{"id":139418,"date":"2025-09-13T05:06:03","date_gmt":"2025-09-13T05:06:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/139418\/"},"modified":"2025-09-13T05:06:03","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T05:06:03","slug":"all-blacks-vs-springboks-kickoff-time-live-rugby-championship-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/139418\/","title":{"rendered":"All Blacks vs. Springboks Kickoff Time &#038; Live Rugby Championship News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Rugby Championship\u2019s headline rivalry returns Saturday when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.florugby.com\/events\/13584431-2025-new-zealand-all-blacks-vs-south-africa-mens\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">No. 1 New Zealand hosts No. 3 South Africa<\/a> in Wellington at Sky Stadium.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Kickoff is 3 a.m. ET in the United States, with the match streaming live on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.florugby.com\/live\/156011\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">FloRugby and the FloSports app.\u00a0<\/a>Georgian referee Nika Amashukeli will take charge of the contest.<\/p>\n<p>The All Blacks edged the Springboks 24-17 in Round 3, ending a four-match losing run against their biggest rivals. Scott Robertson\u2019s side now aims to beat South Africa twice in a single tournament for the first time since 2017.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Will Jordan continues to be a key attacking weapon, with 27 try involvements in his past 21 Tests, including one against the Boks in Auckland. New Zealand has also leaned heavily on their maul, scoring three tries from that set piece, more than any other team in this year\u2019s competition.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.florugby.com\/events\/13584431-2025-new-zealand-all-blacks-vs-south-africa-mens\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>2025 New Zealand All Blacks vs South Africa &#8211; Men&#8217;s<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p>South Africa, meanwhile, has lost two of its past three Tests and faces the prospect of back-to-back defeats for the first time since 2022.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Springboks remain dangerous with ball in hand, leading the tournament in offloads and 22-meter entries but struggling with efficiency inside the red zone. With Ox Nche and Kwagga Smith consistently punching over the gainline, the Boks will test New Zealand\u2019s defensive edge in another classic battle.<\/p>\n<p>New Zealand vs. South Africa Rugby Kickoff Time<\/p>\n<p>Kickoff is scheduled for 3:05 a.m. ET in the United States (Saturday evening local time in Wellington). The referee for the match is Nika Amashukeli of Georgia.<\/p>\n<p>How To Stream New Zealand vs. South Africa Rugby For Free<\/p>\n<p>Fans in the United States can watch the All Blacks\u2013Springboks showdown for free on FloRugby\u2019s YouTube and Facebook accounts. The match will also be available to stream on FloRugby and the FloSports app, where full replays will be posted after the final whistle.<\/p>\n<p>This rare free broadcast provides an opportunity for casual and dedicated fans alike to catch one of rugby\u2019s greatest rivalries without a subscription.<\/p>\n<p>Watch The All Blacks vs. Springboks Match Live<\/p>\n<p>The Rugby Championship 2025 Schedule<\/p>\n<p>Aug. 16<\/p>\n<p>Aug. 23<\/p>\n<p>Sept. 6<\/p>\n<p>Sept. 13<\/p>\n<p>Sept. 27<\/p>\n<p>Oct. 4<\/p>\n<p>How To Watch The Rugby Championship 2025<\/p>\n<p>In the United States, rugby fans can watch The Rugby Championship 2025 on FloRugby and the FloSports app.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>How To Watch Rugby Matches In The United States On FloRugby<\/p>\n<p>The URC will stream all its matches on FloRugby and the FloSports app in the United States. FloRugby and FloSports also are the U.S. home to:\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>FloRugby also is home to match archives and match replays.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Join The Rugby Conversation On FloRugby Social<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Rugby Championship\u2019s headline rivalry returns Saturday when No. 1 New Zealand hosts No. 3 South Africa in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":139419,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[567],"tags":[64,63,760,85],"class_list":["post-139418","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-rugby","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-rugby","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139418","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=139418"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139418\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/139419"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=139418"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=139418"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=139418"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}