{"id":577137,"date":"2026-08-22T19:04:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T19:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/577137\/"},"modified":"2026-08-22T19:04:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T19:04:11","slug":"rugbys-greatest-rivalry-schedule-results-kick-off-times-and-how-to-watch-south-africa-vs-new-zealand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/577137\/","title":{"rendered":"Rugby\u2019s Greatest Rivalry schedule, results, kick-off times and how to watch South Africa vs New Zealand"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Your support helps us to tell the story<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-1uza6dc-0 iOIawn\">From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it&#8217;s investigating the financials of Elon Musk&#8217;s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, &#8216;The A Word&#8217;, which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-1uza6dc-0 iOIawn\">At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-1uza6dc-0 iOIawn\">The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.<\/p>\n<p>Your support makes all the difference.Read more<\/p>\n<p>Old foes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/south-africa-rugby\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">South Africa<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/new-zealand-rugby\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New Zealand<\/a> collide in a new series in the first \u201cRugby\u2019s Greatest Rivalry\u201d tour.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/springboks\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Springboks<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/all-blacks\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">All Blacks<\/a> have reached a reciprocal touring agreement that will see the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/sport\/rugby\/rugby-union\/springboks-all-blacks-south-africa-new-zealand-rugbys-greatest-rivalry-b2846564.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> pair clash in a number of Tests every four years.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The first edition sees Dave Rennie\u2019s side head for South African soil to take on four United Rugby Championship sides alongside a quartet of clashes with Rassie Erasmus\u2019s world champions.<\/p>\n<p>The fourth of those fixtures, which brings together the World Cup finalists from three years ago, will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/sport\/rugby\/rugby-union\/south-africa-new-zealand-baltimore-springboks-all-blacks-rugbys-greatest-rivalry-b2905741.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">take place in Baltimore on the east coast of the United States.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s everything you need to know.<\/p>\n<p>Rugby\u2019s Greatest Rivalry schedule (all times BST)<\/p>\n<p>7 August: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/sport\/rugby\/rugby-union\/stormers-new-zealand-result-score-all-blacks-springboks-rugbys-greatest-rivalry-b3029574.html\" title=\"All Blacks battle past Stormers in unconvincing start to South Africa tour\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Stormers 21-38 New Zealand<\/a><\/p>\n<p>11 August: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/sport\/rugby\/rugby-union\/new-zealand-sharks-result-score-all-blacks-south-africa-tour-b3031362.html\" title=\"Improved New Zealand thrash Sharks \u2013 but Damian McKenzie injury cause for concern ahead of Springboks Tests\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sharks 0-54 New Zealand <\/a><\/p>\n<p>15 August: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/sport\/rugby\/rugby-union\/bulls-new-zealand-live-score-result-all-blacks-b3032401.html\" title=\"Bulls v New Zealand LIVE: All Blacks dominate final warm-up before Springboks series\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bulls 19-50 New Zealand<\/a><\/p>\n<p>22 August: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/sport\/rugby\/rugby-union\/south-africa-new-zealand-result-score-springboks-all-blacks-b3037556.html\" title=\"New Zealand stun South Africa to make statement start to Rugby\u2019s Greatest Rivalry series\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">First Test: South Africa 16-33 New Zealand<\/a><\/p>\n<p>25 August: Lions vs New Zealand (6pm, Johannesburg)<\/p>\n<p>29 August: South Africa vs New Zealand (4.10pm, Cape Town) SECOND TEST<\/p>\n<p>5 September: South Africa vs New Zealand (4.10pm, Johannesburg) THIRD TEST<\/p>\n<p>12 September: South Africa vs New Zealand (10pm, Baltimore) FOURTH TEST<\/p>\n<p>How can I watch it?<\/p>\n<p>Viewers in the United Kingdom can watch the series live on Sky Sports, which has struck a deal for the broadcasting rights. In South Africa, coverage available via SuperSport.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":577138,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[111,43,139,69],"class_list":["post-577137","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-zealand","tag-new-zealand","tag-news","tag-newzealand","tag-nz"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/577137","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=577137"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/577137\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/577138"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=577137"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=577137"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=577137"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}