2018_England_rugby_union_tour_of_South_Africa Knowpia

2018 England rugby union tour of South Africa
2018 England rugby union tour of South Africa
Coach(es)	Eddie Jones
Tour captain(s)	Owen Farrell
Top test point scorer(s)	Owen Farrell (33)
Top test try scorer(s)	Jonny May (3)
Summary
P	W
Total
03	01
Test match
03	01
Opponent
P	W
South Africa
3	1
Tour chronology
Previous tour	Argentina 2017
Next tour	Australia 2022

In June 2018, England played a three-test series against South Africa as part of the 2018 mid-year rugby union tests. The series was part of the sixth year of the global rugby calendar established by World Rugby, which runs through to 2019.^[1]

Fixtures edit

Date and time	Venue	Home	Score	Away
9 June	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	South Africa	42–39	England
16 June	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein	South Africa	23–12	England
23 June	Newlands, Cape Town	South Africa	10–25	England

Squads edit

Note: Ages, caps and clubs are as per 9 June, the first test match of the tour.

England edit

On 29 May, England finalised a 34-man tour squad for their 3-test series summer tour of South Africa.^[2]

On 11 June, Jack Singleton joined the squad as a third choice hooker option and injury cover for Luke Cowan-Dickie.^[3]

Coaching team:

Head coach: Eddie Jones
Attack coach: Scott Wisemantel
Defence coach: Paul Gustard
Forwards coach: Steve Borthwick
Scrum coach: Neal Hatley

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Luke Cowan-Dickie	Hooker	(1993-06-20)20 June 1993 (aged 24)	7	Exeter Chiefs
Jamie George	Hooker	(1990-10-20)20 October 1990 (aged 27)	25	Saracens
Jack Singleton	Hooker	(1996-05-14)14 May 1996 (aged 22)	0	Worcester Warriors
Ellis Genge	Prop	(1995-02-16)16 February 1995 (aged 23)	5	Leicester Tigers
Joe Marler	Prop	(1990-07-07)7 July 1990 (aged 27)	56	Harlequins
Kyle Sinckler	Prop	(1992-03-30)30 March 1992 (aged 26)	10	Harlequins
Mako Vunipola	Prop	(1991-01-14)14 January 1991 (aged 27)	49	Saracens
Harry Williams	Prop	(1991-10-01)1 October 1991 (aged 26)	8	Exeter Chiefs
Jonny Hill	Lock	(1994-06-08)8 June 1994 (aged 24)	0	Exeter Chiefs
Nick Isiekwe	Lock	(1998-04-20)20 April 1998 (aged 20)	2	Saracens
Maro Itoje	Lock	(1994-10-28)28 October 1994 (aged 23)	19	Saracens
Joe Launchbury	Lock	(1991-04-12)12 April 1991 (aged 27)	52	Wasps
Tom Curry	Flanker	(1998-06-15)15 June 1998 (aged 19)	1	Sale Sharks
Chris Robshaw	Flanker	(1986-06-04)4 June 1986 (aged 32)	64	Harlequins
Brad Shields	Flanker	(1991-04-02)2 April 1991 (aged 27)	0	Hurricanes
Sam Simmonds	Flanker	(1994-11-10)10 November 1994 (aged 23)	7	Exeter Chiefs
Mark Wilson	Flanker	(1989-10-06)6 October 1989 (aged 28)	2	Newcastle Falcons
Ben Earl	Number 8	(1998-01-07)7 January 1998 (aged 20)	0	Saracens
Nathan Hughes	Number 8	(1991-06-10)10 June 1991 (aged 26)	14	Wasps
Billy Vunipola	Number 8	(1992-11-03)3 November 1992 (aged 25)	34	Saracens
Dan Robson	Scrum-half	(1992-03-14)14 March 1992 (aged 26)	0	Wasps
Ben Spencer	Scrum-half	(1992-07-31)31 July 1992 (aged 25)	0	Saracens
Ben Youngs	Scrum-half	(1989-09-05)5 September 1989 (aged 28)	74	Leicester Tigers
Danny Cipriani	Fly-half	(1987-11-02)2 November 1987 (aged 30)	14	Gloucester Rugby
George Ford	Fly-half	(1993-03-16)16 March 1993 (aged 25)	45	Leicester Tigers
Piers Francis	Fly-half	(1990-06-20)20 June 1990 (aged 27)	3	Northampton Saints
Owen Farrell (c)	Centre	(1991-09-24)24 September 1991 (aged 26)	58	Saracens
Alex Lozowski	Centre	(1993-06-30)30 June 1993 (aged 24)	4	Saracens
Henry Slade	Centre	(1993-03-19)19 March 1993 (aged 25)	10	Exeter Chiefs
Elliot Daly	Wing	(1992-10-08)8 October 1992 (aged 25)	18	Wasps
Nathan Earle	Wing	(1994-09-25)25 September 1994 (aged 23)	0	Saracens
Jonny May	Wing	(1990-04-01)1 April 1990 (aged 28)	34	Leicester Tigers
Denny Solomona	Wing	(1993-09-27)27 September 1993 (aged 24)	2	Sale Sharks
Mike Brown	Fullback	(1985-09-04)4 September 1985 (aged 32)	69	Harlequins
Jason Woodward	Fullback	(1990-05-17)17 May 1990 (aged 28)	0	Gloucester

