Reminder: All the kick off times for Springboks’ 2026 Tests
The start of the Springboks' Test season is not far away, and here is a reminder of all the kick off times to jot down in your diary.
Black News 
Towards the end of June, the Springboks will kick off their 2026 season with what is becoming a traditional ‘warm up’ game against the Barbarians, before heading into a jampacked Test campaign.
Besides playing every Six Nations teams this year, in addition to a couple of other one-off Tests, the highlight of the calendar will be the four Tests against the All Blacks in the so-called Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry, a new series that will play out every four years.
“I can’t wait for the season to start and what better place than Gqeberha, where we’ve always enjoyed enormous support,” Rassie Erasmus recently commented as he begins to prepare to reveal the first Test squad of the year.
“The Barbarians are coming to South Africa with an experienced and esteemed coaching team, and we know they will provide us with a proper test.”
As a reminder, here are all the Springboks’ fixtures and kick off times to take note off.
Springboks’ 2026 fixtures (kick off times in SA time)
- Saturday 20 June: Springboks v Barbarians
- Venue: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Gqeberha
- Kick-off: 15:00
Nations Championship
- Saturday 4 July: Boks v England
- Venue: Ellis Park, Johannesburg
- Kick-off: 17:40
- Saturday 11 July: Boks v Scotland
- Venue: Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
- Kick-off: 17:40
- Saturday 18 July: Boks v Wales
- Venue: Kings Park, Durban
- Kick-off: 17:40
Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry (v All Blacks)
- Saturday 22 August: Boks v All Blacks
- Venue: Ellis Park, Johannesburg
- Kick-off: 17:00
- Saturday 29 August: Boks v All Blacks
- Venue: Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
- Kick-off: 17:00
- Saturday 5 September: Boks v All Blacks
- Venue: FNB Stadium, Johannesburg
- Kick-off: 17:00
- Saturday 12 September: Boks v All Blacks
- Venue: M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, USA
- Kick-off: 18:00 (Expected)
Once-off Test
- Sunday 27 September: Wallabies v Boks
- Venue: Optus Stadium, Perth
- Kick-off: 11:30
Nations Championship (End of Year Tour)
- Saturday 7 November: Italy v Boks
- Venue: Venue TBC
- Kick-off: 16:00
- Friday 13 November: France v Boks
- Venue: Stade de France, Paris
- Kick-off: 22:00
- Saturday 21 November: Ireland v Boks
- Venue: Aviva Stadium, Dublin
- Kick-off: 19:30
- 27–29 November: Finals Weekend
- Venue: Twickenham Stadium, London
- Kick-off: TBC
