With all four teams in the Rugby Championship coming out of the first two games with a win apiece, round 3 sees a clash of the titans as the All Blacks host the Springboks at Eden Park.
The third round of the 2025 Round Championship will see the New Zealand All Blacks play host to the South Africa Springboks on Saturday in Auckland.
It’s a rematch of the 2023 Rugby World Cup final, where South Africa edged New Zealand 12-11. The Springboks have also had an upper hand in recent meetings, winning four of the last five head-to-head tests between the teams including two wins in last year’s Rugby Championship.
New Zealand vs South Africa Match Details
- When: Saturday 6 September 2025
- Time: (7:05 PM Auckland Time, 7:05 AM GMT)
- Where: Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand
All Blacks team:
Will Jordan, Emoni Narawa, Billy Proctor, Jordie Barrett, Rieko Ioane, Beauden Barrett, Finlay Christie, Wallace Sititi, Ardie Savea, Simon Parker, Tupou Vaa’i, Scott Barrett, Fletcher Newell, Codie Taylor, Ethan de Groot
Replacements: Samisoni Taukei’aho, Tamaiti Williams, Tyrel Lomax, Fabian Holland, Du’Plessis Kirifi, Kyle Preston, Quinn Tupaea, Damian McKenzie
Springboks team:
Willie le Roux, Cheslin Kolbe, Jesse Kriel, Damian de Allende, Canan Moodie, Handre Pollard, Grant Williams, Siya Kolisi, Pieter-Steph du Toit, Marco van Staden, Ruan Nortje, Eben Etzebeth, Thomas du Toit, Malcolm Marx, Ox Nche
Replacements: Jan-Hendrik Wessels, Boan Venter, Wilco Louw, Lood de Jager, Kwagga Smith, Cobus Reinach, Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, Ethan Hooker
