Springboks v All Blacks at Twickenham: 65 000 tickets sold
The Springboks will face the All Blacks in a Rugby World Cup 2023 warm-up Test at Twickenham – and tickets are selling fast! READ | Rugby World Cup 1995: Where are they now – Andre Joubert READ | Rugby World Cup 1995: Where are they now – Chester Williams The two teams will collide in their last […]
The Springboks will face the All Blacks in a Rugby World Cup 2023 warm-up Test at Twickenham – and tickets are selling fast!
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The two teams will collide in their last warm-up ahead of the World Cup which will see the Springboks defend their title in France.
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It is also the last tournament at which Jacques Nienaber will operate as head coach.
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But space is running out to watch the clash at Twickenham on Friday, 25 August with 65 000 tickets sold.
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The Springboks kick off the international season against Australia in Pretoria on Saturday, 8 July.
It is in the opening round of the shortened Rugby Championship, which will be followed by clashes against New Zealand at the Mount Smart Stadium in Auckland a week later, and Argentina in Johannesburg on Saturday, 29 July – their final match on home soil for the year.
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The Springboks will then make the journey to Buenos Aires in August to take on the Pumas before facing Wales and the All Blacks in Rugby World Cup warm-up matches in Cardiff and London in the final build-up to the international showpiece in France.
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RUGBY WORLD CUP FIXTURES
South Africa will launch their Rugby World Cup title defence on Sunday, 10 September, against Scotland in Marseille, which will be followed by pool matches against Romania in Bordeaux (17 September), Ireland in Paris (23 September) and Tonga in Marseille (1 October).
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The Rugby World Cup quarter-finals will be played on the weekend of 14/15 October, with the semi-finals on 20/21 October and the final on Saturday, 28 October.
SPRINGBOKS’ 2023 CALENDER:
Rugby Championship:
Saturday, 8 July – Springboks vs Australia (Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria)
Saturday, 15 July – Springboks vs New Zealand (Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland)
Saturday, 29 July – Springboks vs Argentina (Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg)
RWC warm-up fixtures:
Saturday, 5 August – Springboks v Argentina (Buenos Aires)
Saturday, 19 August – Boks vs Wales (Principality Stadium, Cardiff)
Friday, 25 August – Boks vs New Zealand (Twickenham, London)
RWC FIXTURES:
Sunday, 10 September – Springboks v Scotland (Stade Velodrome, Marseille)
Sunday, 17 September – Boks v Romania (Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux)
Saturday, 23 September – Springboks v Ireland (Stade de France, Paris)
Sunday, 1 October – Boks v Tonga (Stade Velodrome, Marseille)
Weekend of 14/15 October – Quarter-finals
Weekend of 21/22 October – Semi-finals
Saturday, 28 October – Final
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