South Africa at the Rugby World Cup - wikipedia South Africa at the Rugby World Cup South Africa have played at six of the eight Rugby World Cup tournaments, having been unable to compete in the first two tournaments due to a sports boycott during the apartheid era. Following the end of apartheid, they hosted the 1995 Rugby World Cup and won the tournament, and were champions again at the 2007 tournament in France. With two tournament wins, they are one of the three best performing teams, along with Australia who have also won twice, and New Zealand with three wins, the only team to do better. Map of nations best results, excluding nations which unsuccessfully participated in qualifying tournaments. England playing South Africa in the 2007 World Cup. Contents 1 By position 2 By matches 2.1 1995 2.1. 1 Pool 2.1. 2 Knock - out stages 2.2 1999 2.2. 1 Pool 2.2. 2 Knock - out stages 2.3 2003 2.3. 1 Pool 2.3. 2 Knock - out stages 2.4 2007 2.4. 1 Pool 2.4. 2 Knock - out stages 2.5 2011 2.5. 1 Pool 2.5. 2 Knockout Stages 2.5. 3 Quarter - Final 2.6 2015 2.6. 1 Pool 2.6. 1.1 Knockout stages 3 References By position South Africa was barred from the first two World Cups due to its controversial apartheid regime. 1987 Disallowed due to apartheid 1991 Disallowed due to apartheid 1995 Champions 1999 Third 2003 Eliminated in the quarter finals 2007 Champions 2011 Eliminated in the quarter finals 2015 Third By matches 1995 Pool 1995 - 05 - 25 South Africa 27 -- 18 Australia Tries : Pieter Hendriks, Joel Stransky Con : Joel Stransky Pen : Joel Stransky ( 4 ) Drop : Joel Stransky Tries : Phil Kearns, Michael Lynagh Con : Michael Lynagh Pen : Michael Lynagh Newlands, Cape Town Attendance : 51 000 ( capacity ) Referee : Derek Bevan 1995 - 05 - 30 South Africa 21 -- 8 Romania Tries : Adriaan Richter ( 2 ) Con : Gavin Johnson Pen : Gavin Johnson ( 3 ) Tries : Andrei Guranescu Pen : Ilie Ivancuic Newlands, Cape Town Attendance : 35 000 Referee : Ken McCartney 1995 - 06 - 03 South Africa 20 -- 0 Canada Tries : Adriaan Richter ( 2 ) Con : Joel Stransky ( 2 ) Pen : Joel Stransky ( 2 ) Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth Attendance : 31 000 Referee : David McHugh ( Ireland ) Knock - out stages Quarter - final 1995 - 06 - 10 South Africa 42 -- 14 Western Samoa Tries : Chester Williams ( 4 ), Chris Rossouw, Mark Andrews Con : Gavin Johnson ( 3 ) Pen : Gavin Johnson ( 2 ) Tries : Shem Tatupu, Toetu Nu'uali'itia Con : Tupo Fa'amasin ( 2 ) Ellis Park, Johannesburg Attendance : 52 000 Referee : Jim Fleming Semi-final 1995 - 06 - 17 South Africa 19 -- 15 France Tries : Ruben Kruger Con : Joel Stransky Pen : Joel Stransky ( 4 ) Pen : Thierry Lacroix ( 5 ) Kings Park Stadium, Durban Attendance : 50 000 ( capacity ) Referee : Derek Bevan Final 1995 - 06 - 24 South Africa 15 -- 12 ( a.e.t. ) New Zealand Pen : Joel Stransky ( 3 ) Drop : Joel Stransky ( 2 ) Pen : Andrew Mehrtens ( 3 ) Drop : Andrew Mehrtens Ellis Park, Johannesburg Attendance : 65 000 ( capacity ) Referee : Ed