The long wait is over; after weeks of increasing anticipation, the Springboks are set to battle it out for honours against the All Blacks on 22 August at Ellis Park. If you can’t make it to Ellis Park you can watch the Springboks against the All Blacks live online.
The greatest rugby rivalry between the two celebrated teams will kick off at 17:00 Central African Time (CAT). However the match buildup and analysis starting at 15:00.
Both teams have lineup stars for the game with the All Blacks expected to use a high-tempo attacking approach. Meanwhile the Springboks will be looking to back their defence and make use of their kicking game and superiority upfront.
South Africa heads into the clash without the services of captain Siya Kolisi, but Springboks coach Rassie Erasmus has selected a star-studded squad, with Ox Nche returning to the fold.
Meanwhile, the All Blacks have picked undoubtedly the strongest team of the tour so far with skipper Andre Savea returning to the lineup.
HOW TO WATCH SPRINGBOKS VS ALL BLACKS LIVE
The match will be broadcast live on SuperSport in South Africa and the region or streamed via SABC+ and SABC3. However other broadcasting channels and their regions include:
- Sky Sports (United Kingdom and Ireland)
- Sky Sport (New Zealand)
- Stan Sport (Australia)
- RugbyPass TV (United States)
HOW THE TEAMS WILL LINE UP FOR KICK OFF AT ELLIS PARK
SPRINGBOKS – 15 Damian Willemse, 14 Cheslin Kolbe, 13 Jesse Kriel, 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Kurt-Lee Arendse, 10 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, 9 Grant Williams, 8 Jasper Wiese, 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit (c), 6 Paul de Villiers, 5 Ruan Nortjé, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Wilco Louw, 2 Malcolm Marx, 1 Ox Nché.
Subs: 16 Jan-Hendrik Wessels, 17 Gerhard Steenekamp, 18 Zachary Porthen, 19 Cobus Wiese, 20 André Esterhuizen, 21 Marco van Staden, 22 Cobus Reinach, 23 Manie Libbok.
ALL BLACKS – 15 Damian McKenzie, 14 Will Jordan, 13 Quinn Tupaea, 12 Jordie Barrett, 11 Josh Moorby, 10 Ruben Love, 9 Cam Roigard, 8 Ardie Savea (c), 7 Luke Jacobson, 6 Tupou Vaa’i, 5 Fabian Holland, 4 Josh Lord, 3 Tyrel Lomax, 2 Codie Taylor, 1 Ethan de Groot.
Subs: 16 Asafo Aumua, 17 George Bower, 18 Fletcher Newell, 19 Anton Segner, 20 Peter Lakai, 21 Kyle Preston, 22 Anton Lienert-Brown, 23 Leroy Carter.