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Ireland face off against Springboks in Nations Championship Round 6 on Sat 21st November 2026 at Aviva Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 16:40 and is broadcast on ITV. In South Africa it’s at 18:40 SAST on SuperSport, 05:40 NZST on Sky Sport, Sky Sport Now, Sky Go in New Zealand, 03:40 AEST on Stan Sport in Australia and 08:40 EST on RugbyPass TV in the US.
Springboks won the last encounter but Ireland are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 2 places in the rankings with Springboks in position 1 and Ireland in position 3, underlining just how tight this match could be.
The official squads for Ireland vs Springboks will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.
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