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It's all over! The referee Matthew Carley has blown their whistle to end the game.

80'

Kyle Preston comes on.

75'

Cam Roigard comes off.

75'

Anton Lienert-Brown comes on.

75'

Quinn Tupaea comes off.

75'

Peter Lakai comes on.

75'

Luke Jacobson comes off.

75'
Conversion

Ruben Love has kicked a conversion.

75'
Try

Will Jordan scores the try from close range.

74'

A gap opened in the defence and Will Jordan took full advantage.

74'

Ardie Savea played a key part in that try.

74'

South Africa decide to make a substitution, with Cobus Wiese getting some game time.

73'

South Africa decide to make a substitution, with Eben Etzebeth being replaced.

73'
Yellow Card

Cobus Reinach (South Africa) is shown a yellow card

70'
Yellow Card

Marco van Staden (South Africa) is shown a yellow card

68'

South Africa make a substitution with Jan-Hendrik Wessels coming on.

66'

South Africa make a substitution with Gerhard Steenekamp coming off.

66'

The defensive line has been broken as Grant Williams goes through the gap.

65'

New Zealand sub Leroy Carter comes onto the field.

63'

Josh Moorby departs for New Zealand.

63'

The defensive line has been broken as Eben Etzebeth goes through the gap.

63'

South Africa sub Manie Libbok comes onto the field.

62'

Andre Esterhuizen departs for South Africa.

62'

South Africa sub Marco van Staden comes onto the field.

61'

Paul de Villiers departs for South Africa.

61'

South Africa sub Zachary Porthen comes onto the field.

60'

Wilco Louw departs for South Africa.

60'
Conversion

The touch judges raise their flags as Ruben Love kicks the conversion.

59'
Try

New Zealand are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Luke Jacobson touching down.

58'

Cam Roigard played a key part in that try.

58'

Cobus Reinach comes on for South Africa.

58'

Cheslin Kolbe leaves the field.

58'

What a run here by Damian McKenzie as they get over the gainline!

57'

Asafo Aumua comes on.

54'

Codie Taylor comes off.

54'

What a run here by Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu as they get over the gainline!

52'

Fletcher Newell comes on.

50'

Tyrel Lomax comes off.

50'

Jasper Wiese makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

49'
Conversion

Ruben Love adds the two points for New Zealand.

48'
Try

Nobody was going to stop Fabian Holland from scoring that try!

47'

Fabian Holland makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

47'
Penalty Goal

Cheslin Kolbe makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.

46'

South Africa decide to make a substitution, with Gerhard Steenekamp getting some game time.

45'

South Africa decide to make a substitution, with Ox Nche being replaced.

45'

Fabulous play by South Africa has led to Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu being able to wriggle through a gap.

41'

The second half kicks off.

40'

The half-time whistle blows and both teams head for the dressing rooms.

40'

Fabulous play by New Zealand has led to Will Jordan being able to wriggle through a gap.

39'

New Zealand sub Simon Parker comes onto the field.

37'

Josh Lord departs for New Zealand.

37'

New Zealand sub George Bower comes onto the field.

37'

Ethan de Groot departs for New Zealand.

37'

Fabulous play by South Africa has led to Cheslin Kolbe being able to wriggle through a gap.

35'
Penalty Goal

The touch judges raise their flags as Cheslin Kolbe kicks the penalty goal.

26'
Conversion

Ruben Love makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.

23'
Try

A wonderful passing move by New Zealand is finished off by Josh Moorby

22'

This is dangerous for the defence as Josh Moorby bursts through to advance the New Zealand attack.

22'

That's a great try assist by Tupou Vaa'i.

22'

This is dangerous for the defence as Codie Taylor bursts through to advance the New Zealand attack.

20'
Conversion

Cheslin Kolbe converts the try.

13'
Try

A bit of individual brilliance by Andre Esterhuizen leads to a try for South Africa

13'

A gap opened in the defence and Andre Esterhuizen took full advantage.

13'

Spellbinding play by Grant Williams is finished off with a try.

