When Boks ruled the roost at Twickenham
Springboks have played England 21 times at the venue, winning 11, five convincingly
In the 21 matches the Springboks have played against England at Twickenham‚ the venue for Saturday’s 42nd encounter between the sides‚ they have won 11 times. However, there were times the Boks struggled in London. Here are five matches where the Boks left the venerable stadium attendees in no doubt as to who was the better side. • England 11 SA 29 November 29 1997 This win‚ engineered by a superb forward display and an electrifying performance at 13 by Andre Snyman‚ was the fifth in SA’s 17-match unbeaten streak that was snapped by England a year later. 1997 was a particularly difficult year for the Boks under Carel du Plessis‚ who not only lost SA’s first British and Irish Lions’ series since 1974‚ but also won only one out of four TriNations matches.
The Boks though were in bristling form under Nick Mallett on this tour. Italy and France were unceremoniously brushed aside before this meeting but England took an early 11-0 lead through two Mike Catt penalties and a Nick Gree...
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