South Africa
45 - 21
England
04 Jul 2026
Stage: Southern Hemisphere Round 1
Ellis Park
South Africa showcased a dominant performance against England, finishing the match with a score of 45-21. Thomas du Toit opened the scoring with a try, followed quickly by Cheslin Kolbe's effort, giving South Africa an early 12-0 lead. England responded with tries from Ellis Genge and George Martin, reducing the deficit to 17-14 after the first half. However, South Africa pulled away in the second half, with Jesse Kriel and Malcolm Marx scoring tries that extended their lead significantly. Kolbe converted all but one of South Africa's tries, proving instrumental in their victory. England struggled to maintain discipline, receiving two yellow cards late in the match. Ultimately, South Africa's relentless attack and solid defense secured a convincing win at Ellis Park.
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Weather
Temperature: 15.7°C (Feels like 14.5°C) Condition: Clear Wind: 7.2 km/h, gusting to 15.6 km/h Humidity: 18% Cloud Cover: 0%
Highlights
Events
- 0' kickoff
- 2' try Thomas du Toit
- 5' try Cheslin Kolbe
- 6' conversion Cheslin Kolbe
- 8' substitution Ox Nche
- 11' try Kurt-Lee Arendse
- 27' yellow_card Kurt-Lee Arendse
- 35' try Ellis Genge
- 35' conversion Fin Smith
- 37' yellow_card_complete Kurt-Lee Arendse
- 40' half_time
- 40' second_half
- 41' try George Martin
- 41' conversion Fin Smith
- 44' try Grant Williams
- 45' conversion Cheslin Kolbe
- 45' substitution Paul de Villiers
- 45' substitution Cameron Hanekom
- 49' substitution Thomas du Toit
- 54' substitution Jack van Poortvliet
- 54' substitution Tom Curry
- 54' substitution Cadan Murley
- 55' substitution Jamie George
- 56' try Jesse Kriel
- 57' conversion Cheslin Kolbe
- 58' substitution George Martin
- 58' substitution Ellis Genge
- 65' substitution Joe Heyes
- 65' substitution Jasper Wiese
- 65' substitution Gerhard Steenekamp
- 66' substitution Grant Williams
- 67' try Alex Coles
- 67' substitution Kurt-Lee Arendse
- 68' conversion Fin Smith
- 69' yellow_card Tommy Freeman
- 71' yellow_card Guy Pepper
- 72' try Malcolm Marx
- 73' conversion Cheslin Kolbe
- 74' substitution Alex Coles
- 75' substitution Andre Esterhuizen
- 78' try Ben-Jason Dixon
- 79' conversion Cheslin Kolbe
- 79' yellow_card_complete Tommy Freeman
- 81' yellow_card_complete Guy Pepper
- 80' full_time