England 46–0 South Africa — Group A, 1995 Rugby League World Cup
14 Oct 1995 · Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds, England · Attendance: 14,041
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Group A, 1995 Rugby League World Cup: England 46–0 South Africa, at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds, England on 14 Oct 1995.
Scorers
| England | Tries: Pinkney (2); Broadbent; Goulding; Haughton; Radlinski; Sampson; Smith Goals: Goulding (7) |
| South Africa | No scorers recorded. |
Teams
| England | South Africa | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Cook | Fullback | Pierre van Wyke | 1 |
| 2 | John Bentley | Wing | Guy Coombe | 2 |
| 3 | Nick Pinkney | Centre | Tim Fourie | 3 |
| 4 | Barrie-Jon Mather | Centre | Willem Boshoff | 4 |
| 5 | Martin Offiah | Wing | Andrew Ballot | 5 |
| 6 | Daryl Powell | Stand off/Five eighth | Mark Johnson | 6 |
| 7 | Bobbie Goulding | Scrum half/Half back | Barend Alkema | 7 |
| 8 | Karl Harrison | Prop forward | Gideon Watts | 8 |
| 9 | Mick Cassidy | Hooker | Kobus van Deventer | 9 |
| 10 | Andy Platt | Prop forward | Jaco Booysen (c) | 10 |
| 11 | Simon Haughton | Second row | Gerald Williams | 11 |
| 12 | Chris Joynt | Second row | Jaco Alberts | 12 |
| 13 | Phil Clarke (c) | Loose forward/Lock forward | John Mudgeway | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Kris Radlinski | Justin Jennings | 14 | |
| 15 | Paul Broadbent | Francois Cloete | 15 | |
| 16 | Tony Smith | Elmar Lubbe | 16 | |
| 17 | Dean Sampson | Jaco Visser | 17 | |
| Phil Larder | Coach | Tony Fisher | ||
Match officials
| Referee | David Manson |
| Touch judges | Not identified in sources found |
| Player of the match | Not identified in sources found |
Match report
England beat South Africa 46-0 at Headingley, Leeds, leading 16-0 at half-time. Centre Nick Pinkney scored twice and Bobbie Goulding converted seven of England's eight tries.