South Africa edit

On 26 May 2018, head coach Rassie Erasmus named a 43-man squad for South Africa's June Internationals.^[4]

Coaching team:

Head coach: Rassie Erasmus
Attack coach: Mzwandile Stick
Defence coach: Jacques Nienaber
Scrum coach: Pieter de Villiers

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Bismarck du Plessis	Hooker	(1984-05-22)22 May 1984 (aged 34)	79	Montpellier
Bongi Mbonambi	Hooker	(1991-01-07)7 January 1991 (aged 27)	14	Stormers
Chiliboy Ralepelle	Hooker	(1986-09-11)11 September 1986 (aged 31)	24	Sharks
Akker van der Merwe	Hooker	(1991-06-17)17 June 1991 (aged 26)	1	Sharks
Thomas du Toit	Prop	(1995-05-05)5 May 1995 (aged 23)	1	Sharks
Steven Kitshoff	Prop	(1992-02-10)10 February 1992 (aged 26)	24	Stormers
Wilco Louw	Prop	(1994-07-20)20 July 1994 (aged 23)	6	Stormers
Frans Malherbe	Prop	(1991-03-14)14 March 1991 (aged 27)	17	Stormers
Tendai Mtawarira	Prop	(1985-08-01)1 August 1985 (aged 32)	98	Sharks
Ox Nché	Prop	(1995-07-23)23 July 1995 (aged 22)	1	Cheetahs
Trevor Nyakane	Prop	(1989-05-04)4 May 1989 (aged 29)	37	Bulls
Pieter-Steph du Toit	Lock	(1992-08-20)20 August 1992 (aged 25)	33	Stormers
Jason Jenkins	Lock	(1995-12-02)2 December 1995 (aged 22)	1	Bulls
Franco Mostert	Lock	(1990-11-27)27 November 1990 (aged 27)	18	Lions
Marvin Orie	Lock	(1993-02-15)15 February 1993 (aged 25)	1	Lions
RG Snyman	Lock	(1995-01-29)29 January 1995 (aged 23)	0	Bulls
Nizaam Carr	Flanker	(1991-04-04)4 April 1991 (aged 27)	5	Stormers
Jean-Luc du Preez	Flanker	(1995-08-05)5 August 1995 (aged 22)	10	Sharks
Siya Kolisi	Flanker	(1991-06-16)16 June 1991 (aged 26)	28	Stormers
Oupa Mohojé	Flanker	(1990-08-03)3 August 1990 (aged 27)	19	Cheetahs
Sikhumbuzo Notshe	Flanker	(1993-05-28)28 May 1993 (aged 25)	1	Stormers
Kwagga Smith	Flanker	(1993-06-11)11 June 1993 (aged 24)	1	Lions
Dan du Preez	Number 8	(1995-08-05)5 August 1995 (aged 22)	4	Sharks
Duane Vermeulen	Number 8	(1986-07-03)3 July 1986 (aged 31)	39	Toulon
Faf de Klerk	Scrum-half	(1991-10-19)19 October 1991 (aged 26)	11	Sale Sharks
Embrose Papier	Scrum-half	(1997-04-25)25 April 1997 (aged 21)	1	Bulls
Ivan van Zyl	Scrum-half	(1995-06-30)30 June 1995 (aged 22)	1	Bulls
Cameron Wright	Scrum-half	(1994-04-20)20 April 1994 (aged 24)	0	Sharks
Robert du Preez	Fly-half	(1993-07-30)30 July 1993 (aged 24)	1	Sharks
Elton Jantjies	Fly-half	(1990-08-01)1 August 1990 (aged 27)	24	Lions
Handré Pollard	Fly-half	(1994-03-11)11 March 1994 (aged 24)	26	Bulls
Lukhanyo Am	Centre	(1993-11-28)28 November 1993 (aged 24)	1	Sharks
Damian de Allende	Centre	(1991-11-25)25 November 1991 (aged 26)	28	Stormers
André Esterhuizen	Centre	(1994-03-30)30 March 1994 (aged 24)	1	Sharks
Jesse Kriel	Centre	(1994-02-15)15 February 1994 (aged 24)	30	Bulls
François Steyn	Centre	(1987-05-14)14 May 1987 (aged 31)	56	Montpellier
Aphiwe Dyantyi	Wing	(1994-08-26)26 August 1994 (aged 23)	0	Lions
Travis Ismaiel	Wing	(1992-06-02)2 June 1992 (aged 26)	1	Bulls
Makazole Mapimpi	Wing	(1990-07-26)26 July 1990 (aged 27)	1	Sharks
S'busiso Nkosi	Wing	(1996-01-21)21 January 1996 (aged 22)	0	Sharks
Curwin Bosch	Fullback	(1997-06-25)25 June 1997 (aged 20)	2	Sharks
Warrick Gelant	Fullback	(1995-05-20)20 May 1995 (aged 23)	3	Bulls
Willie le Roux	Fullback	(1989-08-18)18 August 1989 (aged 28)	41	Wasps

