All Blacks tour of South Africa 2026

[waiopehu oldboy]

Fixture list is out:

Fri Aug 7: v Stormers, Cape Town

Tue Aug 11: v Sharks, Durban

Sat Aug 15: v Bulls, Pretoria

Sat Aug 22: First test v Springboks, Johannesburg (Ellis Park)

Tue Aug 25: v Lions, Johannesburg (Ellis Park)

Sat Aug 29: Second test v Springboks, Cape Town

Sat Sep 5: Third test v Springboks, Johannesburg (FNB Stadium)

Sat Sep 12: Fourth test v Springboks, neutral venue TBA

 

[Dan54]

Whoops posted this NZ thread WOB, sorry for double up. Anyway please schedule has been released early, and I bet there are plenty of kiwis checking their bank accounts and doing budgets to see if they can do the tour. Unfortunately (although I told Mrs after holiday to Wales etc last year never again on long plane trips) I have checked mine and so may have to content myself with tv.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

I felt like this needed a dedicated thread if only to give the "NZR are the Devil" crowd somewhere to vent

 

[Sully]

I think a tour every four years is a great idea.

 

[Giulia]

Whoops posted this NZ thread WOB, sorry for double up. Anyway please schedule has been released early, and I bet there are plenty of kiwis checking their bank accounts and doing budgets to see if they can do the tour. Unfortunately (although I told Mrs after holiday to Wales etc last year never again on long plane trips) I have checked mine and so may have to content myself with tv.

After going to the Brisbane Lions Test had me hyped up for further trips I was thinking South Africa 2033. Went off the idea a bit when I looked up the climate averages for July & August and realised I'd probably be wearing a jacket everywhere.

 

[Dan54]

I think a tour every four years is a great idea.

So do I, and as much as I love the tour, I don't think any more frequent than that is good. Keep things fresh. And I firmly believe you have to plan ahead etc for these , and RA knowing that is what's in air will come up with alternatives.