The Springboks will once again face the All Blacks (New Zealand) this Saturday, 07 September 2024, following their thrilling game in Joburg last weekend.
The Springboks defeated the All Blacks 31-27 with a remarkable second-half comeback at Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg.
The two rivals (Springboks v All Blacks) will meet again at DHL Stadium (Cape Town) this coming weekend, 07 September 2024, in the Castle Lager Championship match.
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has named a squad of 23 players for the match.
Kick-off is at 5:00pm (local time), and the game will be live on SuperSport (211) with the build-up starting at 4:00pm.
Tickets: available at Ticketmaster.
Springbok team to face New Zealand in Cape Town:
15 – Willie le Roux (Vodacom Bulls) – 96 caps, 75 pts (15t)
14 – Canan Moodie (Vodacom Bulls) – 10 caps, 25 pts (5t)
13 – Jesse Kriel (Canon Eagles) – 74 caps, 80 points (16t)
12 –Damian de Allende (Wild Knights) – 83 caps, 55 points (11t)
11 – Cheslin Kolbe (Suntory Sungoliath) – 36 caps, 96 points (15t, 3c, 5p)
10 – Handre Pollard (Leicester Tigers) – 74 caps, 734 points (7t, 99c, 162p, 5dg)
9 – Grant Williams (Hollywoodbets Sharks) – 14 caps, 15 points (3t)
8 – Jasper Wiese (Urayasu D-Rocks) – 28 caps, 5 points (1t)
7 – Pieter-Steph du Toit (Toyota Verblitz) – 82 caps, 45 points (9t)
6 – Siya Kolisi (captain, Racing 92) – 87 caps, 55 points (11t)
5 – Ruan Nortje (Vodacom Bulls) – 3 caps, 0 points
4 – Eben Etzebeth (Hollywoodbets Sharks) – 125 caps, 30 points (6t)
3 – Frans Malherbe (DHL Stormers) – 74 caps, 5 points (1t)
2 – Bongi Mbonambi (Hollywoodbets Sharks) – 73 caps, 75 points (15t)
1 – Ox Nche (Hollywoodbets Sharks) – 34 caps, 0 points
Replacements:
16 – Malcolm Marx (Kubota Spears) – 70 caps, 95 points (19t)
17 – Gerhard Steenekamp (Vodacom Bulls) – 5 caps, 0 points
18 – Vincent Koch (Hollywoodbets Sharks) – 55 caps, 0 points
19 – Kwagga Smith (Shizuoka Blue Revs) – 46 caps, 45 points (9t)
20 – Elrigh Louw (Vodacom Bulls) – 7 caps, 0 points
21 – Jaden Hendrikse (Hollywoodbets Sharks) – 15 caps, 12 pts (2t, 1c)
22 – Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu (DHL Stormers) – 7 caps, 49 points (14c, 4p)
23 – Lukhanyo Am (Hollywoodbets Sharks) – 37 caps, 35 pts (7t)
Stats and facts:
Springbok record against New Zealand:
Played: 107, Won: 41. Lost: 62, Drawn: 4. Points for: 1 772; Points against: 2 223; Tries scored: 171; Tries conceded: 244. Win %: 38.3%.
Share your thoughts on this article and join the conversation on Twitter or Facebook.