Matches edit

English warm-up match (Barbarians) edit

27 May 2018
15:00 BST (UTC+01)

England	45–63	Barbarians
Try: Daly 16' c Francis (2) 20' c, 30' c Mercer 27' c Launchbury 55' c May 76' c Con: Ford (6/6) 18', 20', 28', 31', 55', 76' Pen: Ford (1/1) 48'	Report	Try: Ashton (3) 3' c, 6' c, 24' c Vito (2) 11' c, 79' c Russell 38' c Radradra 43' c Timani 59' c Laidlaw 71' c Con: Russell (7/7) 3', 7', 12', 26', 40', 44', 59' Laidlaw (1/1) 72' Fernández Lobbe (1/1) 80'

Twickenham, London
Attendance: 51,636
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France)


FB	15	Elliot Daly
RW	14	Jonny May
OC	13	Henry Trinder	26'
IC	12	Piers Francis
LW	11	Mike Brown	49'
FH	10	George Ford
SH	9	Ben Youngs	61'
N8	8	Zach Mercer	46'
OF	7	Tom Curry
BF	6	Chris Robshaw (c)
RL	5	Joe Launchbury
LL	4	Elliott Stooke	59'
TP	3	Kyle Sinckler	61'
HK	2	Jack Singleton	70'
LP	1	Joe Marler	46'
Replacements:
HK	16	George McGuigan	70'
PR	17	Ellis Genge	46'
PR	18	Nick Schonert	61'
LK	19	Josh Beaumont	59'
FL	20	Mark Wilson	46'
SH	21	Dan Robson	61'
FH	22	Danny Cipriani	26'
WG	23	Denny Solomona	49'
Coach:
Eddie Jones


