# 2008 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe

The 2008 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe was a series of matches played in November 2008 in Great Britain by South Africa national rugby union team.

## Results

* 8 November 2008
| Wales | 15–20 | South Africa |
| Pen: Halfpenny 28', Hook 56', 58', 62', 72' | report | Try: Jacobs 5', de Villiers 52' Con: Pienaar 6', 52' Pen: Pienaar 8', 35' |
* Millennium, Cardiff Attendance: 74,000 Referee: A. Rolland (Ireland)
| Wales | | South Africa |
| Lee Byrne | FB | 15 | FB | Conrad Jantjes |
| Leigh Halfpenny | W | 14 | W | JP Pietersen |
| Tom Shanklin | C | 13 | C | Adrian Jacobs 59' |
| Jamie Roberts | C | 12 | C | Jean de Villiers 60' |
| 51' Shane Williams | W | 11 | W | Bryan Habana |
| Stephen Jones | FH | 10 | FH | Ruan Pienaar |
| 51' Gareth Cooper | SH | 9 | SH | Fourie du Preez 60' |
| Andy Powell | N8 | 8 | N8 | Pierre Spies 50' |
| Martyn Williams | F | 7 | F | Juan Smith 67' to 74' |
| (capt.) Ryan Jones | F | 6 | F | Schalk Burger |
| 65' Ian Evans | L | 5 | L | Victor Matfield |
| Alun Wyn Jones | L | 4 | L | Bakkies Botha 41' |
| Adam Jones | P | 3 | P | John Smit (capt.) |
| Matthew Rees | H | 2 | H | Bismarck du Plessis |
| Gethin Jenkins | P | 1 | P | Tendai Mtawarira |
| | | Replacements | | |
| Richard Hibbard | | 16 | P | Brian Mujati 67'-74' |
| Duncan Jones | | 17 | P | Gurthro Steenkamp |
| 65' Ian Gough | L | 18 | L | Andries Bekker 41' |
| Dafydd Jones | | 19 | N8 | Ryan Kankowski 50' |
| 51' Dwayne Peel | SH | 20 | SH | Ricky Januarie 60' |
| 51' James Hook | FH | 21 | C | Frans Steyn 59' |
| Andrew Bishop | | 22 | C | Jaque Fourie 61' to 71' 60' |
| | | Coaches | | |
| Warren Gatland | | | | Peter de Villiers |
* 15 November 2008
| Scotland | 10–14 | South Africa |
| Try: Hines 38' Con: Godman 39' Pen: Doman 27' | report | Try: Fourie 58' Pen: Pienaar 45', 54', 65' |
* Murrayfield, Edinburgh Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
| Scotland | | South Africa |
| 10' Chris Paterson | FB | 15 | FB | Conrad Jantjes |
| 73' Thom Evans | W | 14 | W | JP Pietersen |
| Ben Cairns | C | 13 | C | Adrian Jacobs |
| Nick de Luca | C | 12 | C | Jean de Villiers 65' |
| Rory Lamont | W | 11 | W | Bryan Habana 53' |
| 10' to 20' 40' Phil Godman | FH | 10 | FH | Ruan Pienaar |
| (capt.) Mike Blair | SH | 9 | SH | Ricky Januarie |
| Ally Hogg | N8 | 8 | N8 | Pierre Spies 76' |
| John Barclay | F | 7 | F | Juan Smith |
| 58' Jason White | F | 6 | F | Schalk Burger 74' |
| Jim Hamilton | L | 5 | L | Victor Matfield |
| 74' Nathan Hines | L | 4 | L | Bakkies Botha 61' |
| Euan Murray | P | 3 | P | John Smit (capt.) |
| 79' Ross Ford | H | 2 | H | Bismarck du Plessis 4' |
| 64' Allan Jacobsen | P | 1 | P | Tendai Mtawarira 75' |
| | | Replacements | | |
| 79' Dougie Hall | H | 16 | H | Brian Mujati 4' |
| 64' Alasdair Dickinson | P | 17 | P | Gurthro Steenkamp 75' |
| 74' Matt Mustchin | L | 18 | L | Andries Bekker 61' |
| 58' Scott Gray | F | 19 | F | Ryan Kankowski 74' |
| 73' Rory Lawson | W | 20 | N8 | Danie Rossouw 76' |
| 10'-20' 40' Dan Parks | FH | 21 | C | Frans Steyn 65' |
| 10' Hugo Southwell | FB | 22 | W | Jaque Fourie 53' |
| | | Coaches | | |
| Frank Hadden | | | | Peter de Villiers |
* 22 November 2008
| England | 6–42 | South Africa |
| Pen: Cipriani 1' 27' | report | Try: Rossouw 14', Pienaar 18' Jacobs 50', Fourie 77' Habana 80' Con: Pienaar 15' 18' 51', Steyn 78' Pen: Pens Pienaar 5', 24', 62' |
* Twickenham, London Attendance: 81,000 Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
| England | | South Africa |
| Delon Armitage | FB | 15 | FB | Conrad Jantjes 64' to 74' |
| Paul Sackey | W | 14 | W | JP Pietersen |
| Jamie Noon | C | 13 | C | Adrian Jacobs 58' |
| 29' Riki Flutey | C | 12 | C | Jean de Villiers |
| Ugo Monye | W | 11 | W | Bryan Habana |
| Danny Cipriani | FH | 10 | FH | Ruan Pienaar 63' |
| 73' Danny Care | SH | 9 | SH | Ricky Januarie |
| 68' Nick Easter | N8 | 8 | N8 | Pierre Spies 75' |
| Tom Rees | F | 7 | F | Danie Rossouw 33'- 39' 58' |
| James Haskell | F | 6 | F | Schalk Burger |
| 31' Tom Palmer | L | 5 | L | Victor Matfield |
| (capt.) Steve Borthwick | L | 4 | L | Bakkies Botha 63' |
| 55' Phil Vickery | P | 3 | P | Jannie du Plessis 68' |
| 58' Lee Mears | H | 2 | H | John Smit (capt.) 75' |
| Tim Payne | P | 1 | P | Tendai Mtawarira 29' to 39' |
| | | Replacements | | |
| 58' Dylan Hartley | H | 16 | P | Chiliboy Ralepelle 33'-39' 75' |
| 55' Matt Stevens | P | 17 | P | Brian Mujati 68' |
| 31' Simon Shaw | L | 18 | L | Andries Bekker 63' |
| Tom Croft | F | 19 | F | Ryan Kankowski 58' |
| 68' Jordan Crane | N8 | 20 | N8 | Heinrich Brüssow 75' |
| 73' Harry Ellis | SH | 21 | FH | Frans Steyn 63' |
| 29' Toby Flood | C | 22 | C | Jaque Fourie 58' |
| | | Coaches | | |
| Martin Johnson | | | | Peter de Villiers |