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<\/p>\nIn the tour\u2019s maiden year, South Africa will host New Zealand in August and September 2026. The All Blacks kick off the tour against the DHL Stormers in Cape Town on Friday, 7 August and take on the Hollywoodbets Sharks, Vodacom Bulls and Lions, to complement a four Test series against the Springboks.<\/p>\n
Ellis Park (Johannesburg), DHL Stadium (Cape Town), and FNB Stadium (Johannesburg) are confirmed as South African Test venues, preceding a landmark fourth Test hosted at a neutral international venue. Details of the fourth Test will be confirmed in the coming months.<\/p>\n
By reigniting rugby\u2019s traditional roots, the tour will renew the legacy of a rivalry known for its fierce competition and societal significance across the last century.<\/p>\n
Next year marks 30 years since New Zealand\u2019s last major tour of South Africa, where the visitors embarked on an eight-match schedule, culminating in a historic 2-1 Test series win. In the reciprocal 2030 iteration, South Africa will conduct their first professional era tour to New Zealand.<\/p>\n
SA Rugby CEO Rian Oberholzer said: \u201cThis fierce competition between two very proud nations has delivered more than a century of drama on rugby fields across the world, including two Rugby World Cup finals.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe saw last year how much it means for Springbok supporters to welcome the All Blacks to South Africa, and we can’t wait to see them tour our country next year, as we rekindle our friendship with our greatest adversaries.<\/p>\n
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\u201cToday’s announcement promises more drama, physicality, strategy, and unpredictability in a rivalry regarded as one of the most intense in world sport.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis tour will also mean so much for our four franchises and their players \u2013 facing one of the best teams in the history of the game \u2013 as well as their fans, who will have the opportunity to see their team in action against international opposition for the first time since 2009. We know next year’s tour will be nothing short of epic.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mark Robinson, CEO of New Zealand Rugby added: \u201cThe rivalry between the All Blacks and the Springboks is fierce, but it\u2019s also steeped in history and respect. Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry is everything that is great about traditional rugby tours whilst finding new ways to offer more for fans to see and engage with. All eight matches during this tour will be a showcase of our sport for fans, whether they are in New Zealand, on the ground in South Africa, or across the globe.\u201d<\/p>\n
Back-to-back Rugby World Cup winning Springbok captain Siya Kolisi said: \u201cThis is going to be something huge and something this generation will never forget. These are the tours we\u2019ve only heard of. To experience this for the first time, where it\u2019s like a Lions tour, is unbelievable for us as a group.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have no doubt the Springbok fans will be there waiting to welcome the All Blacks fans to South Africa. Let\u2019s get excited; let\u2019s get behind it and, people of South Africa, it\u2019s an opportunity for us to show the world once again who we are and what we are about \u2013 we certainly can\u2019t wait for it.\u201d<\/p>\n
All Blacks captain Scott Barrett said: \u201cThis is a huge rivalry, and one that is founded off mutual respect, but for 80 minutes these are two teams that every time they play there\u2019s everything on the line. The intensity is right up there, and it is shaping up to be a heck of a tour. The format will be great, and there will be a whole lot of excited fans watching from home, and travelling with us as well. We are looking forward to it.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Justin Marshall and Zinzan Brooke celebrate winning the second Test in Pretoria in 1996.<\/p>\n