FB	15	Chris Ashton
RW	14	Josua Tuisova
OC	13	Semi Radradra
IC	12	Josh Matavesi	53'
LW	11	Niyi Adeolokun
FH	10	Finn Russell	68'
SH	9	Rhodri Williams	60'
N8	8	Victor Vito
OF	7	Justin Tipuric
BF	6	Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe (c)	52'
RL	5	Sitaleki Timani	60'
LL	4	Ultan Dillane
TP	3	John Afoa	65'
HK	2	Benjamin Kayser	56'
LP	1	Denis Buckley	47'
Replacements:
HK	16	Tatafu Polota-Nau	56'
PR	17	Loni Uhila	47'
PR	18	Ramiro Herrera	65'
LK	19	Joe Tekori	60'
N8	20	Nili Latu	52'
N8	21	Greig Laidlaw	60'
FH	22	Luke McAlister	68'
WG	23	Malakai Fekitoa	53'
Coach:
Pat Lam

Man of the Match:
Semi Radradra (Barbarians)

Touch judges:
Nigel Owens (Wales)
Ben Whitehouse (Wales)
Television match official:
Brian MacNeice (Ireland)

Notes:

This is the first time since 2014 the Barbarians has defeated England.

South African warm-up match (Wales) edit

2 June 2018
17:00 EDT (UTC-4)

South Africa	20–22	Wales
Try: Ismaiel 43' c Mapimpi 58' c Con: Jantjies (2/2) 44', 59' Pen: Jantjies (1/1) 18' R. du Preez (1/1) 73'	Report	Try: Amos 30' c Williams 33' c Elias 74' m Con: Anscombe (2/3) 31', 35' Pen: Anscombe (1/3) 47'

RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.^[5]
Attendance: 21,357
Referee: Matthew Carley (England)


FB	15	Curwin Bosch	31'	40'	49'
RW	14	Travis Ismaiel
OC	13	Jesse Kriel
IC	12	André Esterhuizen
LW	11	Makazole Mapimpi	76'
FH	10	Elton Jantjies	71'
SH	9	Ivan van Zyl
N8	8	Dan du Preez			53'
OF	7	Oupa Mohojé
BF	6	Kwagga Smith	10' to 19'
RL	5	Pieter-Steph du Toit (c)
LL	4	Jason Jenkins	61'
TP	3	Wilco Louw	44'
HK	2	Chiliboy Ralepelle	52'
LP	1	Ox Nché	44'
Replacements:
HK	16	Akker van der Merwe	52'
PR	17	Steven Kitshoff	44'
PR	18	Thomas du Toit	44'
LK	19	Marvin Orie	61'
FL	20	Sikhumbuzo Notshe	10'	19'	53'
SH	21	Embrose Papier	76'
FH	22	Robert du Preez	61'
WG	23	Warrick Gelant	31'	40'	49'
Coach:
Rassie Erasmus


FB	15	Hallam Amos
RW	14	Tom Prydie
OC	13	George North
IC	12	Owen Watkin	56' to 66'
LW	11	Steff Evans		29'
FH	10	Gareth Anscombe
SH	9	Tomos Williams		78'
N8	8	Ross Moriarty
OF	7	Ellis Jenkins (c)
BF	6	Seb Davies
RL	5	Cory Hill
LL	4	Bradley Davies
TP	3	Dillon Lewis		52'
HK	2	Elliot Dee		70'
LP	1	Nicky Smith		48'
Replacements:
HK	16	Ryan Elias		70'
PR	17	Wyn Jones		48'
PR	18	Rhodri Jones		52'
LK	19	Adam Beard
FL	20	Aaron Wainwright
SH	21	Aled Davies		78'
FH	22	Rhys Patchell
CE	23	Hadleigh Parkes		29'
Coach:
Warren Gatland

Man of the Match:
Ellis Jenkins (Wales)

Touch judges:
Alexandre Ruiz (France)
Frank Murphy (Ireland)
Television match official:
David Grashoff (England)

Notes:

Tomos Williams (Wales) and Robert du Preez, Thomas du Toit, André Esterhuizen, Travis Ismaiel, Jason Jenkins, Makazole Mapimpi, Ox Nché, Sikhumbuzo Notshe, Marvin Orie, Embrose Papier, Kwagga Smith, Akker van der Merwe and Ivan van Zyl (all South Africa) made their international debuts.
This victory saw Wales record a record third consecutive win against the Springboks, and win for the first time away from home.

