spies	align=right\|N8	align=center\|8	N8	Ben Skirving
align=right\|Juan Smith	align=right\|F	align=center\|7	F	Magnus Lund
align=right\|Schalk Burger	align=right\|F	align=center\|6	F	Nick Easter
align=right\|Victor Matfield	align=right\|L	align=center\|5	L	Alex Brown
align=right\|Bakkies Botha	align=right\|L	align=center\|4	L	Roy Winters
align=right\|CJ van der Linde	align=right\|P	align=center\|3	P	Matt Stevens
align=right\|(capt.) John Smit	align=right\|H	align=center\|2	H	Mark Regan
align=right\|Gurthro Steenkamp	align=right\|P	align=center\|1	P	Kevin Yates
\|		align=center\|Replacements
align=right\|{{subon}} Gary Botha	align=right\|H	align=center\|16	H	Andy Titterrell {{subon}}
align=right\|{{subon}} Deon Carstens	align=right\|P	align=center\|17	P	Stuart Turner {{subon}}
align=right\|{{subon}} Johann Muller	align=right\|L	align=center\|18	L	Dean Schofield {{subon}}
align=right\|{{subon}} Bobby Skinstad	align=right\|F	align=center\|19	L	Chris Jones {{subon}}
align=right\|{{subon}} Ruan Pienaar	align=right\|SH	align=center\|20	SH	Shaun Perry {{subon}}
align=right\|{{subon}} Frans Steyn	align=right\|FB	align=center\|21		Anthony Allen
align=right\|{{subon}} Ashwin Willemse	align=right\|W	align=center\|22	FB	Nick Abendanon {{subon}}
\|		align=center\|Coaches
align=right\|Jake White {{flagicon\|ZAF}}				{{flagicon\|ENG}} Brian Ashton