Springboks fixtures: ALL remaining tests in 2025 with kickoff times
The back-to-back World Champions have two tests with Australia on the horizon.
Then, it's a pair of battles with the All Blacks. 16 August: vs Australia, Ellis Park, Johannesburg. Kick off: 17:10 .
. 23 August: vs Australia, DHL Stadium, Cape Town. Kick off: 17:10 .
. 6 September: vs New Zealand, Auckland. Kick off: 09:05 .
. 13 September: vs New Zealand, Wellington. Kick off: 09:05 .
. 27 September: vs Argentina, Kings Park, Durban. Kick off: 17:10 .
. 4 October: vs Argentina, London. Kick off: 15:00 .
. 1 November: vs Japan, Brighton. Kick off: TBD.
8 November: vs France, Paris. Kick off: 22:10.
15 November: vs Italy, Turin. Kick off: 14:40
22 November: vs Ireland, Dublin. Kick off: 19:40.
29 November: vs Wales, Cardiff. Kick off: 17:10. Siyamthanda Kolisi in Cape Town back in 2019. Image: David Harrison / AFP
Bongi Mbonambi, Frans Malherbe, Eben Etzebeth, Siyamthanda Kolisi, Pieter-Steph du Toit, Duane Vermeulen, Faf de Klerk, Handre Pollard, Damian de Allende and Cheslin Kolbe are the men in question. It points to a seriously impressive level of continuity that 66.6% of those who started in Yokohama also started in the showpiece four years later.
Percy Montgomery was the first Springbok to reach a century of caps. Overall, his tally of 102 appearances places him seventh in the all-time reckoning. Only Eben Etzebeth, Victor Matfield, Bryan Habana, Tendai Mtawarira, John Smit and Jean de Villiers have more. Active players Etzebeth, Pieter-Steph du Toit and skipper Siya Kolisi are the standout candidates to enter the GOAT debate alongside Montgomery, Habana and Matfield. We've been spoiled for choice over the years. Willie le Roux is the eighth member of the club after recently bringing up 100 caps against Italy in July.
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