First test edit

9 June 2018
17:05 SAST (UTC+02)

South Africa	42–39	England
Try: De Klerk 19' m Nkosi (2) 29' c, 33' c Le Roux 38' c Dyantyi 64' c Con: Pollard (4/5) 30', 34', 39', 65' Pen: Pollard (3/5) 10', 51', 75'	Report	Try: Brown 3' c Daly 12' c Farrell 16' c Itoje 69' m May 77' c Con: Farrell (4/5) 4', 14', 17', 77' Pen: Daly (1/1) 1' Farrell (1/1) 40'

Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg
Attendance: 55,260
Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)


FB	15	Willie le Roux	63'
RW	14	S'busiso Nkosi
OC	13	Lukhanyo Am
IC	12	Damian de Allende	73'
LW	11	Aphiwe Dyantyi
FH	10	Handré Pollard
SH	9	Faf de Klerk	72'
N8	8	Duane Vermeulen
OF	7	Jean-Luc du Preez	49'
BF	6	Siya Kolisi (c)	70'
RL	5	Franco Mostert
LL	4	RG Snyman
TP	3	Wilco Louw	47'
HK	2	Bongi Mbonambi	57'
LP	1	Tendai Mtawarira	47'
Replacements:
HK	16	Akker van der Merwe	57'
PR	17	Steven Kitshoff	47'
PR	18	Thomas du Toit	47'
LK	19	Pieter-Steph du Toit	49'
FL	20	Sikhumbuzo Notshe	70'
SH	21	Ivan van Zyl	72'
FH	22	Elton Jantjies	73'
WG	23	Warrick Gelant	63'
Coach:
Rassie Erasmus


FB	15	Elliot Daly
RW	14	Jonny May
OC	13	Henry Slade
IC	12	Owen Farrell (c)
LW	11	Mike Brown		75'
FH	10	George Ford		75'
SH	9	Ben Youngs		75'
N8	8	Billy Vunipola
OF	7	Tom Curry		65'
BF	6	Chris Robshaw
RL	5	Nick Isiekwe		35'
LL	4	Maro Itoje
TP	3	Kyle Sinckler		57'
HK	2	Jamie George		63'
LP	1	Mako Vunipola	62' to 72'	75'
Replacements:
HK	16	Luke Cowan-Dickie		63'
PR	17	Joe Marler		75'
PR	18	Harry Williams		57'
FL	19	Brad Shields		35'
N8	20	Nathan Hughes		65'
SH	21	Ben Spencer		75'
FH	22	Piers Francis		75'
WG	23	Denny Solomona		75'
Coach:
Eddie Jones

Man of the Match:
Faf de Klerk (South Africa)

Touch judges:
Romain Poite (France)
Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Simon McDowell (Ireland)

Notes:

Aphiwe Dyantyi, S'busiso Nkosi and RG Snyman (all South Africa) and Brad Shields and Ben Spencer (both England) made their international debuts.
Mako Vunipola (England) earned his 50th test cap.

Second test edit

16 June 2018
17:05 SAST (UTC+02)

South Africa	23–12	England
Try: Vermeulen 23' c Penalty try 49' Con: Pollard (1/1) 24' Pen: Pollard (3/4) 28', 38', 66'	Report	Try: Brown 9' c May 12' m Con: Farrell (1/2) 10'

Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein
Referee: Romain Poite (France)


FB	15	Willie le Roux
RW	14	S'busiso Nkosi
OC	13	Lukhanyo Am	59'
IC	12	Damian de Allende
LW	11	Aphiwe Dyantyi
FH	10	Handré Pollard
SH	9	Faf de Klerk	74'
N8	8	Duane Vermeulen
OF	7	Pieter-Steph du Toit
BF	6	Siya Kolisi (c)	65'
RL	5	Franco Mostert
LL	4	RG Snyman	55'
TP	3	Frans Malherbe	44'
HK	2	Bongi Mbonambi	50'
LP	1	Tendai Mtawarira	44'
Replacements:
HK	16	Akker van der Merwe	50'
PR	17	Steven Kitshoff	44'
PR	18	Thomas du Toit	44'
FL	19	Jean-Luc du Preez	55'
FL	20	Sikhumbuzo Notshe	65'
SH	21	Ivan van Zyl	74'
CE	22	Jesse Kriel	59'
WG	23	Warrick Gelant
Coach:
Rassie Erasmus


