SA Rugby is working on the addition of two extra Tests to the Springboks’ fixture list for 2025.
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As it stands, the Springboks have 14 confirmed matches scheduled for the 2025 international season. One match against the Barbarians to kick off their campaign, followed by two Tests against Italy and one against Georgia, all at home in the mid-year international window.
South Africa’s focus will then shift to the Rugby Championship, where they’ll play two games each against Argentina (home and away), Australia (home), and New Zealand (away).
And the final stretch of the international campaign will the Springboks travel to Europe for once-off showdowns against Wales (Cardiff), France (Paris), Italy (Turin), Ireland (Dublin), and Wales (Cardiff).
But, as confirmed by Rassie Erasmus at a press conference earlier this month, they ideally want the Springboks to play 15 Tests (amounting to 16 matches in total with a game against the BaaBaas) over the course of the 2025 campaign.
So far, 13 Tests have been confirmed, with SA Rugby said to be hard at work to secure two more Tests as part of the Springboks’ expanded 2025 Test schedule.
And according Afrikaans newspaper Rapport, one of two the mysterious opponents could be Portugal.
As per the report, the potential clash between the Springboks and Portugal will be hosted by the Cheetahs in the Free State.
Japan have also been mentioned as possible additional opponents for the Boks in 2025. The teams last met in the 2019 World Cup quarter-final in Tokyo.
SPRINGBOKS’ 2025 TEST SCHEDULE:
TBC: Springboks vs TBC
28 June: Boks vs Barbarians, TBC, TBC
5 July: Boks vs Italy, Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
12 July: Springboks vs Italy, Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Gqeberha
19 July: Boks vs Georgia, Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
16 August: Boks vs Australia, Ellis Park, Johannesburg
23 August: Springboks vs Australia, DHL Stadium, Cape Town
6 September: Springboks vs New Zealand, Auckland
13 September: Boks vs New Zealand, Wellington
27 September: Boks vs Argentina, Kings Park, Durban
4 October: Springboks vs Argentina, London
8 November: vs France, Paris
15 November: vs Italy, Turin
22 November: vs Ireland, Dublin
29 November: vs Wales, Cardiff
*SA Rugby are working on an additional home Test for the Springboks.
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