It’s been an open ‘secret’ for some time, but now it’s officially confirmed that the Springboks will launch their 2025 season against the Barbarians in Cape Town on Saturday 28 June – the first time the famous international invitational outfit will be in action on South African soil.
Tickets for the match – priced from R250 – will go on sale from Tuesday 6 May at 09:00 exclusively available from Ticketmaster.
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus said the match would be the perfect trigger to get his players into match-mode before the Incoming Series, which features two Tests against Italy (5 and 12 July) and one against Georgia (19 July).
The Incoming Series will be followed by the Rugby Championship against Australia (16 and 23 August in Johannesburg and Cape Town), the All Blacks (6 and 13 September in New Zealand), and Argentina (27 September and 4 October in Durban and London respectively), before South Africa will depart on their traditional end of the year tour.“It’s always exciting to face the BaaBaas, and this match will be particularly special as it marks the first time that we will face them in South Africa,” said Erasmus.
SA Rugby are said to still be working towards adding one or two more Test matches to the calendar, but this would be on the end-of-year tour in all likelihood.
SPRINGBOKS’ 2025 TEST SCHEDULE:
28 June: vs Barbarians, DHL Stadium, Cape Town
5 July: vs Italy, Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
12 July: vs Italy, Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Gqeberha
19 July: vs Georgia, Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
16 August: vs Australia, Ellis Park, Johannesburg
23 August: vs Australia, DHL Stadium, Cape Town
6 September: vs New Zealand, Auckland
13 September: vs New Zealand, Wellington
27 September: vs Argentina, Kings Park, Durban
4 October: vs Argentina, London
1 November: vs Wales, Cardiff
8 November: vs France, Paris
15 November: vs Italy, Turin
22 November: vs Ireland, Dublin
*SA Rugby are working on adding two more Tests for the Springboks, likely to be against Japan and Portugal
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Meanwhile, here is an important reminder on ticket sales for the Springbok men’s game against Argentina in the Rugby Championship at Twickenham in October.
Ticket sales
Tickets are on sale via Ticketmaster.co.uk and England Rugby, starting from just £55* for adults and £28* for Under-16s.
(*booking fees apply)
Src: TheSouthAfrican.com - https://rugga.co.za/springboks/springboks-cape-town-gets-another-game/
