| South Africa |
| 14 |
| England |
| 14 |
| 23 June 2012 | ||||||
| Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth | ||||||
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| Captain: Jean de Villiers | Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand) | |||||
| Coach: Heyneke Meyer | Attendance: 45000 | |||||
| Position | Player | Province | Age | Prev Tests | Scoring |
| Loose-head Prop | Tendai Mtawarira | Sharks | 26 | 34 | |
| Hooker | Bismarck du Plessis | Sharks | 28 | 44 | |
| Tight-head Prop | Jannie du Plessis | Sharks | 29 | 32 | |
| Lock | Eben Etzebeth | WP | 20 | 2 | |
| Lock | Juandré Kruger | Blue Bulls | 26 | 2 | |
| Flank | Marcell Coetzee | Sharks | 21 | 2 | |
| Flank | Jacques Potgieter | Blue Bulls | 26 | 0 | |
| Eighthman | Pierre Spies | Blue Bulls | 27 | 49 | |
| Scrumhalf | Francois Hougaard | Blue Bulls | 24 | 17 | |
| Flyhalf | Morné Steyn | Blue Bulls | 27 | 36 | 3 penalties |
| Left Wing | Bryan Habana | WP | 29 | 76 | |
| Inside Centre | Wynand Olivier | Blue Bulls | 29 | 36 | |
| Outside Centre (C) | Jean de Villiers | WP | 31 | 74 | |
| Right Wing | JP Pietersen | Sharks | 25 | 44 | 1 try |
| Full Back | Gio Aplon | WP | 29 | 16 | |
| Reserve | Ruan Pienaar | Ulster | 28 | 53 | |
| Reserve | Flip van der Merwe | Blue Bulls | 27 | 13 | |
| Reserve | Ryan Kankowski | Sharks | 26 | 19 | |
| Reserve | Adriaan Strauss | Cheetahs | 26 | 11 | |
| Reserve | Werner Kruger | Blue Bulls | 27 | 3 |
| England: 1 try, 3 penalties |