• Between 2000 and 2006 South Africa suffered seven consecutive defeats against England, but since then the Springboks have recorded six successive victories.

• South Africa’s overall record against England is: Played 31; Won 18; Lost 12; Drawn 1; Points for 640; Points against 480; Tries for 59; Tries against 33; Average score 21-15.

• South Africa’s record against England at Twickenham is: Played 16; Won 8; Lost 8; Points for 246; Points against 270; Tries for 24; Tries against 25; Average score 15-17.

MILESTONES

• Victor Matfield and Bakkies Botha will play in their World record 60th test as a lock pairing in the starting line-up.

• Bismarck and Jannie du Plessis will play in their 14th test match as brothers. The most by any brother combination in Springbok Rugby.

• Victor Matfield will extend his record as the most capped Springbok to 105 matches.

• Jean de Villiers will extend his record as the most capped Springbok centre to 53 matches.

RECORD WATCH

• Morné Steyn needs two points to surpass Naas Botha’s 312 career points and become the second highest scorer in Springbok Tests behind kicking coach Percy Montgomery.

• CJ van der Linde needs one try to join three other Springboks (Chris Koch, Os du Randt and Gurthro Steenkamp) as the top try scorer for a prop in tests.

• Bismarck du Plessis needs one try to become the sole record holder for most tries in tests by a hooker. He is currently level with James Dalton on 5 career tries.

MATCH RECORDS IN TESTS BETWEEN ENGLAND AND SOUTH AFRICA

ENGLAND

Biggest win – 50 (53-3) at Twickenham, 2002
Most points – 53 at Twickenham, 2002
Most tries – 7 at Twickenham, 2002
Most conversions – 6 at Twickenham, 2002
Most penalty goals – 8 in Bloemfontein, 2000
Most drop goals – 2 in Perth, 2003
Most points by a player – 27 – CR Andrew in Pretoria, 1994; JP Wilkinson in Bloemfontein, 2000 and CC Hodgson at Twickenham, 2004
Most tries by a player – 2 – WJH Greenwood at Twickenham, 2002
Most conversions by a player – 2 – By six players
Most penalty goals by a player – 8 – JP Wilkinson in Bloemfontein, 2000
Most drop goals by a player – 2 – JP Wilkinson in Perth, 2003

SOUTH AFRICA
Biggest win – 48 (58-10) in Bloemfontein, 2007
Most points – 58 in Bloemfontein, 2007
Most tries – 8 in Pretoria, 2007
Most conversions – 7 in Bloemfontein, 2007
Most penalty goals – 6 in Pretoria, 2000
Most drop goals – 5 in Paris, 1999
Most points by a player – 34 – JH de Beer in Paris, 1999
Most tries by a player – 3 – DM Gerber in Johannesburg, 1984
Most conversions by a player – 7 – PC Montgomery in Bloemfontein, 2007
Most penalty goals by a player – 6 – AJJ van Straaten in Pretoria, 2000
Most drop goals by a player – 5 – JH de Beer in Paris, 1999