In what is effectively the most highly-anticipated rugby international of the year, the Springboks and All Blacks will go head to head in their third match of the Rugby Championship at Ellis Park Park in Johannesburg on Saturday.
This Test kicks off at 17:00, and a victory for the Springboks would leave them well-placed to claim the Rugby Championship title, while consolidating their No 1 world ranking.
You can follow the Springboks v All Blacks live scoring at Ellis Park below:
Springboks (updated) – 15 Aphelele Fassi, 14 Cheslin Kolbe, 13 Jesse Kriel, 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Kurt-Lee Arendse, 10 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, 9 Cobus Reinach, 8 Jasper Wiese, 7 Ben-Jason Dixon, 6 Siya Kolisi (c), 5 Ruan Nortje, 4 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 Bongi Mbonambi, 1 Ox Nche.
Subs: 16 Malcolm Marx, 17 Gerhard Steenekamp, 18 Vincent Koch, 19 Eben Etzebeth, 20 Elrigh Louw, 21 Kwagga Smith, 22 Grant Williams, 23 Handre Pollard.
New Zealand: 15 Beauden Barrett, 14 Will Jordan, 13 Rieko Ioane, 12 Jordie Barrett, 11 Caleb Clarke, 10 Damian McKenzie, 9 TJ Perenara, 8 Ardie Savea, 7 Sam Cane, 6 Ethan Blackadder, 5 Tupou Vaa’i, 4 Scott Barrett (captain), 3 Tyrel Lomax, 2 Codie Taylor, 1 Tamaiti Williams.
Replacements: 16 Asafo Aumua, 17 Ofa Tu’ungafasi, 18 Fletcher Newell, 19 Sam Darry, 20 Samipeni Finau, 21 Cortez Ratima, 22 Anton Lienert-Brown, 23 Mark Tele’a.
Date: Saturday, August 31
Venue: Ellis Park, Johannesburg
Kick-off: 17.00 (15.00 GMT; 03.00 NZST Sunday, September 1)
Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)
Assistant Referees: Matthew Carley (England) and Jordan Way (Australia)
TMO: Brian MacNeice (Ireland)
Stats and facts:
Springbok record against New Zealand:
Played: 106, Won: 40. Lost: 62, Drawn: 4. Points for: 1 741; Points against: 2 196; Tries scored: 168; Tries conceded: 240. Win %: 37.7%
Here is where the Springboks sit on the Rugby Championship log“
Meanwhile, the Springboks are well-placed in the World Rugby rankings.
TOP 20 IN THE LATEST WORLD RUGBY RANKINGS
| Rank | Country | Points |
| 1 | South Africa | 93.11 |
| 2 | Ireland | 92.12 |
| 3 | New Zealand | 88.71 |
| 4 | France | 86.96 |
| 5 | England | 85.40 |
| 6 | Argentina | 83.30 |
| 7 | Scotland | 82.82 |
| 8 | Italy | 79.98 |
| 9 | Australia | 78.96 |
| 10 | Fiji | 77.44 |
| 11 | Wales | 76.04 |
| 12 | Georgia | 74.10 |
| 13 | Samoa | 73.65 |
| 14 | Japan | 71.63 |
| 15 | Portugal | 70.61 |
| 16 | Tonga | 68.66 |
| 17 | Uruguay | 67.39 |
| 18 | Spain | 66.29 |
| 19 | USA | 66.01 |
| 20 | Romania | 62.62 |
