| South Africa |
| 6 |
| England |
| 25 |
| 18 October 2003 | ||||||
| Subiaco Oval, Perth | ||||||
| World Cup Pool Match | ||||||
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| Captain: Corné Krige | Referee: Peter Marshall (Australia) | |||||
| Coach: Rudolph Straeuli | Attendance: 49922 | |||||
| Position | Player | Province | Age | Prev Tests | Scoring |
| Loose-head Prop | Christo Bezuidenhout | Pumas | 33 | 1 | |
| Hooker | Danie Coetzee | Blue Bulls | 26 | 9 | |
| Tight-head Prop | Richard Bands | Blue Bulls | 29 | 8 | |
| Lock | Bakkies Botha | Blue Bulls | 24 | 7 | |
| Lock | Victor Matfield | Blue Bulls | 26 | 21 | |
| Flank (C) | Corné Krige | WP | 28 | 36 | |
| Flank | Joe van Niekerk | Lions | 23 | 20 | |
| Eighthman | Juan Smith | Cheetahs | 22 | 7 | |
| Scrumhalf | Joost van der Westhuizen | Blue Bulls | 32 | 86 | |
| Flyhalf | Louis Koen | Lions | 28 | 12 | 2 penalties |
| Left Wing | Thinus Delport | Falcons | 28 | 15 | |
| Inside Centre | De Wet Barry | WP | 25 | 20 | |
| Outside Centre | Jorrie Muller | Lions | 22 | 2 | |
| Right Wing | Ashwin Willemse | Lions | 22 | 6 | |
| Full Back | Jaco van der Westhuyzen | Blue Bulls | 25 | 6 | |
| Reserve | Lawrence Sephaka | Lions | 25 | 14 | |
| Reserve | John Smit | Sharks | 25 | 22 | |
| Reserve | Derick Hougaard | Blue Bulls | 20 | 1 |
| England: 1 try, 1 conversion, 4 penalties, 2 dropgoals |