12'

Andre Esterhuizen comes on for South Africa.

9'

Kurt-Lee Arendse leaves the field.

9'

Ruben Love has hooked the conversion to the right of the posts.

9'
Try

Will Jordan scores the try from close range.

8'

Cam Roigard played a key part in that try.

8'
Penalty Goal

Cheslin Kolbe has kicked a penalty goal.

4'

We are underway as the referee Matthew Carley blows their whistle.

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Match Details

South Africa v New Zealand
South Africa v New Zealand
Sat 22nd August 2026, 08:10am PDT
Sat 22nd August 2026, 08:10am PDT
Ellis Park
Ellis Park
Referee
Matthew Carley

Points Flow Chart

New Zealand win +17
South Africa
New Zealand
South Africa
Time in lead
New Zealand
35
Mins in lead
42
44%
% Of Game In Lead
53%
58%
Possession Last 10 min
42%
0
Points Last 10 min
7

Key Events

Full Time
75'
16 - 33
74'
16 - 31
16 - 26
70'
16 - 26
68'
59'
16 - 26
58'
16 - 24
48'
16 - 19
47'
16 - 17
16 - 12
46'
Half Time
13 - 12
26'
23'
10 - 12
22'
10 - 10
10 - 5
13'
8 - 5
13'
8'
3 - 5
3 - 0
4'
Start

22m Entries

Avg. Points Scored
0.7
10
Entries
Avg. Points Scored
3.6
9
Entries

Attack Profile

South Africa
New Zealand
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Defence Profile

South Africa
New Zealand
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Ruck Speed

0-3 secs
58%
54%
3-6 secs
26%
20%
6+ secs
16%
26%
73
Rucks Won
56

Last 5 Penalties

70'
73'
76'
77'
77'
South Africa
New Zealand

Springboks vs All Blacks Kick Off Times & TV Channel

Springboks face off against All Blacks in Internationals on Sat 22nd August 2026 at Ellis Park. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 16:10 and is broadcast on Sky Sports. In South Africa it’s at 17:10 SAST on SuperSport, 03:10 NZST on Sky Sport, Sky Sport Now, Sky Go in New Zealand, 01:10 AEST on Stan Sport in Australia and 08:10 EST on RugbyPass TV in the US.

Springboks won the last encounter but Springboks are in the best form of their last 5 games.

World Rankings

Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 1 places in the rankings with Springboks in position 1 and All Blacks in position 2, underlining just how tight this match could be.

Springboks vs All Blacks Squads

The official squads for Springboks vs All Blacks will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.

Other Fixtures

Comments

14 Comments
B
Blackmania 18 days ago

Thank you Dave Rennie

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Rodney Ford 18 days ago

Gonna go out on a limb here and predict that little benny BS shith is going to write at length about “studgate” in the days ahead.

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Hammer Head 18 days ago

If studgate had a purpose, it backfired. The AB scrum improved dramatically from that point onward.

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GT 18 days ago

Allblacks hanging in there need to tackle and take the ball up . I think the springboks might runaway with it in the second half if the allblacks keep making those silly errors it's of penalties unnecessary

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Blackmania 18 days ago

Without a scrum, it’s just too difficult… being only 13–12 down at half-time is almost a miracle for the All Blacks. De Groot didn’t look right from the very first minutes of the match. He should have come off earlier.

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Steppin 18 days ago

Losing the set piece battle and the aerial battle. Ruck speed clearance has slowed right down. Boys have a huge 2nd half in front of them!

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Hammer Head 20 days ago

I’m struggling to focus on life with this game on the horizon.

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cnw 18 days ago

You and me and a vast number of Kiwi and SAs HH

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Micky 21 days ago

Anyone who isn't looking forwards to this has to stop following the sport. It is one of the most astonishing games on the rugby calendar. I’d say that SA have the upper hand but it could go either way

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fl 18 days ago

Its going to be a very good contest but it's not astonishing. Astonishing implies something surprising, but this fixture happens multiple times a year, every year.

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