Springboks vs England: The stats speak for themselves

The Springboks are preparing to face a formidable and determined England team, with significant focus on the match set to unfold in London on Saturday evening.

With so much riding on this Test showdown, here is everything you need to know ahead of kick off at 19:40.

HOW THE SPRINGBOKS AND ENGLAND WILL LINE UP:

Springboks — 15 Aphelele Fassi, 14 Cheslin Kolbe, 13 Jesse Kriel, 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Kurt-Lee Arendse, 10 Manie Libbok, 9 Grant Williams, 8 Jasper Wiese, 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 6 Siya Kolisi (captain), 5 RG Snyman, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3  Wilco Louw, 2 Bongi Mbonambi, 1 Ox Nche.
Replacements: 16 Malcolm Marx, 17 Gerhard Steenekamp, 18 Vincent Koch, 19 Elrigh Louw, 20 Kwagga Smith, 21 Cobus Reinach, 22 Handre Pollard, 23  Lukhanyo Am.

England — 15 Freddie Steward, 14 Tommy Freeman, 13 Ollie Lawrence, 12 Henry Slade, 11 Ollie Sleightholme, 10 Marcus Smith, 9 Jack van Poortvliet, 8 Ben Earl, 7 Sam Underhill, 6 Chandler Cunningham-South, 5 George Martin, 4 Maro Itoje, 3 Will Stuart, 2 Jamie George (captain), 1 Ellis Genge.
Replacements: 16 Luke Cowan-Dickie, 17 Fin Baxter, 18 Dan Cole, 19 Nick Isiekwe, 20 Alex Dombrandt; 21 Harry Randall, 22 George Ford, 23 Tom Roebuck.

TEST DETAILS AND OFFICIALS

Date: Saturday, 16 November
Venue: Twickenham Stadium, London
Kick-off: 19.40 (17.40 UK & Irish time)
Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Chris Busby (Ireland), Eoghan Cross (Ireland)
TMO: Ben Whitehouse (Wales)

SPRINGBOKS VERSUS ENGLAND ALL-TIME STATS AND FACTS:

Head to head record – Boks against Roses

Played: 46, Won 28, Lost 16, Drawn 2.
Points for 988, Points against 784.
Tries scored: 89, Tries against: 58.
Highest score: 58-10.
Biggest win 48 points.
Win percentage 60,8%.

Miscellaneous:

• Saturday’s match will be the Springboks’ 100^th match on British and Irish soil since the first tour in 1906 – including matches in the two Rugby World Cups held on the islands. Of those 99 matches, 65 have been won and three drawn while 31 have been lost. The most wins (20) have come against Wales; while the most defeats have been suffered against England (11).
• Eben Etzebeth will extend his Springbok record as the most capped player to 130 caps when he takes the field
• Manie Libbok needs six points to become only the 30^th of 944 Springboks to reach a century of points.
• South Africa will have scored 1 000 points in Tests against England if they score 12 or more points.
• The total Test caps for the Springbok starting line-up is 767.
• There are 265 caps in the backline, with 502 caps among the forwards. On the bench there are a further 359caps.
• The average caps per player in the backline is 37, the forwards 62, while the players on the bench average 44.