FB	15	Elliot Daly
RW	14	Jonny May
OC	13	Henry Slade
IC	12	Owen Farrell (c)
LW	11	Mike Brown		66'
FH	10	George Ford		66'
SH	9	Ben Youngs		72'
N8	8	Billy Vunipola		40'
OF	7	Tom Curry
BF	6	Brad Shields		66'
RL	5	Maro Itoje
LL	4	Joe Launchbury
TP	3	Kyle Sinckler		50'
HK	2	Jamie George		61'
LP	1	Mako Vunipola		57'
Replacements:
HK	16	Luke Cowan-Dickie		61'
PR	17	Joe Marler		57'
PR	18	Harry Williams		50'
FL	19	Mark Wilson		66'
N8	20	Nathan Hughes	68' to 78'	40'
SH	21	Ben Spencer		72'
FH	22	Danny Cipriani		66'
WG	23	Denny Solomona		66'
Coach:
Eddie Jones

Man of the Match:
Duane Vermeulen (South Africa)

Touch judges:
Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Simon McDowell (Ireland)

Notes:

Tendai Mtawarira (South Africa) earned his 100th test cap.

Third test edit

23 June 2018
17:05 SAST (UTC+02)

South Africa	10–25	England
Try: Kriel 45' c Con: Jantjies (1/1) 46' Pen: Jantjies (1/2) 40'		Try: May 71' c Con: Farrell (1/1) 72' Pen: Farrell (6/6) 9', 36', 43', 49', 57', 75'

Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
Attendance: 33,827
Referee: Glen Jackson (New Zealand)


FB	15	Warrick Gelant
RW	14	S'busiso Nkosi	49'
OC	13	Jesse Kriel
IC	12	André Esterhuizen
LW	11	Aphiwe Dyantyi
FH	10	Elton Jantjies	57'
SH	9	Faf de Klerk	75'
N8	8	Duane Vermeulen
OF	7	Pieter-Steph du Toit
BF	6	Siya Kolisi (c)	65'
RL	5	Franco Mostert
LL	4	RG Snyman	57'
TP	3	Frans Malherbe	43'
HK	2	Chiliboy Ralepelle	43'
LP	1	Tendai Mtawarira	43'
Replacements:
HK	16	Schalk Brits	43'
PR	17	Steven Kitshoff	43'
PR	18	Thomas du Toit	43'
FL	19	Jean-Luc du Preez	57'
FL	20	Sikhumbuzo Notshe	65'
SH	21	Embrose Papier	75'
CE	22	Handré Pollard	57'
FB	23	Willie le Roux	49'
Coach:
Rassie Erasmus


FB	15	Elliot Daly
RW	14	Jonny May
OC	13	Henry Slade	77'
IC	12	Owen Farrell (c)
LW	11	Mike Brown
FH	10	Danny Cipriani
SH	9	Ben Youngs
N8	8	Nathan Hughes	52'
OF	7	Tom Curry
BF	6	Chris Robshaw
RL	5	Maro Itoje
LL	4	Joe Launchbury
TP	3	Kyle Sinckler	47'
HK	2	Jamie George
LP	1	Joe Marler
Replacements:
HK	16	Luke Cowan-Dickie
PR	17	Alec Hepburn
PR	18	Harry Williams	47'
LK	19	Jonny Hill
FL	20	Mark Wilson	52'
FL	21	Sam Simmonds
SH	22	Ben Spencer
WG	23	Denny Solomona	77'
Coach:
Eddie Jones

Man of the Match:
Jonny May (England)

Touch judges:
Romain Poite (France)
Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Simon McDowell (Ireland)

Notes:

This was England's first victory over South Africa in South Africa since they won 27–22 in 2000.

References edit

^ "IRB approve new 10-year playing schedule". Rugby Week. 18 May 2010. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
^ England squad for South Africa finalised
^ Singleton added to England squad
^ "Erasmus names Springbok squad for June Tests" (Press release). South African Rugby Union. 26 May 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
^ "WALES TO FACE SPRINGBOKS IN US CAPITAL". 26 February 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.