The self-styled Rugby\u2019s Greatest Rivalry tour between South Africa and New Zealand will conclude with a fourth test in Baltimore in the U.S., officials said on Thursday, \u200bwith the fixture scheduled for the M&T Bank Stadium on September 12.<\/p>\n
The All Blacks<\/a> will tour South Africa<\/a> for \u200cthree tests, two in Johannesburg and one in Cape \u200cTown, as well as four midweek games against United Rugby Championship sides.<\/p>\n One of the Johannesburg tests will be played at the cavernous 94,000-seater Soccer City stadium in Soweto \u2060that hosted the 2010 Soccer World Cup final.<\/p>\n The teams will \u200cthen travel to Baltimore for the fourth game as South \u200bAfrican Rugby and their New Zealand counterparts seek to maximise commercial benefit.<\/p>\n But with the 2031 men\u2019s Rugby World Cup and 2033 women\u2019s global finals to be hosted in the U.S., World Rugby has had a \u200chand in the decision to play in Baltimore.<\/p>\n “Partnering with unions to bring world-class content to key U.S. cities is at the heart of the sport\u2019s strategy to \u2060grow the market,” World Rugby CEO Alan Gilpin said in a statement.<\/p>\n “There are few bigger rivalries than New Zealand v South Africa, and to be able to showcase the best of our sport in Baltimore, one of 27 super-engaged cities and regions in the Rugby World Cup hosting process, is an exciting prospect, inspiring more sports fans in the U.S. to fall in love with rugby.”<\/p>\n The series is taking place this year instead of the Rugby Championship.<\/p>\n South Africa have had the better of clashes against the All Blacks of late, including the 2023 Rugby World Cup final in Paris and a record 43-10<\/a> win in Wellington last year.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Tour fixtures:<\/p>\n August 7: Stormers<\/a> \u2060v All Blacks, Cape Town<\/p>\n August 11: Sharks<\/a> v \u200cAll Blacks, Durban<\/p>\n