Morrison 1999 Pool 1999 - 10 - 03 Scotland 29 -- 46 South Africa Tries : Martin Leslie, Alan Tait Con : Kenny Logan ( 2 ) Pen : Kenny Logan ( 4 ) Drop : Gregor Townsend Tries : Ollie Le Roux, Deon Kayser, Joost van der Westhuizen, Robbie Fleck, Andre Venter, Brendan Venter Con : Jannie de Beer ( 5 ) Pen : Jannie de Beer ( 2 ) Murrayfield, Edinburgh Referee : Colin Hawke 1999 - 10 - 10 South Africa 47 -- 3 Spain Tries : André Vos ( 2 ), Anton Leonard, Pieter Muller, Bob Skinstad, Werner Swanepoel Con : Jannie de Beer ( 6 ) Pen : Ferran Velazco Querol Murrayfield, Edinburgh Referee : Paul Honiss 1999 - 10 - 15 South Africa 39 -- 3 Uruguay Tries : Albert van den Berg ( 2 ), Joost van der Westhuizen, Deon Kayser, Robbie Fleck Con : Jannie de Beer ( 4 ) Pen : Jannie de Beer ( 2 ) Pen : Diego Aguirre Hampden Park, Glasgow Referee : Peter Marshall Knock - out stages Quarter - final 1999 - 10 - 24 South Africa 44 -- 21 England Tries : Joost van der Westhuizen, Pieter Rossouw Con : Jannie de Beer ( 2 ) Pen : Jannie de Beer ( 5 ) Drop : Jannie de Beer ( 5 ) Pen : Paul Grayson ( 6 ), Jonny Wilkinson Stade de France, Saint - Denis Attendance : 80,000 Referee : Jim Fleming Semi-final 1999 - 10 - 30 South Africa 21 -- 27 ( a.e.t ) Australia Pen : Jannie de Beer ( 6 ) Drop : Jannie de Beer Pen : Matthew Burke ( 8 ) Drop : Stephen Larkham Twickenham, London Attendance : 75,000 Referee : Derek Bevan Third place play - off 1999 - 11 - 04 South Africa 22 -- 18 New Zealand Tries : Breyton Paulse Con : Henry Honiball Pen : Henry Honiball ( 3 ) Drop goals : Percy Montgomery ( 2 ) Pen : Andrew Mehrtens ( 6 ) Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance : 74,500 Referee : Peter Marshall 2003 Pool 2003 - 10 - 11 South Africa 72 -- 6 Uruguay Tries : van der Westhuizen ( 3 ), van Niekerk, Botha, Delport, Fourie, Bands, Rossouw, Scholtz, Greef Con : Koen ( 5 ), Hougaard Pen : Aguirre ( 2 ) Subiaco Oval, Perth Attendance : 16,906 Referee : Paddy O'Brien 2003 - 10 - 18 South Africa 6 -- 25 England Pen : Koen ( 2 ) Tries : Greenwood Con : Wilkinson Pen : Wilkinson ( 4 ) Drop : Wilkinson ( 2 ) Subiaco Oval, Perth Attendance : 38,834 Referee : Peter Marshall 2003 - 10 - 24 South Africa 46 -- 19 Georgia Tries : Rossouw ( 2 ), Hougaard, van Niekerk, Fourie, Botha, Burger Con : Hougaard ( 4 ) Pen : Hougaard Tries : Dadunashvili Con : Jimsheladze Pen : Jimsheladze ( 3 ), Kvirikashvili Aussie Stadium, Sydney Attendance : 34,308 Referee : Stuart Dickinson 2003 - 11 - 01 South Africa 60 -- 10 Samoa Tries : van Niekerk, Muller, Hougaard, Smith, Willemse, Fourie, van der Westhuyzen, de Kock Con : Hougaard ( 5 ), Koen ( 2 ) Pen : Hougaard Drop : Hougaard Tries : Palepoi Con : Va'a Pen : Va'a Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane Attendance : 48,496 Referee : Chris White Knock - out stages Quarter - final 2003 - 11 - 08 New Zealand 29 -- 9 South Africa Tries : MacDonald 16 ' c Mealamu 59 ' m Rokocoko 72 ' m Con : MacDonald Pen : MacDonald ( 3 ) Drop : Mauger 45 ' Pen : Hougaard ( 3 ) Telstra Dome, Melbourne Attendance : 40,734 Referee : Tony Spreadbury 2007 Pool 9 September 2007 16 : 00 South Africa 59 -- 7 Samoa Tries : Habana ( 4 ) 33 ' m, 56 ' c, 66 ' c, 76 ' m Montgomery ( 2 ) 40 + ' c, 53 ' m Fourie 47 ' c JP Pietersen 80 + ' c Con : Montgomery ( 5 / 8 ) Pen : Montgomery ( 3 / 3 ) 3 ', 10 ', 15 ' Report Try : Williams 18 ' c Con : Williams ( 1 / 1 ) Parc des Princes, Paris Attendance : 46,575 Referee : Paul Honiss 14 September 2007 21 : 00 England 0 -- 36 South Africa Report Tries : Smith 6 ' c Pietersen ( 2 ) 38 ' c, 64 ' c Con : Montgomery ( 3 / 3 ) Pen : Steyn ( 1 / 1 ) 11 ' Montgomery ( 4 / 4 ) 36 ', 46 ', 55 ', 79 ' Stade de France, Saint - Denis Attendance : 77,523 Referee : Joël Jutge 22 September 2007 14 : 00 South Africa 30 -- 25 Tonga Tries : Pienaar ( 2 ) 18 ' c, 65 ' m Smith 59 ' c Skinstad 62 ' m Con : Pretorius ( 1 / 1 ) Montgomery ( 1 / 3 ) Pen : Steyn ( 1 / 1 ) 54 ' Montgomery ( 1 / 1 ) 76 ' Report Tries : Pulu 44 ' c Hufanga 70 ' m Vaki 72 ' c Con : Hola ( 2 / 3 ) Pen : Hola ( 2 / 3 ) 9 ', 78 ' Stade Félix Bollaert, Lens Attendance : 40,069 Referee : Wayne Barnes 30 September 2007 20 : 00 South Africa 64 -- 15 United States Tries : Burger 10 ' c Steyn 28 ' c Habana ( 2 ) 35 ' c, 42 ' m van der Linde 48 ' c du Preez 54 ' c Fourie ( 2 ) 64 ' c, 73 ' c Smith 77 ' c Con : Montgomery ( 6 / 7 ) James ( 2 / 2 ) Pen : Montgomery ( 1 / 1 ) 17 ' Report Tries : Ngwenya 39 ' c Wyles 51 ' m Con : Hercus ( 1 / 2 ) Pen : Hercus ( 1 / 1 ) 20 ' Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier Attendance : 28,750 Referee : Tony Spreadbury Knock - out stages Quarter - final 7 October 2007 15 : 00 South Africa 37 -- 20 Fiji Tries : Fourie 13 ' m Smit 35 ' m Pietersen 51 ' c Smith 70 ' c James 80 ' c Con : Montgomery ( 3 / 5 ) Pen : Steyn ( 1 / 1 ) 8 ' Montgomery ( 1 / 2 ) 63 ' Report Tries : Delasau 57 ' c Bobo 59 ' c Con : Bai ( 2 / 2 ) Pen : Bai ( 2 / 2 ) 26 ', 44 ' Stade Vélodrome, Marseille Attendance : 55,943 Referee : Alan Lewis ( Ireland ) Semi-final 14 October 2007 21 : 00 South Africa 37 -- 13 Argentina Tries : du Preez 7 ' c Habana ( 2 ) 32 ' c, 76 ' c Rossouw 40 ' c Con : Montgomery ( 4 / 4 ) Pen : Montgomery ( 3 / 3 ) 17 ', 71 ', 75 ' Report Try : M. Contepomi 45 ' c Con : F. Contepomi ( 1 / 1 ) Pen : F. Contepomi ( 2 / 4 ) 15 ', 30 ' Stade de France, Saint - Denis Attendance : 77,055 Referee : Steve Walsh Final Main article : 2007 Rugby World Cup Final 20 October 2007 21 : 00 England 6 -- 15 South Africa Pen : Wilkinson ( 2 / 2 ) 13 ', 44 ' Report Pen : Montgomery ( 4 / 4 ) 7 ', 16 ', 40 ', 51 ' Steyn ( 1 / 2 ) 62 ' Stade de France, Saint - Denis Attendance : 80,430 Referee : Alain Rolland ( Ireland ) 2011 Pool 2011 - 09 - 11 South Africa 17 -- 16 Wales Tries : F. Steyn, Hougaard Con : M. Steyn ( 2 ) Pen : M. Steyn ( Report ) Tries : Faletau Con : Hook Pen : Hook ( 3 ) Westpac Stadium, Wellington Attendance : 33,331 Referee : Wayne Barnes 2011 - 09 - 17 South Africa 49 -- 3 Fiji Tries : Steenkamp