The Springboks enjoyed a memorable 2024 Test season, claiming 11 wins out of 13, which included securing a Rugby Championship title, a clean-sweep on the end-of-year tour and finishing the year at No 1.
Rassie Erasmus and the Springboks will be determined to build on that momentum, and while they might have a relatively ‘easy’ start to the 2025 season, there are also some incredibly challenging fixtures in their schedule.
Besides back-to-back Tests in New Zealand, it is also reported that both France and Ireland will lie in wait on the end-of-year tour, completing a 13-Test fixture list for 2025.
Springboks’ 2025 Test schedule:
5 July: vs Italy, Venue TBC
12 July: vs Italy, TBC
19 July: vs Georgia, TBC
16 August: vs Australia, TBC
23 August: vs Australia, TBC
6 September: vs New Zealand, Auckland
13 September: vs New Zealand, Wellington
27 September: vs Argentina, TBC
4 October: vs Argentina, London
1 November: vs Wales, Cardiff
8 November: vs France, Paris
15 November: vs Italy, TBC
22 November: vs Ireland, Dublin
WHICH FIXTURES ARE YOU MOST LOOKING FORWARD TO?
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By the numbers in 2024
#1 on the World Rugby Rankings
13 Tests Played
11 Tests won
2 Tests lost
57 tries scored
23 tries conceded (three clean-sheets, against Australia, New Zealand and Scotland)
450 points scored
220 points conceded
50 players used
4 captains (Kolisi, Moerat, Du Toit and Etzebeth)
3 World Rugby Player of the Year nominations (Du Toit, Etzebeth and Kolbe)
12 new caps
New caps:
Jordan Hendrikse
Edwill vd Merwe
Ben-Jason Dixon
Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu
Jan-Hendrik Wessels
Johan Grobbelaar
Phepsi Buthelezi
Morne van den Berg
Andre-Hugo Venter
Ruan Venter
Quan Horn
Cameron Hanekom
50th Tests
Vincent Koch
Kwagga Smith
Erasmus’ charges also added two notable trophies to the cabinet at SARU House in Cape Town – the Rugby Championship trophy (last won in 2019) and the Freedom Cup (against New Zealand, last held in 2009).
The Springboks also retained the Prince William Cup (against Wales), the Nelson Mandela Challenge Plate (against Australia) and the Qatar Airways Cup.
These trophies boosted an already impressive trophy cabinet, which includes four Webb Ellis Cups and the last two British & Irish Lions Series trophies (2009 and 2021), amongst others.
The Springboks entered the 2024 Outgoing Tour with confidence after clinching the Rugby Championship title against New Zealand, Australia and Argentina, and they continued to make the country proud by registering a clean sweep of victories over Scotland, England, and Wales – the first time since 2013 they have achieved this remarkable feat.
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