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Team · Rugby Championship, World Cup & Nations Championship

South Africa

1st in world
Head coach: Rassie Erasmus

Next matchLiveResult · Nations Championship Round 4

Italy (away)

Sat 7 Nov · 11:40 UTC

Sat 11:40 UTC –

Stadio Olimpico, Rome

Match info Match centre Predict

Last result · Autumn Tests Round 1

Lost 38–42 v Australia

Sun 27 Sep

Form · last five

LWWWL

1st in world

Stadium

Johannesburg · capacity 94,736. Also plays at Ellis Park (62,567).

Upcoming fixtures

Latest South Africa news

France rugby squad: Jeremy Ward picked, but he cannot play France have picked a centre who cannot play for them: Jeremy Ward, a former Junior Springboks captain.

France

France rugby squad: Jeremy Ward picked, but he cannot play

Galthie dropped a 10-cap centre to put Jeremy Ward in the France rugby squad. The ex-Junior Springboks captain cannot play until 2027. So why pick him…

Giorgi Gulmagarashvili22 Oct 20263 min read

Cheslin Kolbe gestures while talking about his goal-kicking on For The Love Of Rugby: South Africa

Internationals

Cheslin Kolbe Goal Kicking: The Night He Could Not Sleep

Cheslin Kolbe goal kicking: he lay awake before the first All Blacks Test working on his routine, then landed 11 from 11. His dad rang when…

Giorgi Gulmagarashvili21 Oct 20264 min read

Cheslin Kolbe speaks on For The Love Of Rugby: South Africa about growing up in Scottsville, Kraaifontein, with copies of his book behind him

Internationals

Cheslin Kolbe Says Kids On His Street Were More Talented

Cheslin Kolbe says the kids he raced in the Scottsville street were more talented than him. He lost friends to gangsterism and still owns his gran's…

Giorgi Gulmagarashvili21 Oct 20264 min read

Scotland

Jim Hamilton’s Favourite Scar Came From A Paul O’Connell Elbow

20 Oct 2026

Jim Hamilton, former Scotland lock, on The Rugby Pod talking about Paul O'Connell

Toulouse

Steven Kitshoff On Lock: ‘I Retired A Little Bit Too Soon’

19 Oct 2026

Steven Kitshoff On Lock: 'I Retired A Little Bit Too Soon' Steven Kitshoff never got to pack down at lock. Watching tightheads do it in the Champions Cup, the former Springboks loosehead wished he had.

Bulls

Nizaam Carr’s Bulls Teammates Now Ask The Waiter If It’s Halal

19 Oct 2026

Nizaam Carr of the Bulls talks about his faith and Ramadan on For The Love Of Rugby: South Africa

Stormers

Rassie Erasmus Wants Hybrids. The Stormers Find Out At Training

19 Oct 2026

Ruan Ackermann of the Stormers talks about Rassie Erasmus and hybrid players on For The Love Of Rugby: South Africa

Rugby World Cup

Rugby World Cup 2027: Devine Says Pool A Loser Gets Easier Draw

19 Oct 2026

Steve Devine, left, and Stirling Mortlock, right, on a split screen on The Breakdown discussing the Rugby World Cup 2027 Pool A match

New Zealand

Dave Rennie World Cup Plan: No Risk-Free Footy For All Blacks

17 Oct 2026

Dave Rennie, All Blacks head coach, talks about the World Cup at the post-match press conference at Accor Stadium in Sydney

Australia

Hunter Paisami Ban Is Rubbish, Says Jeremy Paul. Cop It Anyway.

8 Oct 2026

Jeremy Paul, former Wallabies hooker, calling the Hunter Paisami ban rubbish on The Good, The Bad & Rugby ANZ

Hip-drop tackle ban starts 1 November. Knee drops come sooner

7 Oct 2026

From 1 November 2026, a hip-drop tackle counts as dangerous play under an amended Law 9.13 and draws at least a penalty, while knee-drop tackles are covered by a law application guideline issued on 5 October that World Rugby says applies from this weekend.

Australia

Springboks Player Ratings vs Wallabies: A 5 For Eben Etzebeth

27 Sep 2026

Springboks player ratings: Springboks players in green applaud the crowd as they walk off the field

Australia

Wallabies Player Ratings vs Springboks: A 9 For Max Jorgensen

27 Sep 2026

Wallabies player ratings: a Wallabies back in the gold jersey runs with the ball in both hands

Australia

Rassie Erasmus Says Jasper Wiese Was Considered For Captain And Agreed To Win His 50th Cap On The Bench

24 Sep 2026

Rassie Erasmus answering a question about Jasper Wiese's 50th cap at the Springboks team announcement in Terrigal on Tuesday 22 September

Australia

Kitshoff Says Up To 85% Of Springboks Game Plan Never Changes

22 Sep 2026

Steven Kitshoff explaining the Springboks game plan on For The Love Of Rugby: South Africa before the Perth Test

New Zealand

Steve Hansen Says The 2019 All Blacks Had One Poor Week

22 Sep 2026

Steve Hansen talking on For The Love Of Rugby: South Africa about the Springboks' bid for a third World Cup in a row

Australia

Ewen McKenzie: The Wallabies Flyhalf Spot Is A Perpetual Problem

22 Sep 2026

Ewen McKenzie, former Wallabies coach, talking about the Wallabies flyhalf options on For The Love Of Rugby: South Africa

Rugby World Cup

Steve Hansen Says The World Cup 2027 Draw Is Robbing The Fans

22 Sep 2026

Steve Hansen, centre, talking about the Rugby World Cup 2027 draw with Steven Kitshoff and Ewen McKenzie on For The Love Of Rugby: South Africa

Bulls

Kurt-Lee Arendse Rang Gio Aplon: I’m Keeping This Jersey

22 Sep 2026

Gio Aplon miming a phone call on Behind the Ruck as he tells the story of Kurt-Lee Arendse ringing him on the morning of his Springboks debut

Australia

Springboks vs Wallabies: Rassie Erasmus Says Sometimes You Have To Roll The Dice, And Made 13 Changes

22 Sep 2026

Rassie Erasmus explaining his 13 changes for the Wallabies Test at the Springboks team announcement in Terrigal on Tuesday 22 September