Fourie F. Steyn M. Steyn Mtawarira Rossouw Con : M. Steyn Pen : M. Steyn, F. Steyn ( Report ) Pen : Bai Westpac Stadium, Wellington Attendance : 33,262 Referee : Romain Poite 2011 - 09 - 22 South Africa 87 -- 0 Namibia Tries : Aplon ( 2 ), Habana, Fourie, F. Steyn, M. Steyn, de Jongh ( 2 ), Hougaard ( 2 ) Con : M. Steyn, Pienaar Pen : M. Steyn ( Report ) North Harbour Stadium, Auckland Attendance : 26,839 Referee : George Clancy ( Ireland ) 2011 - 09 - 30 South Africa 13 -- 5 Samoa Tries : Habana Con : M. Steyn ( 2 ) Pen : M. Steyn, F. Steyn ( Report ) Tries : Stowers North Harbour Stadium, Auckland Attendance : 29,734 Referee : Nigel Owens Knockout Stages Quarter - Final 2011 - 10 - 09 South Africa 9 -- 11 Australia Pen : M. Steyn ( 2 ), Drop : M. Steyn ( Report ) Tries : Horwill, Pen : O'Connor ( 2 ) Regional Stadium, Wellington Attendance : 29,734 Referee : Bryce Lawrence 2015 Pool 19 September 2015 South Africa 32 -- 34 Japan Tries : Francois Louw 18'c Bismarck du Plessis 33 'm Lood de Jager 44'c Adriaan Strauss 62'c Con : Pat Lambie ( 2 / 3 ) 19 ' 45 ' Handre Pollard ( 1 / 1 ) 63 ' Pen : Pat Lambie ( 1 / 1 ) 57 ' Handre Pollard ( 1 / 1 ) 73 ' Tries : Leitch 30 ' c Goromaru 69 ' c Hesketh 80 ' m Con : Goromaru ( 2 / 3 ) 31 ', 70 ' Pen : Goromaru ( 5 / 6 ) 8 ', 43 ', 49 ', 53 ', 60 ' Brighton Community Stadium, Brighton Attendance : 29,290 Referee : Jerome Garces 26 September 2015 16 : 45 South Africa 46 -- 6 Samoa Try : Pietersen ( 3 ) 15 ' m, 47 ' c, 78 ' m Burger 58 ' m Brits 71 ' m Habana 80 ' c Con : Pollard ( 1 / 4 ) 48 ' Lambie ( 1 / 2 ) 80 ' Pen : Pollard ( 4 / 4 ) 2 ', 19 ', 24 ', 39 ' Report Pen : Stanley ( 2 / 5 ) 9 ', 12 ' Villa Park, Birmingham Attendance : 39,526 Referee : Wayne Barnes ( England ) 3 October 2015 16 : 45 South Africa 34 -- 16 Scotland Try : Burger 13 ' c Pietersen 38 ' c Habana 73 ' m Con : Pollard ( 2 / 3 ) 13 ', 40 ' Pen : Pollard ( 4 / 4 ) 17 ', 27 ', 62 ', 68 ' Drop : Pollard 51 ' Report Try : Seymour 49 ' c Con : Laidlaw ( 1 / 1 ) 50 ' Pen : Laidlaw ( 2 / 3 ) 30 ', 45 ' Weir ( 1 / 1 ) 60 ' St. James ' Park, Newcastle Attendance : 50,900 Referee : Nigel Owens ( Wales ) 7 October 2015 South Africa 64 -- 0 United States Tries : Tries : Olympic Stadium, London Knockout stages Quarter - final 17 October 2015 South Africa 23 -- 19 Wales Tries : F. du Preez Pen : H. Pollard ( 6 / 8 ) Tries : G. Davies Con : Dan Biggar Twickenham Referee : Wayne Barnes Semi-final 24 October 2015 16 : 00 BST ( UTC + 01 ) South Africa 18 -- 20 New Zealand Pen : Pollard ( 5 / 5 ) 3 ', 11 ', 21 ', 39 ', 58 ' Lambie ( 1 / 1 ) 69 ' Report Try : Kaino 6 ' c Barrett 52 ' c Con : Carter ( 2 / 2 ) 9 ', 53 ' Pen : Carter ( 1 / 2 ) 60 ' Drop : Carter 46 ' Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance : 80,090 Referee : Jérôme Garcès ( France ) References Davies, Gerald ( 2004 ) The History of the Rugby World Cup ( Sanctuary Publishing Ltd, ( ISBN 1860746020 ) Farr - Jones, Nick, ( 2003 ). 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