| South Africa |
| 9 |
| England |
| 29 |
| 24 November 2001 | ||||||
| Twickenham, London | ||||||
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| Captain: Bobby Skinstad | Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia) | |||||
| Coach: Harry Viljoen | Attendance: 75000 | |||||
| Position | Player | Province | Age | Prev Tests | Scoring |
| Loose-head Prop | Ollie le Roux | Sharks | 28 | 45 | |
| Hooker | John Smit | Sharks | 23 | 19 | |
| Tight-head Prop | Willie Meyer | Lions | 34 | 17 | |
| Lock | Victor Matfield | Blue Bulls | 24 | 6 | |
| Lock | Mark Andrews | Sharks | 29 | 76 | |
| Flank | André Vos | Lions | 26 | 31 | |
| Flank | AJ Venter | Sharks | 28 | 4 | |
| Eighthman (C) | Bobby Skinstad | WP | 25 | 24 | |
| Scrumhalf | Joost van der Westhuizen | Blue Bulls | 30 | 77 | |
| Flyhalf | Louis Koen | Lions | 26 | 2 | |
| Left Wing | Dean Hall | Lions | 24 | 7 | |
| Inside Centre | Braam van Straaten | WP | 30 | 20 | 3 penalties |
| Outside Centre | Trevor Halstead | Sharks | 25 | 2 | |
| Right Wing | Breyton Paulse | WP | 25 | 28 | |
| Full Back | Conrad Jantjes | Lions | 21 | 6 | |
| Reserve | André Venter | Cheetahs | 31 | 64 | |
| Reserve | Cobus Visagie | WP | 28 | 24 | |
| Reserve | Lukas van Biljon | Sharks | 25 | 7 | |
| Reserve | Corné Krige | WP | 26 | 20 |
| England: 1 try, 7 penalties, 1 dropgoal |