The All Blacks are set to kick off their South Africa tour, and here is their full schedule until their last match on 30 September. The South Africa tour has been something many fans have waited a long time for, since the last one in 1996. 30 years later, the All Blacks are in South Africa, their biggest rivalry in terms of World Cup wins.
FULL ALL BLACKS’ FIXTURE SCHEDULE IN SOUTH AFRICA
The All Blacks will kick off their South Africa tour with a game against the DHL Stormers on 8 August at 5:00 am. The game will be played at the Stormers’ home ground, the DHL Stadium in Cape Town.
After the Stormers, the All Blacks will play their second game of the tour against the Hollywood Bets Sharks on 12 August. The game will be played at 5:00 am at Kings Park in Durban.
After their Durban game, the All Blacks will travel to Pretoria to face the Vodacom Bulls on 16 August. The game would be played at 5:00 am at Loftus Versfeld Stadium.
After Pretoria, they would go to Johannesburg for their first big game against the Springboks on 23 August. The game would be played at the Ellis Park fortress at 3:00 am.
On 26 August, the All Blacks will play against the Lions at Ellis Park at 5:00 am as they prepare for their last three games against the Springboks.
On 30 August, the All Blacks will play the Springboks at DHL Stadium at 3:00 am. They will play them again at FNB Stadium on 6 September at 3:00 am.
The All Blacks will then play their last game of the South Africa tour on 13 September against the Springboks. The clash will take place at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore.
DHL STORMERS NAME THE SQUAD TO FACE THE ALL BLACKS
As the days get closer, the DHL Stormers have named their squad for the clash.
5 Dylan Miller, 14 Mfundo Ndhlovu, 13 Markus Muller, 12 Josh Boulle, 11 Suleiman Hartzenberg, 10 Kyle Smith, 9 Stefan Ungerer (captain), 8 Wandile Mlaba, 7 Louw Nel, 6 Keke Morabe, 5 Gary Porter, 4 Tom Barnard, 3 Herman Lubbe, 2 Vernon Paulo, 1 Hencus van Wyk.
Replacements: 16 Altus Rabe, 17 Mhleli Khuzwayo, 18 Danie Kruger, 19 Gerbrandt Grobler, 20 Xola Nyali, 21 Ezekiel Ngobeni, 22 Gino Cupido, 23 Kian Davis.
DO YOU THINK THE ALL BLACKS WILL DOMINATE THE SPRINGBOKS IN THEIR HOME SOIL?