Ox Nche proved a menace at scrum time for the Wallabies last year. (Patrick Hamilton/ AFP)

  • The Springboks will play their two home Rugby Championship Tests against Australia at Ellis Park and Cape Town Stadium.
  • The Boks will also host Italy at Loftus Versfeld and Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, while they will face Georgia at Mbombela Stadium.
  • Their home game against Argentina will take place at Kings Park.
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The Springboks’ home venues for the 2025 Test season have been confirmed. 

The Boks will open their season with home Tests against Italy at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria (5 July) and Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Gqeberha (12 July). The following week they will entertain Georgia at Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit (19 July).

Their two home Rugby Championship Tests against the Wallabies will be played at Ellis Park in Johannesburg (16 August) and Cape Town Stadium in the Mother City (23 August), with the home Test against Argentina to be played at Kings Park in Durban (27 September).

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“The confirmation of the Test venues always gives us peace of mind from a coaching and management team perspective because it means we can step up our planning, and it also boosts the excitement from the public for the season,” said Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus.

“We have played at most of these venues in the last few years and we know them well, although it will be particularly exciting to return to Gqeberha for the first time since 2021.”

The last time the Boks played at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium was in 2021 in two Tests against Argentina in 2021 – behind closed doors due to the Covid pandemic.

“We thoroughly enjoy the passionate support we receive from our home crowds throughout the country, and we have no doubt we will enjoy great support at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium once again – this time in a packed stadium, which we last experienced in the Eastern Cape in 2018 against Australia,” Erasmus added.

Springbok fixtures in 2025:

Incoming Series:

5 July: SA v Italy, Pretoria

12 July: SA v Italy, Gqeberha

19 July: SA v Georgia, Nelspruit

Rugby Championship:

16 August: SA v Australia, Johannesburg

23 August: SA v Australia, Cape Town

6 September: New Zealand v SA – Eden Park, Auckland

13 September: New Zealand v SA – Sky Stadium, Wellington

27 September: SA v Argentina, Durban

4 October: Argentina v SA – Twickenham, London

Year-end tour:

8 November: France v South Africa, Paris

15 November: Italy v South Africa, TBA

22 November: Ireland v South Africa, Dublin

29 November: Wales v South Africa, Cardiff

SA Rugby CEO Rian Oberholzer added: “All six home Tests will be played at top-class venues, and we are pleased that we will see the Boks run out in five different provinces.

“The team enjoys a lot of support throughout the country – we had more than 300 000 fans in attendance at our home Tests last year – and by spreading out the matches, hopefully it allows as many people as possible to see them live in action.”

SA Rugby said that details on ticket sales would be announced in due course.

Src: News24.com